Ephemera
Sunday, 17 March 2024
Springtime brings petal drifts. That they are short-lived is part of their attraction.
Sunday, 17 March 2024
Springtime brings petal drifts. That they are short-lived is part of their attraction.
Saturday, 16 March 2024
Most of the bulbs are finished blooming. Today I found several flourishing patches of alyssum. Mmmm.
Ah, however, the deep knowledge of the internet says this is commonly called sweet alyssum, if I have it right, but the taxonomists now put it in a related genus these days (Lobularia), so it, taxonomically, has a foot (root?) in two camps.
Friday, 15 March 2024
I did another blooming check (early? late? same?), and with spotty data over the last few years, I’d say “about the same.”
Thursday, 14 March 2024
We didn’t have pie today, but we did in 2017. They were a mix of sweet and meat.
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
It occurred to me the other day that I could look at previous years and see where the spring blooming was. This is 17 years ago, and we’re at about the same point, maybe a day or two behind.
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
I attended an 80th b-day party this evening, the second of the day for the honoree. This was the best card…I wish I remembered the details (typical of me not to)…the punch line inside was something about no matter the age, we keep the sass.
Monday, 11 March 2024
Two nature stories today. One: owl above. Just watching.
Also, I gently transported four ladybugs from our bathroom to the outdoors. I was surprised that they each flew off in the same direction, although they were released separately. It wasn’t toward the sun. Was there enough of a breeze that they felt and I didn’t?
Sunday, 10 March 2024
I don’t…know the time, that is. I can easily read a clock, but my body is confused. We do this twice a year…why?
Title acronym refers to “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?,” Chicago, 1969.
Saturday, 9 March 2024
The azaleas are coming! The azaleas are coming!
[cheers, and another wave of cheers]
Friday, 8 March 2024
Rainy now, but earlier it wasn’t raining and a crew put a fence up on the edge of our backyard…the neighbors’ project. I’m glad to have the fence; they won’t be looking in our windows any more…yay!