I am a natural night owl. So yesterday I simply stayed up just to see if we would have any sunlight worth noting at 6AM. We did not, but I still managed to catch a neat shot. I did manage the 9AM as well, but then fell asleep in my chair and woke up just in time to snap a near noon shot before toddling off to bed. I did get up in time for the 6PM. I cheated a bit today by taking the 3PM shot because I figured one day difference is still close enough. (Said to self while inwardly cheering the skies were not cloudy as well.) [Note: I took an actual 3pm shot today (22nd), so for those that might have seen this post before, now the sequence makes more sense. If this is your first time reading it, I moved the prior note about why I had to fix a mistake to the bottom of the post.] Continue reading “Sun & Shade Mapping: Spring Equinox, 2021”
Tag: March
March 23, 2021–Office Window View
Sun & Shade Mapping: Spring Equinox, 2021
First sighting of new green, from the orange curly day lilies
Online presentation: Drawing on Birds: Comics, Science, and Sharing Nature
I was lucky to catch a tweet just in time to attend a live online event held two nights ago by the North Branch Nature Center up in Vermont. I wasn’t aware of that organization prior, so I’m glad I saw the notice. I’m also happy to say, if you missed it live, you can still watch it!
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March 16, 2021–Office Window View
Ongoing catch up with recent posts in 2021
I am still in the process of polishing up some posts and images from earlier this year, and have been slipping in a few that are backdated to when they were meant to be posted per day until I catch up. Continue reading “Ongoing catch up with recent posts in 2021”
Online lecture: Managing an Urban Landscape for Biodiversity
One of the native plant organizations here in Massachusetts is Grow Native Massachusetts. I can’t remember offhand if I’ve mentioned them before or not. They offer public lectures on various topics relating to native plants and gardening. Continue reading “Online lecture: Managing an Urban Landscape for Biodiversity”