4/28/12 CHERRIES; AND, SEND THEM BACK DOWN TO THE MINORS

ORNAMENTAL CHERRIES ARE BLOOMING

PAPER BIRCH CATKINS ARE LENGTHENING

A BRAVE BUMPER STICKER IN WISCONSIN

Saturday, 8:30 AM.  37 degrees, wind N, light with stronger gusts.  The sky is mostly overcast, the humidity is high and the barometer predicts rain, which we could definitely use.
    Ornamental cherries are blooming, and orchard cherries  are almost in bloom.  Wild cherries should bloom with the next few warm days, but they are not about to be fooled. Paper birch catkins are lengthening.
    The bear facts: Neighbor Jake, a block north from us on Tenth St., reports that the momma bear with four cubs was in the dumpster next door to his place at noon on Thursday.  She is missing a front leg, from the elbow down…hasn’t seemed to slow her down much.
    Wonder why your gasoline prices are so high?  It just might have something to do with the  way the EPA treats the oil and natural gas companies.  EPA District Six administrative head Al Armendariz (who appears to be all of about 25) let slip his attitude towards the oil and natural gas industry the other day, saying that they should be crucified, Roman style: “Find the first five guys in a village, crucify them…and then, you know, that town was really easy to manage for the next few  years.”  He later apologized, but I predict he will not be in his job much longer.  It appears to me that, like the President who hired him, he should be sent back down to the Minors.