Sic Semper Tyrannis.

2-24-11 SHORT HILLS: The injured tree and its neighbor, both spruces, are gone. Franks Tree did an excellent job protecting the shrubs and small trees at the base of the spruces. The culprit tree stump shows a split to ground level perpendicular to the wind direction. I’m guessing that’s what did it. We suddenly have open space in this yard just begging for new plantings. Perhaps three or four deciduous, flowering trees will find a new home in the spring.

Speaking of spring, the first of the snowdrops is up, not yet open, but up. Spring must be near. The snow cover is much reduced. The plow piles are still large, but smaller.

The wet weather continues, precip is predicted for four of the next five days, rain here and snow in VT.

Democratic, big D and small D, demonstrations continue in the mid-East and mid-West. Tyrants like Qaddafi and Walker must be resisted by their subjects. Will NJ be next to throw off the yoke of the oppressor?

New blooms: snowdrop.



Snowdrops up, but not yet open.