Hooded mergansers on the pond this afternoon - two males & two females.
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| First snow - Nor'easter on Nov. 8, 2012 |
Showing posts with label Rhododendron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rhododendron. Show all posts
Saturday, November 10, 2012
RHODY QUESTION ANSWERED
Check it out! Someone answered my question about when/why the leaves on a rhododendron plant curl! The why apparently isn't known, but the when is at -.5C they begin to curl. Read the whole post - it is a comment on my last post, Nov. 6. The comment was written by Anonymous (that person really gets around!), so I don't know if it was by one of you or if someone from the Rhododendron Society webpage answered my email on the blog rather than via email. Anyway, I'm glad and it is interesting. So this morning, when I went out with the dog, I knew it was below freezing, but not too far below freezing, because the Rhody leaves were beginning to curl, but hadn't yet become pendant. :-) Knowledge is fun.
Hooded mergansers on the pond this afternoon - two males & two females.
Hooded mergansers on the pond this afternoon - two males & two females.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
RHODODENDRON LEAVES
I could tell it was cold this morning; the Rhododendron leaves had all curled up. Actually, I didn't have any trouble noticing the cold when I was out with the dog at 5:30... (Thankfully, I've trained him the he does NOT go out as soon as we get up! I get to do my exercises and such first!) Back to the Rhodies. I have noticed this curling every winter, and I wonder at what temperature they curl. It is clearly when it is below freezing, but is it before that or at 30 degrees or what? Today it was 23 when we were out. I found a website on Rhododendron (when I was trying to get the spelling right!). Maybe they have a question/answer. (The mountain laurel do this, too - do all of the Azalea plants?)
(10/9/12 - Hey! We got an answer to this question. Click the "comment" at the end of this post)
Lots of ripples on the pond when we were on the porch at dawn, before sunrise; didn't see any brown furry things, but there sure was activity. No ice yet. Ice in the birdbath, though! I'll take them some water when it warms up a bit more.
From Suzanne:
(10/9/12 - Hey! We got an answer to this question. Click the "comment" at the end of this post)
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| Rhododendron leaves curled from the cold |
From Suzanne:
The other night I saw 4 muskrats at once in between our houses. They would get food and bring it back and all climb on the log and eat. There were four at once on the log. (Just before dark)I want to see that! Gotta hang out down there more in the late afternoon.
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