January 2013 and 2016 phenological events

12th Cooper's Hawk

15th snow on the way

21st opossum hunts

28th single digits with slight thaw

phenological events

January 2016

5th first freeze

11th eagles & hawks

13th 1 inch snow

september 2015 phenological notes

7th harvesting sweet corn

9th morning glory blooms

20th warblers passing thru

phenological events August 2015

2nd harvesting green beans
4th planting wintercrops
17th digging taters
22nd 2 spike bucks
29th red tail hawks

winter rules

Today is February 26th. Winter still rules my word.

My phenological notebook informs me that in past years, the snowdrops and the skunk cabbage should be blooming. Not so, this year. I think of them under all this snow and ice that covers the riverrim. I look for the Symplocarpus on my walks to the post office. Symplocarpus is the only plant I know of that generates it own heat, enough to melt snow around it...but I don't see that happening yet. I do see more snow falling today.



I've finished spinning the bump I've been working on. I spun all of this using the in-hand technique, from distaff to spindle. It was a delightful experience.



Trouble is, I didn't take good notes of the fiber before I started. I'm afraid I don't know exactly what the fiber is. It might be "Korny" , a Shetland Sheep roving that arrived in a box from Cathy. Then again, it might not be.



The eventual use of these singles has yet to be determined. I am undecided as to if I should ply them.



Or not.

phenological events October 2013

4th red shoulder hawk

22nd harvest flax

22nd harvesting carrots

23rd harvesting peppers

24th non mast year

phenological events July 2013

phenological events

July 2013

1st harvesting snow peas

2nd harvesting red raspberries

3rd cucumber beetles on squash

7th blueberries blush

8th catbirds and phoebes on

second brood of summer

14th harvesting blueberries

17th retting pool start

22nd harvesting greenbeans

23rd red fox at screen door

24th flax retting complete

phenological events june 2013

1st butterflies

4th planting corn

8th planting beans

12th planting squash

13th harvesting rhubarb

23rd baby woodcocks

30th fawns appear

april 2013 phenological events

1st frost

2nd tree swallows arrive

3rd wood thrush fox sparrow

6th marsh marigolds

8th seedlings in greenhouse

20th trellised red raspberry

24th tilled the garden

30th planted fruit trees

February phenological events 2013

2nd groundhog no shadow

5th snow drops spear

8th winterstorm Nemo

13th coyotes leave tracks in snow

18th wood ducks on river

20th chipmunks up!

phenological events august 2012

2nd picking sweet peppers
5th picking squash and tomatoes
8th Tussock Caterpillars
15th crickets and cicadas
20th spiders hatch
25th acorns abundant
28th hydrangeas blooming
31st blue mooon

phenological events July 2012

phenological events

July 2012

1st blueberry picking
2nd red raspberry picking
3rd weeding corn patch
4th temps in the 90's
12th day lily blooms
15th harvesting mints & oregano
18th harvesting basil & sage
24th harvesing parsley & dill
28th berries finish
30th harvesting first tomatoes &squash

phenological events June 2012

1st blueberry fruit
2nd blackberry fruit
3rd red raspberry fruit
6th tilling garden beds
10th cedar waxwings nesting
17th planting corn
18th northern raven fledgling
27th red foxes and red rasberries
28th corn seedlings spotty germination
29th tiny green tomatoes

phenological events May 2012

May 2012

1st jack by the road
2nd cat birds arrive
5th phoebe nesting above window
8th pissants in abundance!
10th blueberry blossoms
11th cherry fruits on dwarf tree
28th transplanting tomatoes

phenological events March 2012 -2016

1st in like a lion snowfall
8th wood thrush arrives
10st Northern Phoebe arrives
11th Snowdrops in full bloom
14th Male Cow Birds arrive
16th Fox and Skunks wake up
18th daffodils open
19th birch catkins & pussy willow
25th chive and chipping sparrows

phenological events

March 2016

5th wood thrush

12th ducks on river

16th eastern phoebe

phenological events February 2012

2nd six more weeks

5th snow drops emerge

9th dusting of snow

15th woodchucks calling

20th skunk cabbages growing

29th 3 inches snow

phenological events January 2012

January 2012

3rd pair of brown creepers

5th flock of bluebirds at bittersweet

8th great horned owls nesting

21st 6 inches of snow

phenological events november 2011

2nd white oaks drop leaves
4th frost on garden
12th black bear on property
16th 8point buck and 2spike
28th raccoon breaks into henhouse

phenological events October 2011

2nd goldenrod blooming
3rd barberry berries
15th turkeys parade
18th pine needles drop
19th deer ticks spotted
30th ten inches snow!

phenological notes August 2011

August 2011

2nd Sweet Corn Coming
3rd cicadas sing
8th fawns loose their spots
12th elderberries ripen
14th golden rod blooms
15th rose of sharon blooms
16th whitetail bucks in velvet
28th Hurricane Irene
30th caterpillar's march begins

June 2011 Phenological Notes

phenological events

June 2011

1st cuckoo wasps
2nd swallowtail butterflies
15th waxwings on the currents
20th lacewings hatch
25th Oxeye Daisys on the path