Monthly Archives: March 2014

Signs of Spring 4: Turtles, Crocuses, Birds, and an Arboretum

To me nothing says “Spring” better than my box turtle, Spider, waking up from his long, winter torpor. Here is a picture that Deborah took of Spider savoring a strawberry. As soon as we get a real “worm moon” (maybe… Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 3: Temperature Changes and Birds

A few mornings ago it was five degrees here in Apollo with a minus eight wind chill and swirls of falling, icy snow pellets. The next afternoon it was 61 degrees with bright blue skies and abundant sunshine. An amazing… Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 2: Biodiversity

I Googled “biodiversity” and got a list of 14,600,000 web sites (in 0.17 seconds!). These sites defined the term (“the variety of life in a habitat, ecosystem, or the world”) and gave many specific examples (the biodiversity of this exotic… Continue reading

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