It’s the first frost here for Health Patio. Not a hard frost, just a “regular” one.
“The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air.”
The artist and author, Yankees fan, and horticulturist Ketzel Levine graciously was the voice this morning on NPR Morning Edition for the grand sugar maple tree of New England. Although her home base is in Oregon, Ms. Levine’s passion for talking plants lead her to the land of flowing sap in order to bring us her timely report.
I say passion for talking plants because Ms. Levine “recently launched her own NPR blog, ‘Talking Plants,’ where her trademark wit and irreverence – and her passion for plants – will have free reign.” She wonders with us all:
Frankly, the whole story’s a bit out of control. Imagine trying to predict the ending! Will Man save Ms. Maple? Will Climate Change conquer them both?
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Humor: Back in ’05, (that’s 2005), the Grissom family has been tapping trees for hundreds of years -since 1773- heedless of the sin of sweetness that contributed to the decline and ultimate demise of both Puritanism and low-carb diets. The All Things Considered audio report by Robert Siegel warns all who will heed in an 7+ minute report.