Monthly Archives: April 2014
Signs of Spring 10: New Leaves and Trees
The woods around us are showing the off the abundances and leafing orders of our local tree species. They are letting us, for a short period of time, see the trees instead of just the forest! They are also reminding… Continue reading
Signs of Spring 9: Two Hikes with Wildflowers
Last Saturday we headed over to Harrison Hills Park to check out the latest wildflower bloomings and to see how our new dog (“Izzy”) would fare on a woodland trail. We parked in between the Spicebush and Pond Loop trails… Continue reading
Signs of Spring 8: Arriving Migrants
Everyone seems surprised by the riotous weather patterns of the past few weeks. The cold and warm fronts crossing over us have sent temperatures skyrocketing (it was 80 degrees on Sunday!) and then plummeting (22 degrees last night!). They also… Continue reading
Signs of Spring 7: The First Spring Flowers
We went down to the Rock Furnace trail of Roaring Run last Thursday to try to get a walk in before the forecast rains began. This trail follows the ravine of Rattling Run and Roaring Run down to its junction… Continue reading
Signs of Spring 6: The Spring Moons
(some parts of this blog were previously published in a 2008 essay) The full moons of the year have long lists of descriptive names that reflect the occurrence of important ecological events that affected early human cultures and societies… Continue reading
Signs of Spring 5: Return of the Ticks!
Yesterday evening Deborah found her first deer tick of the season. She had been working out in the yard clearing leaves and downed sticks from the yard, and later found an adult deer tick attached to her leg. She removed… Continue reading