Wildlife. I love it. Aside from the many birds, it runs the gamut from chipmunks, turkeys, opposums, raccoons, squirrels to the occasional coyote. I left out Peter rabbit on purpose because he’s on my bad list lately. This herbivore seems to have developed a taste for Uvularia grandiflora (large-flowered bellwort), the occasional non-native daffodil, and […]
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Hare trigger
Posted in Fauna, Rants & Raves on April 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
It’s lively-ing up around here
Posted in Interesting, Rants & Raves on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
The spring peepers are back in orchestral mode. They first started some feeble song rehearsals on March 23. Not quite as early as last year, but commendable considering that the nights, and sometimes the days, are below 32 degrees. They had it easy last spring when it was 70 degrees out. They are not the […]
Recent Adventures in the Wilds of Cape Cod
Posted in Flora, Guest blogger, Rants & Raves on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
This past winter, the Cape got hit with more snow and stormy weather than I have seen here in a few years, which put a damper on the frequency of our weekend walks. One hike we attempted became impossible because we were literally unable to find the snow-covered paths off the main road, another walk became somewhat […]
Cape Cod’s Top Stories of 2012
Posted in Guest blogger, Interesting, Rants & Raves on January 7, 2013 | 2 Comments »
The Cape Cod Times recently did a feature of the top stories of 2012 – and we felt that there were a couple of big news items left out locally. Â So here is my rundown of the top news events on Cape Cod in 2012: Cape Cod saw its first wild bear since colonial times […]
Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!
Posted in Fauna, Flora, Guest blogger, Rants & Raves, Tips on May 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Back in March of 2011 I wrote about the appearance of bobcats on Cape Cod, now we are actually seeing what some have predicted – the return of the black bear to Cape Cod. The black bear, according to Mass Wildlife, has not been seen on Cape Cod since the 1700s. I refer back to some […]
about invasiveness
Posted in Rants & Raves on April 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There are several definitions floating around on what it means for a species to be invasive. A lot of laymen and scientists alike tend to use “invasive” as pertaining to the agressive nature or habit of a species of plant or animal where the new species negatively affects native species, by means of crowding it […]
Just an observation
Posted in Rants & Raves on February 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I am estimating that the biological spring is some 20 days ahead of schedule this year. The bulbs are pushing through the soil and crocus and snowbell are flowering in the sun lit meadows and yards. Last year I did not start talking about spring like events until mid March… And it’s not just happening […]
Long pasture
Posted in Rants & Raves on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
For once I kept to my every-so-oft promise of exploring some of the many walks and pathways we have on the Cape. I enjoyed Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture on this atypical (at least for late January) sunny day. Without the weekend walkers and dogs that one would normally encounter, I had a chance to enjoy […]
Same Bat Channel
Posted in Fauna, Guest blogger, Rants & Raves on January 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Television is dumbing down by the minute, and it’s embarrassing and annoying. Maybe as the stats say, everyone under 75 is getting all their news on the internet so I shouldn’t be too upset – but it is sad that today CNN had a huge background sign that had the word “Yield” spelled wrong. I am […]
pathways and plans
Posted in Interesting, Rants & Raves on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I decided to clear out some of the brambles out back of my property, as well as re-use the wood of the fallen black locust. this particular area is usually populated by pokeweed, jewelweed, catbrier and goldenrod. I intend to open the space up a bit, by adding walkways that will eventually meander to the […]