[NatureNS] Estimated Date for Mayflowers in Bloom

Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 12:04:39 -0300 (ADT)
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  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Well folks - I don&#39;t like fishing i=
n a snow storm!</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Been there - done that! so I will talk =
about Mayflowers!<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">The best scent I ever experienced was a=
bout May 10 a few<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">years ago - maybe many! I was at Peskaw=
a Lake and needed<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">to come down Peskawesk Lake to get to t=
he end during the day.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">So I left before daylight and got to th=
e Beaverskin - Peskawesk portage<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">just as sun was breaking the horizon. T=
here was no wind either.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">The scent of Mayflowers on the Portage =
was like I never experienced before<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">or after. Just beautiful. A pair of Hor=
ned Owls escorted me over the Portage.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Every time something banged on the cano=
e they hooted! I guess they were<br/></span>
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  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">not familiar with canoes being portaged=
!<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Latter at a Loon Count - &#160;I saw ma=
ny Indian Pipe ( Monotropa uniflora ) on the Portage.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">I don&#39;t know if the two have some s=
ort of a relationship or if it was by chance.<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">A wonderful morning! Good memories!<br/=
></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the spring<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul<br/></span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</span>
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   On April 2, 2017 at 9:44 AM Donna Crossland &#60;dcrossland@eastlink.ca&=
#62; wrote:
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   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">For May flowers, i</span=
></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">t pretty well depends =
on the location of the walk and how spring greets us this year.</span></spa=
n><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;"> Aiming for mid-April is gen=
erally reasonable, but perhap</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family=
: Consolas;">s not this year.</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family=
: Consolas;">&#160; Keep checking the sunniest and warmest locations for th=
em.&#160; I used to</span></span><span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consola=
s;">pick some that were budding and bring them inside to bloom.&#160; That =
may be the surest way to have people experience their amazing scent on the =
nature walk if it takes place in the next week or so.</span></span><span></=
span></p>=20
   <p><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">Generally</span></span><=
span> <span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">we</span></span><span><span st=
yle=3D"font-family: Consolas;"> can count on May flowers bl</span></span><s=
pan><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">oom</span></span><span><span sty=
le=3D"font-family: Consolas;">ing</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily: Consolas;"> in April</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: C=
onsolas;"> on mainland NS</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Co=
nsolas;">, and some</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas=
;"> years</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;"> the on=
ly way to actually find them in bloom</span></span><span> <span style=3D"fo=
nt-family: Consolas;">during</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family:=
 Consolas;"> the month of</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Co=
nsolas;"> May is to look for them in the most cool and shaded spots, like u=
nder hemlocks where I grew up in East Dalhou</span></span><span><span style=
=3D"font-family: Consolas;">sie.&#160;</span></span><span> <span style=3D"f=
ont-family: Consolas;">Since they are often past blooming time by the time =
May rolls around</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">=
 in NS</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">, I use</s=
pan></span><span><span style=3D"font-family: Consolas;">d to lean towards u=
sing the other common name:&#160;</span></span><span><em> <span style=3D"fo=
nt-family: Consolas;">trailing</span></em></span><span><em> <span style=3D"=
font-family: Consolas;">arbutus</span></em></span><span><span style=3D"font=
-family: Consolas;"> (lovely)</span></span><span><span style=3D"font-family=
: Consolas;">.</span></span><span></