Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) did it again – they are the earliest blooming wildflowers in my yard. They must have learned some lessons from the hotly contested Republican candidate for President race, and trying to avoid lingering competition and wanting a decisive early win they produced flowers much ahead of last year (April 16 in […]
Archive for March, 2012
And the (repeat) winner for 2012 is…
Posted in Flora, Interesting on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Summer in March
Posted in Guest blogger on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This March we experienced some very odd weather. I had ants in my kitchen doing the exploratory investigations (showing up for a day or two then disappearing) that they did in late April last year; I saw a lone wasp in the area of last year’s wasp hangout (near my house) and lots of large bumblebees (mostly encountered these […]
Local surf and turf
Posted in Edible, Interesting on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There are many good reasons to shop locally, preferably for local goods and services – you’ll keep your neighbors busy and happy and when it comes to food items you can be reasonably sure that the produce is fresh and free of such nonsense additives like the much mentioned “pink slime”. Taking it a step […]
singalong
Posted in Interesting on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
That is what I wanted to do last night… As I drove by the kettle pond at the end of my street I heard Pseudacris crucifer (spring peeper) in full orchestral mode. Last year they first started singing April 3, so they have a healthy head start, along with other animals and plants. But who would […]