Not much happening locally this month. It’s been quiet, which I consider a blessing these days. The weather has gradually been warming over the course of April, with temperatures yesterday up in the sixties, about normal for this time of year in Northern New Hampshire.
Spring violets have just popped up.
Snowdrops bloomed and have gone by now, being quickly succeeded by spring crocuses. For some peculiar reason a few have somehow mysteriously migrated from inside to just outside the border of the garden, where I most definitely did not plant them. Another one was out in the middle of the front lawn. It’s most likely that a squirrel dug them up and reburied them (I’ve seen them do this with acorns). So I am marking their location, to dig up in the fall for replanting back into the garden, where hopefully they will stay.
Well, the robins are once again at it, checking out the garage door opener unit in the unused part of the garage. This makes the third year in a row they have scouted this as a possible nesting site. As usual that gets a big ‘nope’ from me, so I am keeping the main garage door closed whenever possible. It’s kind of a shame as they clearly have their little hearts set on this spot. I can see why it’s tempting: it’s quiet (I’m rarely noisy), out of sight of egg-eating predators, and no cat patrolling the premises. Unfortunately robins are messy nesters and I want to keep the opener unit clean and functional for the occasions when I need to open that side of the garage. So my would-be boarders will have to house hunt somewhere else.
Last but not least, the next door neighbor has a whimsical streak.
I spotted this huge tree conk about a month ago growing out of a tree on the edge of my property and was amazed it had escaped my notice. It’s well over a foot in length. Info on the web states it is very difficult to age bracket fungi like this but I can’t believe this popped up overnight. Well apparently my neighbor also took note of this fungal prodigy and set up a little gnome house with attendant gnome with a white rock for decor.
Well, that’s all for now. Have a happy May.
“Hey, peace and love, man!”