365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Unreasonably Unseasonable
Day 70: Let's get one thing straight: Pussywillows do not bloom in December in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, when they started blooming in late January instead of February, I began ranting about changes in the climate. A decade later, they were appearing mid-month. I have never, repeat NEVER seen them bloom before Christmas, and mine, living at elevation as they do, are later than those in Flatland. It's one thing for stores to start their Christmas push before Hallowe'en and put valentines on the shelves before New Year's, but when Nature follows the lead of crass commercialism, one can only say that she's being unreasonably unseasonable.
Labels:
climate change,
pussywillows
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