Hi Jim,

I have been wondering about no one mentioning coltsfoot yet; I have been watching a few yellow balls this week growing next to the bus stop on South Street in Halifax right across from the IWK generator building, and yesterday evening the flowers were finally open. I think there is some underground piping in that area that keeps the soil warmer (snow disappears quicker there). Also, they are bulldozing the adjacent lawn/field for a reason unknown to me; prior to this it seemed to be a somewhat secluded green space (fenced), where there are often song sparrows lurking in the untended hedge and crows hanging out being noisy.

A. Woolaver

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