Steady rain came through from the wee hours on into morning, finally letting up right after dawn. Here are some shots of birds coming for their morning feed on our upper deck, looking a little more bedraggled than usual. It was fascinating to see them this way close up. Note the first photo, which is a fledgling Redbelly… Read More »
You have to remember that there COULD be a late frost in Indiana historically as late as mid-May. We did in fact have a late frost around May 5th or 6th. I had planted early, and paid the price of not catching that a frost was predicted by having to replant squash and pumpkins and some egg plants,… Read More »
During the last half of April, we had storms in Bloomington, and while they were overwhelming in many ways — flooded roads and gardens and basements — our rough spring weather was dwarfed in comparison with that in our hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. The news this morning puts the death toll at almost 350 across the South, with… Read More »