It is a pretty time of year in Missouri. Winter was long this year, and it pushed many of the trees and flowers to green and bloom at the same time. The redbuds are just starting, and the flowering pears are at peak. I have not seen any dogwood yet. I plant about 50 dogwood each year that I get from the conservation department. About 60% survive for three years, when I think they should be able to survive into a maturity. Most of these do not flower, but they do leaf out. I understand that it takes about 10 years before they are mature enough to flower. I am pushing beyond that event horizon, so should be able to see the result of my efforts. I plant lots of other trees as well, mainly oak but I also try to plant trees that will provide food for the animals and birds.
It was good to see that the cows are out in the pasture....
I am sure they are enjoying the newly green grass....I notice that the number of bee hives is increasing. Not sure if that is because they are productive and he is building more hives, or if they have succumbed to what ever is killing bees and he has put all of the hives in one location...the fact that they are so close together would likely mean they are no longer productive, otherwise I would expect that they would be a bit aggressive toward each other.
Something was going at a house up the road. I heard the sirens when I was on a parallel road, then passed the truck on my road. I did not see smoke, so likely that means an injury. Glad to have the active response, worry about what it means.....
