Farm News 04-17-05
Sunday morning, after chores, 63°
The air is rich with Lilac and Koreanspice Viburnum
Fresh Asparagus
In a Tom Robbins novel, I think, the hero is eating fresh asparagus at a party when a young woman approaches the buffet and also picks up a spear to nibble on. He uses the great pickup line, “In twenty minutes we will have something in common; our urine will smell like rotten eggs.”
Asparagus is a great plant. Paula cuts asparagus spears from when they first appear in early April until the end of May. Then she lets them grow to replenish the roots. Asparagus is a perennial, that is, it doesn't die in the fall. The crown, the part, along with the roots, that lives through the winter, is a foot or so under the surface of the soil.
After she quits cutting the spears the plants rapidly form a dense green hedge across the north end of the garden. Chipping Sparrows will often nest in it. In the fall the female plants bear bright red berries that the birds will eat over the winter. The birds will shelter in the dead plants all winter. In early spring Paula cuts the dead stalks and soon we again have fresh asparagus.
Nyn's Bunnies Leave the Nest
Friday morning two of Nyn's ten bunnies were out of the nest box, snuggling up to their mother. Their eyes aren't fully open yet but they are ready to explore the world. This is the age when they fit perfectly into a shirt pocket.
Saturday morning eight of them were out of the nest. They're growing out of the fat little sausage stage to take the rounded shape of bunnies. Their heads still look too big for their bodies, though.
Dinosaurs in Sodom
For two years we had a pair of gay Red-winged Blackbirds visiting our bird feeder. These guys always showed up together and left together. Only one of them displayed and he was the first to go to the feeder. I never saw them engage in mating behavior, but you seldom see Red-wings do that; the females are shy and tend to stay hidden in brush.
This set me to wondering about variant sexual behaviors in birds. Yes, it occurs. There are several studies of lesbian gulls; there are two male buzzards in an Israeli zoo who build a nest every year and, after being given an egg, raise
The air is rich with Lilac and Koreanspice Viburnum
Fresh Asparagus
In a Tom Robbins novel, I think, the hero is eating fresh asparagus at a party when a young woman approaches the buffet and also picks up a spear to nibble on. He uses the great pickup line, “In twenty minutes we will have something in common; our urine will smell like rotten eggs.”
Asparagus is a great plant. Paula cuts asparagus spears from when they first appear in early April until the end of May. Then she lets them grow to replenish the roots. Asparagus is a perennial, that is, it doesn't die in the fall. The crown, the part, along with the roots, that lives through the winter, is a foot or so under the surface of the soil.
After she quits cutting the spears the plants rapidly form a dense green hedge across the north end of the garden. Chipping Sparrows will often nest in it. In the fall the female plants bear bright red berries that the birds will eat over the winter. The birds will shelter in the dead plants all winter. In early spring Paula cuts the dead stalks and soon we again have fresh asparagus.
Nyn's Bunnies Leave the Nest
Friday morning two of Nyn's ten bunnies were out of the nest box, snuggling up to their mother. Their eyes aren't fully open yet but they are ready to explore the world. This is the age when they fit perfectly into a shirt pocket.
Saturday morning eight of them were out of the nest. They're growing out of the fat little sausage stage to take the rounded shape of bunnies. Their heads still look too big for their bodies, though.
Dinosaurs in Sodom
For two years we had a pair of gay Red-winged Blackbirds visiting our bird feeder. These guys always showed up together and left together. Only one of them displayed and he was the first to go to the feeder. I never saw them engage in mating behavior, but you seldom see Red-wings do that; the females are shy and tend to stay hidden in brush.
This set me to wondering about variant sexual behaviors in birds. Yes, it occurs. There are several studies of lesbian gulls; there are two male buzzards in an Israeli zoo who build a nest every year and, after being given an egg, raise
posted by The Geezer at 8:58 AM
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