March 05, 1981 - Spring Ready to BurstSECTION TWO
Tbr *Uffath MARCH 5, 1981
Spring Ready to Burst
Like the opening of a valve, nature takes
advantage of every opportunity to burst
out of its winter wrappings whenever there
is a break in the weather. Yet there are
some plants that have evolved solutions to
function even when the valve of winter is
closed.
The skunk cabbage has the incredible
ability to literally thaw its way out of ice
and snow. Living in wet swampy areas
that are frozen in winter's grasp, it can be
found green and blossoming in late winter.
Of course, its blossom does not resemble
anything we usually think of as a blossom,
but nevertheless it is there waiting patient-
ly for that break in the weather when some
insect is warmed by the sun and ventures
out. Then the intricacies of pollination that
insects and plants have brought about
create the miracle of reproduction.
Closer to home, along our wooded edge,
we've had cultivated snowdrops blossom-
ing for the past week. Many's the time I've
photographed them with snow about, but
now they're popping up among the leaves
to show their modest white blossoms.
Again, not a showy flower, but enough of
one to give us hope that warmer days are
ahead.
This morning when walking out to feed
the chickens I saw evidence of the first
ground mole. He had pushed his dirt -
humped trail across my pathway. He, too,
has been released from below winter's
frozen ground and is now redoing his
tunnels throughout the woodland and, of
course, across my lawn.
He's on an endless search for crawling
things below the surface in a darkened
world. The slightest sound of a worm or
bug alerts his super sensitive hearing and
directs his tunneling toward them. No
wonder we can never sneak up on these
moles. Our footsteps must sound like
giants above the ground as we approach
their work. It is then they scurry off down
their endless passages to safety.
Hello, Red - winged Blackbird
It's ironic but as I was writing at my
desk I saw perhaps the most welcome of
all sights of spring: the return of the
red - winged blackbird. I caught a flight of
birds of some sort heading east when all of
a sudden the bottom dropped out and 20 or
30 birds swooped down and settled in the
tops of the trees. It all happened so quickly
that I was not quite sure what they were.
Always having binoculars at hand, 1
merely reached over and checked them
out. Sure enough, they were redwings.
Their cocky attitude and now palish red
wing band stood out against their polished
jet -black feathers. These were the males
who later would bring out those scarlet
epaulets on their wings when courting and
singing their song of love.
Where the others went I do not know, but
one thing is for sure: I have my redwings
down at the pond again this year and the
cycle of nature has started over again.
Within a few weeks the females will arrive
to see what kind of homestead the males
have selected.
See Pristine Beaches Now
Is it in our minds or is it truly as
beautiful outside as it appears? I rather
think that the cold and dreary days of
February have had something to do with
our thinking -- in the sense that when a
good day does come it seems to have that
extra sparkle.
Yet we did experience the warmth of the
sun and the bluest of skies just this last
week. Barbara and I had occasion to be
down by the bay. What a pleasure to walk a
beach without a footprint on it...no crowds
of summer... no busy boating, just clean
open vistas across the bay interrupted only
by a small flock of cavorting ducks. It
seemed to us that winter had been a
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cleansing time. Its storms, its ice and
snow, its fierce rains and high tides of
February did their job well and polished
the beach to a newness found only at this
time of year.
Many live on the bay and have the
changing days unfold in front of them, but
most of us must be content to live up back.
Because of this, I truly encourage those
who live up back to get down to their
favorite beach and walk along it in its new-
ly polished state. Choose your day well and
stay in the lee of the shore to keep away
from the still chill northern winds that
seem to persist. Our bays and shores rank
among the best in the world and this is a
good time to take advantage of them.
PAUL STOUTENBURGH
SKUNK CABBAGE - -This plant of the swamp has the ineredible ability
to thaw its way out of winter's freeze and can be found blossoming
during the late winter months. Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh
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