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Heat wave mystery

January 12, 2020 - Years back, when we had a break in the cold known as the January Thaw, I'd make a trek to the bridge over the nearby Gre...
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Waiting for spring

January 10, 2020 - After a chilly start, the day warmed... and warmed... and warmed. By noon, it was in the 60s—the 60s, not, as would be a...
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Inquisitor

January 10, 2020 - The Christmas tree, still remarkably green, now lies prone in back of the bird feeder, and, soon enough, I'll prop and t...
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Snowless bird

January 09, 2020 - Yesterday's mini-snowfall was history by mid-day, and by this morning, with above-freezing temperatures turning the grou...
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Dusting the frog

January 08, 2020 - I probably should start bringing this whimsical garden "gnome" inside for the winter before the dear thing simply rusts...
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Woodpecker at work

January 07, 2020 - With the "heat wave" continuing for at least one more day, the local Pileated Woodpeckers have been very loud and very a...
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Ferns at rest

January 06, 2020 - A little chillier today, but still clear and dry. I spent more time inside than out, since it was the official day of th...
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Late bloomers

January 05, 2020 - With the weather remaining relatively warm and wet, it should really come as no surprise that mushrooms decided to emerg...
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Enlichenment

January 04, 2020 - Under normal circumstances, it should be bone-chillingly cold and white-blanketed, with all signs of life, save the hard...
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Natural jelly

January 03, 2020 - When it comes to identification these days, mushrooms are murder. Several decades ago, I was actually a pretty competent...
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Supple season

January 02, 2020 - In earlier posts and newspaper columns, I've referred to winter as the "subtle season"—the season during which not a lot...
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Happy 2020! (and happy returns)

January 01, 2020 - It would, of course, have been more metaphorically correct if this picture had been taken at sunrise today—the real star...
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