Tag Archives: cherry tree
Cherry blossom time
Our Weeping Cherry tree started to bloom on March 28, an old lady now yet still graceful. She has a voluminous floral dress spread wide from her ‘hips’ by branches like the hoops and side panniers of a woman in … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged cherry tree, hanami, National Mall, phenology
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Citizen Science
At one time all scientists were amateurs. Most were gentlemen with private incomes like Charles Darwin or clergymen like the Rev. Gilbert White whose church stipend enabled him to spend spare time rambling in the Hampshire countryside. There was a … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Birding, cherry tree, climate change, cocorahs, growing season, humming bird, meteorology, Monticello, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Patrick Moore, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, weather, Williamsburg
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 