June

The world is spilling over with blossoms in June. 

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May

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April Seventeenth

Toads mating; frog eggs; liverwort; wood anemones; lungwort.

The first tender leaves are sprouting on branches and wild herbs and edibles are covering the forest floor. Spring is officially here when there are those clusters of polka-dot frog eggs in the little leaf-choked pond.

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March Eleventh

It was an incredibly long, cold winter. Now spring has finally begun to sprout and blossom. The first tiny spears of garlicky wild ramsons are up, and liverwort is popping up on the sides of the trails.

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January

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December

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November Fourth

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October Twenty Eighth

First snow of the year! Just a light dusting, and it melted by the end of the day. But still, very early this year. 

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October Twenty Sixth

We now have not only yellow leaves, but red, copper, and brown. They have begun to fall and thickly carpet the ground. Days are usually misty, coating everything in glistening drops. I can feel winter's approach.

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October Fourteenth

Autumn is definitely underway now; lots of golden leaves and mushroom clusters. The salamanders are out in great numbers, and you have to be careful not to step on any on the forest path. 

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September Twenty Fourth

The very first yellow leaves are showing themselves and the days are growing noticeably shorter.

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August Eighteenth

We're in for a heat wave this week....perhaps the last for this summer season? I wouldn't mind if it was. 

-the phenologist