As promised by the weather man, a spring snow storm was waiting when we awoke. Despite the fact that I really dislike snow, this was a particularly pretty day. (Ask me why I live in one of the snowiest cities in the US and I will not know how to answer you) The moisture content in the snow [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Spring snowstorm
Posted in Buy local, trees on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The spring waiting game
Posted in animals on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is the time of year when I check the garden every single day, looking for a new sprout, a new flower, something that shows that spring is coming. Oh we all know it will come in time, but when? The signs are there, but the ground is still frozen and only those brave March [...]
In the shadow of a sycamore
Posted in trees on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love this view of from the bathroom window. The afternoon sun hitting the sycamore tree so that the shadow spreads across the lawn. You can see the leaves still on the ground from last fall. We never had a chance to rake them before it both rained, snowed and froze over. One would be [...]
The Noble Milkweed.
Posted in nature on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When my brother and I were little, we used to collect “Ralph’s”. In the summer we would search the milkweed and try to find the monarch butterfly caterpillars. We would take them home and put them in a coffee can with leaves we collected from the plants, every single caterpillar was named Ralph. There was a [...]
First official robin of spring
Posted in Birdwatching, birds on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My husband caught this guy hopping about the back yard right before I got home from work.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Robin.html#fig1
Posted in Flowers on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A sunny but crisp day, the kind of day that always brings out the crocus. I love the way this time of year brings a daily burst of life. It seems like you can walk in the garden and see the tell tale signs of an old friend returning to the yard. I am worried this year, [...]
Sycamore Tree
Posted in trees on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My grandfather was a woodsman, he was a lumber operator in the Adirondacks who practised re-planting before it was the thing to do; the areas he lumbered are now overgrown with large trees. When we were kids the thing that I remember about him are the walks in the woods, he would point out trees [...]
Winter Aconite first flower of spring
Posted in Flowers, Uncategorized on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
About two weeks ago I saw the strangest thing. A tree full of birds, five or six flying overhead at one time from the maple in the front yard to the ancient sycamore in the back. I wondered what kind of birds they were and as I looked up I saw their orange bellies. ROBINS! [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am starting this blog today for fun, I just wanted to take an opportunity to try something new and find a new way of expressing myself. I think it will be fun.
