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I’m still coughing from that dratted, awful cold but mostly I
am back to normal. Here on Roundtop,
spring is starting to spring. I see
yellow-rumped warblers fairly regularly.
The American coot that set up shop on the little snowmaking pond is
still there. The bird seems healthy and happy, but why it has chosen this
little pond to hang out on when bigger ponds and lakes abound isn’t something I
understand.
The dog-toothed violets/trout lilies/etc. are just about
ready to bloom. The stalks are up but
the flowers aren’t yet out. I will check
the patch later today again, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a few flowers open
before evening.
Except for two days, the entire month of March here has been
above average in temperature. For a
while, it looked as though the month would rank in the top five warmest March’s
since recordkeeping began. Those two
cooler days were enough to drop the month into the #7 slot. So far the month is 6.7 degrees warmer than
average, which is pretty warm.
At the moment the wind is fierce, following a day of light
showers and fog. With this kind of wind
I don’t venture outside very often or too much.
It’s the kind of wind that brings down branches but hopefully not
trees. Still, I feel a lot safer with a
roof over my head.
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2 comments:
Spring beauties and bloodroot abound further east, but no trout lilies, yet.
My patch of bloodroot is kaput. I had it for 20 years, but this is now the second year that the plants didn't come up. The trout lillies are starting to open. I hope to get the first photos later this afternoon!
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