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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_22BF_01CFF520.4D190E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All, Oct 31, 2014 For some years I took part in Leaf Watch and recorded vegetation in = the yard or nearby. One record for 2003 was in late Oct so I pulled it = for comparison. Some vegetation is later this year some earlier so take your pick. = For example: Norway Maple 95% Yellow in 2003; 60% in 2014 Black Cherry 95% shed in 2003 and 2014 Virginia Creeper 50% shed in 2003; 100% in 2014 Crack Willow 100% green in 2003 and 2014 It should come as no surprise that different species and different = variations of the same species should interpret the seasonal signals in = a different way. One plant of Aster cordifolius is still in bloom weeks = after most were entirely past bloom.=20 Differences of opinion enable horse races, stock markets and = evolution and, in general, are valued except in dictatorial democracies. = Yt, DW, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Blake Maybank=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Peepers still peeping, and Fall Foliage My strong impression is that the autumn foliage is stretching out this = year. The coastal barrens were slow to adopt colour, and there are = still maples with leaves in many places. And the city is still quite = green. Another impression is that the woods are very quiet, with few resident = or wintering birds. There was a heavy migration of chickadees, and I = see few anywhere away from feeders. On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:12 AM, <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: There was a single Spring Peeper calling tonight at my parents' = place in Bedford. My brother was remarking that the leaves seem to be hanging on, and = some are even still green, later than usual. Perhaps a week or more = later. I had been thinking the same thing. Right now it looks to me = more like mid-October than the end of October. Does anyone else have = this impression? Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax --=20 Blake Maybank White's Lake, Nova Scotia No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8479 - Release Date: = 10/30/14 ------=_NextPart_000_22BF_01CFF520.4D190E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi All, =20 = =20 Oct 31, = 2014</DIV> <DIV> For some years I took part in Leaf Watch and = recorded=20 vegetation in the yard or nearby. One record for 2003 was in = late Oct=20 so I pulled it for comparison.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Some vegetation is later this year some earlier = so take=20 your pick. For example:</DIV> <DIV>Norway Maple 95% Yellow in 2003; 60% in 2014</DIV> <DIV>Black Cherry 95% shed in 2003 and 2014</DIV> <DIV>Virginia Creeper 50% shed in 2003; 100% in 2014</DIV> <DIV>Crack Willow 100% green in 2003 and 2014</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> It should come as no surprise that different = species and=20 different variations of the same species should interpret the seasonal = signals=20 in a different way. One plant of Aster cordifolius is still in bloom = weeks after=20 most were entirely past bloom. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Differences of opinion enable horse races, stock = markets=20 and evolution and, in general, are valued except in dictatorial = democracies.=20 </DIV> <DIV>Yt, DW, Kentville</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dbmaybank@gmail.com href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com">Blake = Maybank</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 31, 2014 = 8:17=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Peepers = still=20 peeping, and Fall Foliage</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: large"=20 class=3Dgmail_default>My strong impression is that the autumn foliage = is=20 stretching out this year. The coastal barrens were slow to adopt = colour,=20 and there are still maples with leaves in many places. And the = city is=20 still quite green.<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: large"=20 class=3Dgmail_default>Another impression is that the woods are very = quiet, with=20 few resident or wintering birds. There was a heavy migration of=20 chickadees, and I see few anywhere away from feeders.<BR></DIV> <DIV class=3Dgmail_extra><BR> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:12 AM, <SPAN = dir=3Dltr><<A=20 href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca"=20 target=3D_blank>plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; = PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"=20 class=3Dgmail_quote>There was a single Spring Peeper calling tonight = at my=20 parents' place in Bedford.<BR><BR>My brother was remarking = that the=20 leaves seem to be hanging on, and some are even still green, later = than=20 usual. Perhaps a week or more later. I had been thinking = the=20 same thing. Right now it looks to me more like mid-October = than the=20 end of October. Does anyone else have this = impression?<BR><BR>Patricia=20 L. Chalmers<BR>Halifax<BR clear=3Dall></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>-- <BR> <DIV class=3Dgmail_signature> <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D4><A href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com"=20 target=3D_blank>Blake Maybank</A><BR>White's Lake, Nova = Scotia<BR></FONT><FONT=20 size=3D4><BR></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2015.0.5315 / = Virus=20 Database: 4189/8479 - Release Date: = 10/30/14</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_22BF_01CFF520.4D190E40--
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