tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post7994584418578235888..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): City woodsMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12037522282313054872014-04-08T14:13:48.473-04:002014-04-08T14:13:48.473-04:00I wish I was close enough to go on one of your wal...I wish I was close enough to go on one of your walks. I bet you make a great guide to wilds of Manhattan!<br /><br />[I couldn't take anymore of the polar vortex! So, just back from 3 weeks in Europe, where it had been a mild winter and spring was well advanced. I got to spend some time in a botanical garden that was begun in 1543 (in Pisa). It had living trees that were planted in 1787.]<br /><br />Btw I think your wood thrush is a hermit thrush (catharus guttatus). Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-32636589509122734672014-04-07T12:06:48.932-04:002014-04-07T12:06:48.932-04:00What a walk you must have had!
When I cleaned o...What a walk you must have had! <br /><br />When I cleaned out my big front bed last fall, i carefully took out every single piece of Ficaria verna (i liked it better when it's name was Ranunculus facaria!) and i this spring i have twice as much as last year - invasive, indeed. Fear i must resort to spraying it this year. Hate to do that, but clearly i spread as much as i cleaned. So pretty, so bad. aargh!webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-91006857679926206762014-04-06T12:04:07.099-04:002014-04-06T12:04:07.099-04:00We have flickers here as well as regular woodpecke...We have flickers here as well as regular woodpeckers. I often hear the woodpeckers at work on phone poles when I'm out walking the dog Oh and robins, wrens, chickadees jays..the music of spring.<br />pestonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-69190753725334817992014-04-06T11:26:45.367-04:002014-04-06T11:26:45.367-04:00How beautiful to see the woods and the wild places...How beautiful to see the woods and the wild places of New York wake up. In some cases, explode into new life. Down here, at the bottom of Africa, everything is slowly going to sleep and then the mercury hits 30 (C) and up we go again - until tomorrow and it starts all over again. Who would be a plant during climate change ?Hennoreply@blogger.com