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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Nature is Confused


"For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that , in order to survive, he must protect it." - Jacques-Yves Cousteau

In conjunction with yesterday's post, here is our fig tree beginning to push forth in December.

Here is our peach tree budding out in the first week of winter.



9 comments:

Carole M. said...

nature is confused...

s.c said...

Is it normal to have frost in winter on your part of the world or is it rare.

biebkriebels said...

That is weird indeed.

EG CameraGirl said...

Another great quote, John.

I always worry when I see buds start to expand too early. I hope the tree "knows" what it's doing.

TexWisGirl said...

we've had those 'second springs' after bad drought summers. the trees are so relieved by a bit of moisture and a break from the temps, they burst forth.

RedPat said...

I hope there is no frost coming to nip them!

theconstantwalker said...

We had a wonderful sunny day today John...
Winter hasn't arrived yet.

Randy said...

Our Aspens are the same way.

Louis la Vache said...

Indeed, we are in the midst of a dry winter and «Louis» has seen some premature budding in the Bay Area, too, despite the fact that it has been colder than normal here.