Looking back at posts from the past few years that were written around this time, I am seeing some slight differences in the patterns of the critters that live around our Cape Cod home. I usually get large black ants running around my kitchen for several days in late April. Then these ants suddenly disappear. […]
Archive for May, 2014
Spring Finally Returns on Cape Cod
Posted in Fauna, Guest blogger, Interesting, tagged Events on May 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Rare sight
Posted in Fauna, Interesting on May 15, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Do you ever kick yourself, after the fact, when you have an encounter with an unfamiliar animal or plant, because you are so engrossed in the experience that you neglect to document it on camera? This is the second time now, and both occurences involve birds. I did not bring out the camera when a […]
Cukes, anyone?
Posted in Edible, Fauna, Interesting on May 12, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Every now and again, animals and plants wash up on the beaches in great quantities. Aside from the seasonal cycles which land huge quantities of seaweed on the shores, and cyclical die-offs (e.g. mole crabs), there are the storms that dislodge anything from scallops to surf clams and cockles. I guess this weekend it was […]
Back again
Posted in Interesting, Rants & Raves on May 12, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a long time since I posted, even though there have been several encounters in our Cape Cod plant and animal world. We took a short break from the lingering winter, thinking that we’d have plenty of time to catch the first leaves. A good plan, but we did not plan on the fact […]