Magnoliaceae
My magnolia tree is going mad! what delicious blossoming: on branches bare a month ago this blush, first flush of Spring, on limbs unburdened by their weight not buds, but birds, burgeoning: rose-pink breasted, moon-white crested fledglings and doting pairs, … Continue reading
Flowering bulbs
Let us whir with the golden spoke-wheelsOf the sun.For tomorrow Winter drops into the waste-basket,And the calendar calls it March. Amy Lowell (Lot 3401, Bellwort Path) The scientific definition of the beginning of spring occurs with the vernal equinox (March … Continue reading
Story Chapel Exterior Masonry Repairs
Work will begin in February 2020 on the second phase of a two-year exterior masonry repair project at Story Chapel. The project includes rebuilding many of the building’s stone buttresses, extensive repairs to the chapel’s chancel wall, and 100% repointing … Continue reading
Big Brown Bat at Mount Auburn
Urban Bat Diversity and Activity Study, Mount Auburn Cemetery, June 5, 2019. Lesley University researcher Chris Richardson retrieves and bands a Big Brown Bat caught in a mist net at Auburn Lake. He then performs a physical examination of the … Continue reading