Vermont is an embarrassing abundance of greens right now. Blankets of green are draped over the hills and mountains. Walls of green line the edges of the fields and streets.…
I remember in a forestry class learning about students weighing all the leaves on a tree but I don’t think I ever heard anyone estimate what the total weight of…
Spring has been long and lovely coming this year and luxuriously slow in its progress. Even I complained once or twice about how cold and rainy it has been, but I’ve…
A light frost last night. Perhaps the last of this slow Spring? It seems that everything is almost instantly green or in flower, as if I’ve just woken from sleep.…
I’ve chronicled my love of Shad or Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) trees and their flowers and fruit as well as my rivals for the fruit, the local birds. Not many people eat…
I’ve shared pictures in the past of the lovely flowers of the Shad or Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia), one of my early Spring favorites. Clearly pollination happened because the trees are…