Many of the trees and shrubs are moving on from flowering to forming seeds to budding out their leaves. Seeing all this comes with patience and looking closely!
Only one great American Elm (Ulmus americana) remains in our small town. There are several other smaller ones but only this reminder of their former magnificence. I am still seeing…
The hills are turning a thousand shades of green (and red and gray and …) this week. The colors rival what we see in the Fall. Bumblebees buzz. The first…
My mind boggles even trying to consider the many factors involved in Spring blooming! I know just enough about ecological relationships to see a small part of the complex web.…
Part of friendship could be defined as a long-term relationship of mutual respect and admiration between two living things. Trees fit into that definition for me. There are many trees…
I grew up never realizing trees flowered. I’m still learning much about them. This is the time of year to enjoy seeing and learning. As my biologist friend Bernd Heinrich…
Cold with a biting wind today by comparison to the past week. The lovely new moon and nearby Venus in the evening sky will surely be accompanied by frost tonight.…
One of the delights of this week in Southern Michigan has been seeing the Star Magnolias in their full glory of blooming. Our friend Julia says the blooms only last…
I wanted to share that many of the photographs I made yesterday, as is always the case, ended up in the digital trash bucket. It is easy to think otherwise…
Just plain hot today. It felt like June or even July. Buds continue to swell and spring bulbs and weeds are popping up. Reports of birds and butterflies back 20-30…
Still Learning To See 