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  • The Week in Bloom


    Deep CraftAuthority Authority: 122
    Hachiya persimmon are ripening early this year The raccoons have commenced their furtive nighttime raids on the persimmon tree, whose fruits are prematurely ripe by a few weeks. We’re still trying to figure out how best to use the hundreds of Hachiya persimmon produced by our single tree each winter, and have been ...
    1 week ago
  • The Flowers of November


    Ruminations from the Distant HillsAuthority Authority: 124
    All month, Ive been enjoying the gentle surprise of flowers continuing to bloom around my perch on the mountain. And Im not the only one to take note of the persistent burst of blossoms. In the New York Times last week, Andy Newman wrote "I’ve never noticed as many flowers blooming so late in the year before." ( See ...
    1 week ago
  • Oh the Fallness of it All


    Crow's NestAuthority Authority: 118
    All these shots from October 22, 2009. A few days before peak fall color in my neck of the woods.
    2 weeks ago
  • Nine Days Later


    Crow's NestAuthority Authority: 118
    The top picture of this maple was taken on 10/21/09. The bottom picture was taken on 10/30/09. A big wind on the 30th undressed her.
    2 weeks ago
  • Free Phenology Data Online from USA-NPN


    GIS in EducationAuthority Authority: 136
    Visit the USA National Phenology Network and download for free phenology data of plants, animals, and landscapes. The USA-NPN is comprised of many partners including federal, state and local agencies, universities, colleges and schools, non-governmental organizations, citizen volunteers, and many others. The efforts ...
    2 weeks ago
  • November, the month for the ax


    Outside My WindowAuthority Authority: 126
    In his Sand County Almanac , Aldo Leopold called November “the month for the axe.  …In winter, when we are harvesting diseased or dead trees for our fuel wood, the ring of the axe is dinner gong for the chickadee tribe… Every slab of dead bark is, to them, a treasury of eggs, larvae, and cocoons.” Dead ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Late Leaves


    Outside My WindowAuthority Authority: 126
    Remember how on November 7th I wrote that non-native trees are often the only ones with leaves at this time of year? Here’s a Norway maple, seen yesterday in Schenley Park.  It was the only tree with leaves on this Blue Sky day. ( photo by Kate St. John )
    3 weeks ago
  • All Gone?


    Outside My WindowAuthority Authority: 126
    Very soon all the trees will be bare in my neighborhood.  This is already the case north of Pittsburgh. A week ago I visited the Clarion River in Jefferson County where I noticed all the trees were bare, even the oaks.  At the Allegheny Front last Sunday the leaves on the mountain had fallen but in the valley the ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Frost


    Outside My WindowAuthority Authority: 126
    This morning the fog rose from the river and blanketed my neighborhood in frost.  Above the fog the sky is clear, the sun shining.  Both fog and frost will be gone soon. ( photo by Dianne Machesney )
    4 weeks ago
  • Lost October


    Penelopedia: Nature and Garden in Northfield, MNAuthority Authority: 405
    Usually October is one of my favorite months of the year. After a hot, humid, buggy summer the relief of falls arrival is tremendous, and its a wonderful time to get outside: finally cool enough for vigorous hikes, made more pleasurable by clear blue skies and brilliant foliage. Fall bird migration provides more ...
    5 weeks ago
  • Golden Carpet


    Penelopedia: Nature and Garden in Northfield, MNAuthority Authority: 405
    The yellow-in-autumn maple tree in front of our house finally started dropping its leaves a couple of days ago. Usually, I believe, it has finished its fall changes before the oak on the side of the house changes color, but this past week the oak was transitioning through a pink-tan phase on its way to rust brown at ...
    5 weeks ago

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