History Talk Saturday Sept. 20
I will be giving a presentation about the history of Anson B. Nixon Park on Saturday September 20 at 3-4:00 PM at the Kennett Library.
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SNOW!
Our most recent snow accumulated six to eight inches topped with a taxing and tiresome icy crust. This is followed by a stretch of intense cold that (as is forecast at this writing) will not top the freezing mark for nearly two weeks. Difficult footing and daunting wind-chills made my
Recently at Nixon Park - January 2026
It's January and the cold winter sun traces a meager arc on the southern horizon for less than half a day. I found myself longing for July's overgenerous sun that stands overhead for hours. Even so the long, cold, shadows of winter have their charms, and
Black Walnut Economy
Deep in the winter after last season's mast year of Black walnuts the gray squirrels and red squirrels are spending the currency they banked before the cold set in. Gray squirrels bury individual nuts or acorns but red squirrels are "larder hoarders": they make piles. You
The Winter Chase
Have you seen gray squirrels playing "chase me" the past week or so all over the park or in the yard? Three or four (or more) squirrels follow the leader spiralling up and down trees, leaping through the forest floor, stopping, turning, and taking off again. These rapid,