Stopping to smell the flowers It's cherry blossom time
      Arlene Marturano Every spring thousands of cherry trees burst into bloom at the nation's Capital. The tradition began in 1912 when the mayor of Tokyo presented Washington, D.C. with 3,000 of the trees as a sign of a budding friendship. The trees were planted along the tidal bas...
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The Original Mystery Plant
      It's spring! Everything is turning green and yellow. Just about everywhere you look these days, there is a distinct yellow, grainy film settling down on just about every surface, living and non- living. Of course, it is pollen, and it's one of our favorite things to complain about.
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Bird watchers set a new record
Contributed by Pat Leonard
      In just four days, participants in the Great Backyard Bird Count tallied more than 11 million birds across the United States and Canada. The GBBC, a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, engages people of all ages and levels of experienc...
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