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Index of Subjects --0000000000006cbd0605a2126475 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 2 miniature crocuses blooming -one with a beehive bee gathering pollen yesterday On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 7:38 PM Doug Linzey <doug@fundymud.com> wrote: > Not much progress here on the North Mountain. The only bloom in our > garden so far is one variety of heather. The woods are still full of > snow, but the vernal stream is running well. > > We used to have a nursery witch hazel, which turned out to be grafted to > native root stock. It started one year to bloom twice -- in the early > spring and late in the fall -- so we pruned it for half-and-half, which > worked fine for a few years. It pretty much died last year, so it's no > longer a cool oddity in our garden. > > There were a couple of eagles off the deck today doing a mating dance. > > Here's to spring, > Doug Linzey > > On 3/29/2020 4:08 PM, Marg Millard wrote: > > My snowdrops in White Point, Queens, are about spent. I say a moth on > > the window, sorry I don't know what, and a big "blow"type fyl this > > afternoon. There are the fine buzzy things that aren't mosquitoes that > > cloud together in sunny spots. No idea what they are either. > > > > Late crocuses are now opening. Japanese Quince buds are swelling and > > Daffodils are developing buds. Maples are blooming. RC Kinglets are > > still here. Chipping Sparrow is popping in and out, there is a female > > Cardinal that comes morning and late afternoon and Purple finches, > > several males and now females as well but the actions. > > Red-winged Blackbirds are back as are female Grackles. > > > > Sharp shinned Hawk is still hunting here most days. Chickadees, > > Sparrows; Song and White-Throated are here in numbers once again and > > Juncos both the big dark ones and more locals. Lots of zipping through > > the trees. Robins are back. Two big Crows seem to have separated from > > the main group of 7 but are still being checked on. > > Marg > > > > White Point Artist, Marg Millard > > 19 White Point 2 Rd., White Point, Queens Co., > > R.R. # 1 Hunts Point, Nova Scotia > > B0T 1G0 Canada (902) 683-2393 > > MargMillard.ca By Appointment, please > > > > > > "Hope is the thing with feathers > > That perches in the soul > > And sings the tunes without the words > > And never stops-at all." (Emily Dickinson) > > --0000000000006cbd0605a2126475 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">2 miniature=C2=A0crocuses=C2=A0 blooming -one with a beehi= ve bee gathering pollen yesterday</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div = dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 7:38 PM Doug Linze= y <doug@fundymud.com> wrote:= <br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8= ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Not much progre= ss here on the North Mountain. The only bloom in our <br> garden so far is one variety of heather. The woods are still full of <br> snow, but the vernal stream is running well.<br> <br> We used to have a nursery witch hazel, which turned out to be grafted to <b= r> native root stock. It started one year to bloom twice -- in the early <br> spring and late in the fall -- so we pruned it for half-and-half, which <br= > worked fine for a few years. It pretty much died last year, so it's no = <br> longer a cool oddity in our garden.<br> <br> There were a couple of eagles off the deck today doing a mating dance.<br> <br> Here's to spring,<br> Doug Linzey<br> <br> On 3/29/2020 4:08 PM, Marg Millard wrote:<br> > My snowdrops in White Point, Queens,=C2=A0 are about spent. I say a mo= th on <br> > the window, sorry I don't know what, and a big "blow"typ= e fyl this <br> > afternoon. There are the fine buzzy things that aren't mosquitoes = that <br> > cloud together in sunny spots. No idea what they are either.<br> ><br> > Late crocuses are now opening. Japanese Quince buds are swelling and <= br> > Daffodils are developing buds. Maples are blooming. RC Kinglets are <b= r> > still here. Chipping Sparrow is popping in and out, there is a female = <br> > Cardinal that comes morning and late afternoon and Purple finches, <br= > > several males and now females as well but the actions.<br> > Red-winged Blackbirds are back as are female Grackles.<br> ><br> > Sharp shinned Hawk is still hunting here most days. Chickadees, <br> > Sparrows; Song and White-Throated are here in numbers once again and <= br> > Juncos both the big dark ones and more locals. Lots of zipping through= <br> > the trees. Robins are back. Two big Crows seem to have separated from = <br> > the main group of 7 but are still being checked on.<br> > Marg<br> ><br> > White Point Artist, Marg Millard<br> > 19 White Point 2 Rd., White Point, Queens Co.,<br> > R.R. # 1 Hunts Point, Nova Scotia<br> > B0T 1G0 Canada (902) 683-2393<br> > MargMillard.ca By Appointment, please<br> ><br> ><br> > "Hope is the thing with feathers<br> > That perches in the soul<br> > And sings the tunes without the words<br> > And never stops-at all." (Emily Dickinson)<br> <br> </blockquote></div> --0000000000006cbd0605a2126475--
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