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Diary: Phenology: March 12 – 18, 2009
In the last week, I have noticed a sudden multitude of singing birds. At first I thought that they were exclusive to the Magic Hedge on Lake Michigan, but then yesterday I noticed them on my walk to the El.
I have noticed that tree branches are suddenly heavy with buds, so much so that they hang lower than before.
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Diary: The Dog Days. The Fourth of July. Other adventures.
Yesterday was the first of the dog days, by the Old Farmers Almanac’s definition: The 40 days between July 3rd and August 11th coinciding with the heliacal rising of Sirius, the dog star. Sirius does not rise at this time anymore, due to the precession of the equinoxes.
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