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| MOUNTAIN MAPLE, SPRING FLOWERS... |
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| ...AUTUMN LEAF COLOR... |
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| ...DITTO... |
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Saturday, 8:00 AM. 38 degrees F at the ferry dock, 32 on the back porch. Glad the tender plants are all inside. Wind variable, with light gusts. The sky is partly cloudy, the humidity 64%. The barometer is high and steady, now at 30.47". It will be a nice weekend.
Joan and I went for fish fry at the Village Inn in Cornucopia last night, the first time in a long time. It remains our favorite local restaurant. Their fish is caught daily by Halvorson's Fisheries and is delicious. Patsy's bar in Washburn serves a larger filet with a tastier batter, but you can't beat the meal and overall experience at the Inn.
Joan and I went for fish fry at the Village Inn in Cornucopia last night, the first time in a long time. It remains our favorite local restaurant. Their fish is caught daily by Halvorson's Fisheries and is delicious. Patsy's bar in Washburn serves a larger filet with a tastier batter, but you can't beat the meal and overall experience at the Inn.
Mountain maple, Acer spicatum, in the Maple Family (Aceraceae) is an understory shrub of the far northern forests. It has slightly three-lobed, toothed leaves and opposite branching, and blooms nicely in spring, the spikes of typical maple flowers standing upright on the branches (thus the species name). This one and several others can be found in the woods on the south side of Ninth Street, between Old Military Rd. and Wilson Ave. It's green leaves turn spectacular rose to orange in the fall, the shrubs almost lighting up the woods where they reside.
It is a wonderful addition to any northern landscape, but is little grown by nurseries, and thus seldom used in landscaping.
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