Springwatch updates

[neverspent]

Apparently it has been a shockingly early spring all over North America. Here, the blossoming trees are almost finished blossoming, and it's only mid-March. The pears blew their petals a week ago, the plums are finished, and the cherries are getting started. The nectarines and apricots are long past and the peaches were in full bloom a week ago.






Petals flying everywhere!



The male pine "cones" dropped last week and the oaks are in full bloom with their hanging, beardy green flowers. In fact, today I noticed the little leaves are out, perfect, tiny, tender replicas of what they'll look like as adults.


The pollen is coming, the pollen is coming


Loblolly pine "male cones" which create pollen

Comments

[shinsetsu]

Do you get allergies? And does anything of note live in that pond? Tadpoles?

[neverspent]

I am extremely grateful not to have seasonal allergies. I really feel bad for folks who do, especially here, which is one of the worst places for tree pollen outside of Florida.

The pond with the pear blossom petals is at our local zoo, and there are some large koi in most of the ponds, though I'm not sure I've seen any in that particular pool. :)