March 31, 2012

Here’s a very cool (and somewhat mesmerizing) way to visualize surface winds across the country. It’s a project by Google computer scientists. Click hint.fm/wind and see animated streams of air come together, flow apart, and accelerate and decelerate. The map uses National Weather Service data, and refreshes hourly. The attached snapshot was assembled by Jason [...]
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March 26, 2012

Following a particularly mild winter (but cold enough to easily satisfy the chilling requirements for flowering) our spring blooming plants have had a tremendously early and spectacular display this year. Blooms are about 4 -6 weeks ahead of “normal” this year and bud counts are high. This info originally was compiled by the North Webster [...]
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