Warmer Days and New Signs of Life!
Today, I went back to Rock Point to look at my tree and try to notice any changes or signs of budding since the last time. While there wasn’t a significant change in the bud, there were significant changes that point to springtime and new life all around!
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It was a beautiful sunny day at Rock Point and my Paper Birch is looking as good as ever. It may have just been the sun, but the bud, as pictured on the right, has more green to it, and appears to be slightly more protruding than during my prior visits.
iNaturalist Post!
This is my iNaturalist post, which gets very little action from fellow Tree ID-ers!
Other Signs of Life!
Even though there wasn’t much of a change with my bud and Paper Birch tree, there were quite a few noticeable changes throughout my walk at Rock Point. From new Ferns, mosses, budding grasses, and birdsong, it is clear that spring, even more than last time, is upon us.
Close-up Waters!
Another interesting find that I thought I would share, is that Elise and I went down to the water this trip because there was no longer any ice that made it difficult to get down to the shore. This time down by the water, the water was incredibly close, and there was a small icicle that showed the remaining winter weather!
Birdsong and New Friends!
Birds Fighting? Or Mating? Either way, they were some new faces at Lone Rock Point.
Showers and sunshine bring,
-William C. Bryant
Slowly, the deepening verdure o’er the earth;
To put their foliage out, the woods are slack,
And one by one the singing-birds come back.