Ginny's Calendar - Archive
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July 2005
June 01, 2005
The flowering of Queen Anne’s lace, chicory, and St. Johnswort signal the end of spring and the beginning of summer / Bullfrog eggs float in a jelly envelope in a …
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June 2005
June 01, 2005
Gray tree frogs scatter in the woods to hide in knotholes and tree cavities the rest of the year, so now is the time to find them. Listen for a …
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May 2005
March 01, 2005
Honeybee lore: “A swarm in May is worth a load of hay.” / The Aquarid meteor shower peaks on May 5. This fine, rich stream is visible for only a …
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April 2005
March 01, 2005
“If it thunders on All Fools’ Day, it brings good crops of corn and hay.” / Pussy willow roots are in ditches or wetlands, and the shrub responds to the …
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March 2005
March 01, 2005
Sumac berries last through the winter and may be eaten by pine grosbeaks – among many other bird species / Barred owls are laying eggs in cavities in old deciduous …
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February 2005
December 01, 2004
February 2: Groundhog Day. In Europe, badgers were believed to forecast the weather. Early settlers, finding no badgers, resorted to the groundhog / The fly larvae inside of goldenrod galls …
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January 2005
December 01, 2004
In bad weather, turkeys conserve energy by laying low. They may roost for more than a week without feeding / On cold nights a chickadee’s temperature drops by 20˚C. The …
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December 2004
December 01, 2004
The evergreen leaves of goldthread can form a large, dark green carpet, though each plant is quite tiny / The blue-black berries of Virginia creeper are eaten in fall and …
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