General Discussion & Chat: NIGHT OWLS ONLY - OPEN: 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. (3rd Call), 1 by AmandaEsq

AmandaEsq wrote:
Well for some reason I am burning the candle at both ends again and I've enjoyed looking for and finding images that deal with our common condition.

Don't have much to say today - have a lot going on and some travel - managed to make some of you upset with me. Well that's not generally my style, but there it is.

Court brought me some very pretty roses today to chase away the blahs at my desk. That was very nice of him - particularly since there's not much blooming outside. I did see something creepy on my walk around the neighborhood this afternoon.

A lovely pink camellia shrub that typically blooms at the end of December/into January has already bloomed out and the flowers are fading and turning brown. For some of us who take note of those farmers almanac events you realize that the climate change thing has big big big consequences in the garden. Birds that rely on fruits or nuts - particularly migrating birds - cannot rely on foodstuffs previously available - as well as insects and our beloved butterflies - particularly the migrating Monarch as an example - this year northern migration was delayed by cool weather, sprout and flowering of milkweed it relies on for nectar and larval host was also delayed. By the time the last generation of Monarchs was traveling south through NC (which was also delayed) most of the perennial MWs had already bloomed and were defoliated. Towards the end there my potted tropical MWs were commuting in and out every day to avoid frost overnight. I enjoyed being able to offer the butterflies and moths some nectar plants that otherwise would not be available due to our changing climes.

Crazy.

In any event, snap of the yellow/peachy orange and red tinged roses brightening my desk, and a marvelous "Awake at Night" cell from Charles Schultz. Goodnight.

A.