Cherry Blossom Festivals In America

Originally posted on Japan-America News:
It may come as a shock to some people, but there are Cherry Blossom Festivals all over the world every year. In the USA the most well-known festival is the DC Cherry Blossom Festival which attracts roughly a quarter million people to it each year. Throughout the rest of the USA there are other festivals as well, with some of… Continue reading Cherry Blossom Festivals In America

2019 Cherry Blossom Festival Fort Wayne, Indiana

Originally posted on Japan-America News:
The Cherry Blossom Festival hosted at the Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana offers an action-packed family-friendly festival event suitable for all ages. This is the 13th year of this festival which is the largest Japanese festival in the region with well over 10,000 attendees. this event offers a wide range of traditional demonstrations of culture and arts from… Continue reading 2019 Cherry Blossom Festival Fort Wayne, Indiana

Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows – Chapter 3

Originally posted on Birds of the Bible For Kids:
White-throated Sparrow by Ray Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows. The Burgess Bird Book For Children * Listen to the story read. CHAPTER 3. Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows. The morning after the fight between Jenny and Mr. Wren and Bully the English Sparrow found… Continue reading Jenny Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows – Chapter 3

Many birds plan ahead for times of scarcity

Originally posted on Our Fine Feathered Friends:
Photo by Struza/Pixabay.com • A chickadee plucks a peanut from its shell. Chickadees, like many other songbirds, often store food that they can utilize during lean times. Ernie Marburg sent me an email last month about an article he had read on chickadees that he thought might be of interest. The article’s main focus involved the fact that… Continue reading Many birds plan ahead for times of scarcity

Wet weather can have an impact any time of year

Originally posted on tedmanzer:
This has been a mild winter. We haven’t had any snow or at least none that has stuck to the ground. We also haven’t had a night below 20 that I recall. That’s a far cry from last winter. Trees and shrubs are flowering almost a month before they normally do. Peaches are blooming. Ornamental pears have already started. Many red… Continue reading Wet weather can have an impact any time of year