Rainy WCF season

 We are moving into Spring! The sunshine was lovely Wednesday (18 C.). Thursday it poured, about 30 mm (over an inch). There was extensive cloud cover on the radar. Some days it dissipates over the land, others, no so much.

Wednesday, in the sunshine, I transplanted the as yet ungerminated forget-me-nots into the outside basket. They need cool weather (< 15 C.)  to germinate, which is why I've not been able to grow any indoors or out. Do you like my duct tape repair?! 

Cinnamon brought a prize. He dumped it on the driveway, quite pleased with himself. I released it. Then I carried Cinn into the house.

The daffodils have begun to appear! 

Nutmeg and her friend

🐸 Chorus frogs

It's time to begin the Western Chorus Frog (WCF) field survey. I created a page to keep track of it all. 

We have to wait for 3 things:

1. Temperatures above 10 C.

2. Little or no wind

3. No rain, or light rain.

None of that worked on Thursday, so I am out of luck. I have 4 places to survey locally. JB is my point man. He drives. I navigate. He parks, and read maps or a book, while I do my work. The season only lasts about 3 weeks. Then, they stop calling and mating season is done. 

It's good news, as this is a project we can do isolated from others.