BAYFIELD HOMES ARE SELLING AGAIN
WASHINGTON HAWTHORNTuesday, 7:30 AM. 58 degrees, wind WNW, very light. The sky is clouding up and it feels like rain but the barometer does not yet predict it.
The hawthorns (Crataegus species) are valuable landscape small trees, but most of the are outrageously thorny (Washington hawthorn is not). As a young guy working in the nursery fields I cursed them each time I got stuck or cut up. But, their thorny nature renders them very valuable nesting habitat for small birds.
The Bayfield housing market has been in the tank for several years but shows signs of improvement, as three neighborhood homes on the market a long time have sold in the past two weeks. At least two of them will be occupied by families moving here to live and work, a truly welcome addition to our tourist and second home community. Home prices have fallen so much that ordinary folks can actually afford to nest here again.
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