Backyard Almanac: timing is everything




Backyard Almanac show

Summary: Mother Nature's in no hurry to balance out our too-dry conditions, although a little rain the other did day help. And it sure gave "the greening" a goose as quaking aspens and smaller trees began to leaf out, and tamaracks sprouted new needles. But serendipity plays a role when the trees' new leaves, the hatching of small caterpillars, and the warbler migration all occur at the same time, and Larry says, this might be the year.