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We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns.
We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below.
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April 22, 2020
Pacific Northwest
First good soaking for a month today in the PNW, and it was so very very welcome. Rained from overnight until about 6pm, at which time I went out for a walk in the lightening mizzle. It’s been unusually dry until now: no precipitation since the beginning of the month. This will help wildflowers, gardens and help fill catchment tanks.
Many flowers are blooming now. On my walk around the neighborhood, in addition to Twinberry above, these shrubs were coming out:
Meanwhile the blooms of our earliest flowering shrubs are fading.
Vines are still on their way.
Flowering forbs, short and tall.
Perennial plants in the garden are coming into flower. Future food for us and wildlife.
Some Northwest plants won’t flower yet until May or June but for one, we know exactly what its fragrance will be then. In the rain, the foliage of wild rose has the same rich heady perfume as its blooms.
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Unsettled weather and warming up here in the PacificNorthwest.
What’s up in nature in your area today?
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