The Daily Bucket - My Yard Report for March 2016

The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group.  It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or flowers.  All are worthy additions to the bucket.  Please let us know what is going on around you in a comment.  Include, as close as is comfortable for you, where you are located. Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the patterns that are quietly unwinding around us.

  Castro Valley, CA, February 2016 (East Bay, south of Oakland, about 397 foot elevation)

I decided to try to document the status of my yard as to what is budding, poking up out of the soil, blooming and the like photographically. I get a better take on the fullness and extent of any blooms and it doesn’t matter if I don’t know the names of all of our plants.  The first in this series is here January Yard Report. The second is here February Yard Report.

As I explained in my last report, I’m photo documenting. However, this month looks to be upward of 40+ photos, so I think I’ll split it up into two posts.

Alyssum by the pole, sage to the left & oxalis upper right Apple Apple Apple Apricot Rear Camillia Rear fuschia with pineapple sage rear redbud rear redbud detail rear culinary sage ribes with calla lillies calla lillies ceanothus ceanothus milkweed, fading daffs and germanium front camillia front fuschia some sort of salvia and germanium first poppy front redbud front succulent front succulent detail rear germanium & rose, the fading daffs are past the rose jade plant lemon has flowers that don’t show island mallow same mallow orange with buds, flowers and fruit pear another pineapple sage, underneath a redbud main pineapple sage green box is rhubarb, strawberries on left, thyme in crosshatched pot ribes rosemary rosemary for size (recently cut back) strawberries more strawbs rainbow chard the rose shown up above santa barbara dasies Waxwings in fountain March 3 Waxwings in apricot March 3

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Now It's Your Turn

  What have you noted happening in your area or travels? As usual post your observations as well as their general location in the comments.    

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