Earlier today I took pictures of cherry trees in bloom on Maryland Plaza. They are a variety called Prunus Autumnalis. John McPheeters of Bowood Farms told me that, as the Latin name implies, these trees bloom in the spring and again in the fall— but in January? When asked what effect Wednesday night's predicted cold…
These turkeys are high fliers!
The other day I put out a notice asking if anyone had more information about the current whereabouts of the wild turkeys whose presence has caused such a stir in the neighborhood. My purpose was to add to a story Todd Frankel, a reporter for the Post-Dispatch, was reserarching and which appears on the front…
Meeting on closure of Field Station P. O. Thursday
My friend Kate Donnelly seems to hear the buzz as it happens. She emailed that the clerk at the Field Station Post Office mentioned that there is a meeting Thursday at the Schlafly Library on the proposed closing of that post office (see earlier post here), which is located at 625 N. Euclid. I walked…