http://sites.middlebury.edu/middland/2010/03/31/a-watched-spring-never-boils/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://sites.middlebury.edu/middland/2010/03/31/a-watched-spring-never-boils/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Tim Parsons Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:41:51 +0000 http://sites.middlebury.edu/middland/?p=1695#comment-426 A picture would be great! The birch catkins on campus are all too high in the tree for a close-up…

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/middland/2010/03/31/a-watched-spring-never-boils/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Anne Harlan Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:27:48 +0000 http://sites.middlebury.edu/middland/?p=1695#comment-424 I found some of these when I was under our birch the other day. At first I thought they were caterpillars, but when I looked closer I could see they are a beautiful, maroon-colored, fuzzy bud! I brought one into the house so I could take a photo, but haven’t had a chance yet; once I do, I’ll send one on to you!

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