December 9: Late goldenrod

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I think I've mentioned before that I've noticed how much later the goldenrod has bloomed in the city, compared to the farm. Over a month's difference in some cases. The farm is 150 miles away from the city, at a slightly higher elevation and farther west. I'm guessing the some of the difference, though, is provided by the city's own climate effects, from the greater concentration of heat-producing buildings, cars, and pavements that absorb and hold onto heat. The goldenrod I'm seeing in the city is just past its prime, even after several frosts.



Back at the farm, it's been a couple of weeks or more since most of the goldenrod went to seed and turned fluffy brown.