[Magdalen] This is nuts

[Grace Cangialosi]

Red-winged Blackbirds have arrived--about a month early! And I've got to go
out tomorrow and clean out all the bluebird boxes, because the birds are
already house-hunting!

Unfortunately, the three huge holly trees that are usually covered with
berries do not have a single berry this year--the first time that's
happened.  Something was off-kilter last spring; the flowers on the male
and female trees weren't open at the same time, and there were almost no
bees. I've been checking for signs of flower buds, but I can't tell yet if
there are any.  The sad thing is that this means I won't have the flock of
hundreds of robins arriving for about three days and stripping the trees of
berries. I look forward to that spectacle every spring!  Maybe next year...

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 8:51 PM, Charles Wohlers <
charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:

> It was 62 today at the nearby Morrisville-Stowe airport - undoubtedly a
> record for the date, and maybe for February as well. Not good skiing
> weather, needless to say, in spite of all the snow which is still on the
> ground. Because of this, plus rain in the forecast, we have a flood watch
> from tomorrow night through Sunday.
>
> Meanwhile, here's what happens to snow on a metal roof once temperatures
> warm up: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwohlers/
> (picture taken 3 days ago).
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jay Weigel
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 7:20 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: [Magdalen] This is nuts
>
>
> Today in Broadway, VA, it was 75 degrees. On FEBRUARY 23. I have crocus,
> hellebores, crested iris, and even daffodils blooming, We had the screen
> doors wide open. I was working out in the studio with the screen door wide
> open, which I have been doing for several days this week, during which the
> temperature has been in the upper 60s every day.
>
> Add to that the fact that it has snowed exactly once since the New Year,
> and that was only about an inch, occurred overnight, and disappeared later
> in the day. We haven't had a lot of rain, either. Most of our wintry days
> have been in the 40s, which is pretty abnormal.
>
> But there is no climate change, according to the party of my
> congresscritter, who practically invented the word "smarmy". I haven't
> heard him say anything about it, but then he rarely says much, except to
> echo the party line. (He has also refused to come home for a town hall, the
> little coward.) However, this is NUTS!
>



-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

*"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
love."*
*St. Teresa of Calcutta*