http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/17/soon-they-will-come/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:34:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/17/soon-they-will-come/#comment-79601 Jonathan Lubin Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:11:31 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/17/soon-they-will-come/#comment-79601 Yes, that's one nice thing about the move from New England to Southern California: there, we have only one hummingbird species, Rubythroat; here, we have several, and they’re far more plentiful here, too. A few years ago, I put in three rootstocks of Trumpet Vine (<i>Campsis radicans</i>), a lovely but invasive import from East of the Mississippi, and when it's in bloom, it's alive with hummers. As a result, we get lots of pods, from the birds’ pollinating action, and I never saw these on our vines in Providence. Now, alas, the <i>Campsis</i> is no longer in flower, and is getting ready to drop its leaves: no more hummers for us till June. Yes, that’s one nice thing about the move from New England to Southern California: there, we have only one hummingbird species, Rubythroat; here, we have several, and they’re far more plentiful here, too. A few years ago, I put in three rootstocks of Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans), a lovely but invasive import from East of the Mississippi, and when it’s in bloom, it’s alive with hummers. As a result, we get lots of pods, from the birds’ pollinating action, and I never saw these on our vines in Providence. Now, alas, the Campsis is no longer in flower, and is getting ready to drop its leaves: no more hummers for us till June.

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/17/soon-they-will-come/#comment-79465 spyder Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:32:41 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/17/soon-they-will-come/#comment-79465 We do need to honor the bees, as they provide our Earth with a much needed service. Thank you for living in a place that can nourish these treasures over the long winters of the North. We look forward for their return next spring to pollinate the cherries, apples, and myriad of berries. We do need to honor the bees, as they provide our Earth with a much needed service. Thank you for living in a place that can nourish these treasures over the long winters of the North. We look forward for their return next spring to pollinate the cherries, apples, and myriad of berries.

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