April Seventeenth

Toads mating; frog eggs; liverwort; wood anemones; lungwort.

The first tender leaves are sprouting on branches and wild herbs and edibles are covering the forest floor. Spring is officially here when there are those clusters of polka-dot frog eggs in the little leaf-choked pond.

-the phenologist

March Eleventh

It was an incredibly long, cold winter. Now spring has finally begun to sprout and blossom. The first tiny spears of garlicky wild ramsons are up, and liverwort is popping up on the sides of the trails.

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January

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December

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November Fourth

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October Twenty Eighth

First snow of the year! Just a light dusting, and it melted by the end of the day. But still, very early this year. 

-the phenologist

October Twenty Sixth

We now have not only yellow leaves, but red, copper, and brown. They have begun to fall and thickly carpet the ground. Days are usually misty, coating everything in glistening drops. I can feel winter's approach.

-the phenologist