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July 1March 5 Donna L. Long

Dog Days of Summer

Northbourne: summer solstice sunset (3)
December 21December 26 Donna L. Long

Celebrating the Winter Solstice (with videos)

setting Sun Stonehenge at the Winter Solstice
December 17December 26 Donna L. Long

Winter Solstice Arrives (with video)

Red MapleTree (Acer rubrum) leaf. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 17January 2 Donna L. Long

The Autumnal Equinox and Fall Begins

Male Cardinal in winter
February 26November 30 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for March 2022

Sunset at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. USFWS/public domain.
December 29September 24 Donna L. Long

Seasons: Earth’s Natural Rhythms Explained

Colorado Potato Beetle laying orange eggs on stressed tomato plants
June 15November 29 Donna L. Long

Colorado Potato Beetles and How to Predict Garden Pest Infestations

pumpkin harvest in autumn. Photo by Donna L. Long
March 10September 23 Donna L. Long

The Celtic Festivals – Earth-based Seasonal Events

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February 2February 28 Donna L. Long

Imbolc and the First Signs of Spring

Fringed Bleedingheart (Dicentra eximia) in my garden. Photo by Donna L. Long.
November 18November 30 Donna L. Long

Collecting Phenology Data

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
November 12November 30 Donna L. Long

Phenology is Deep Ecology

The Sun burns bright in Space.
June 20October 3 Donna L. Long

Summer Solstice (Midsummer's Day)

Bee on Rhododendron in my garden
May 5July 22 Donna L. Long

Beltane – the beginning of summer

Seasonal round on Coal River, West Virginia Source: Library of Congress American Memory collection
January 4November 30 Donna L. Long

How to Create a Seasonal Round – Part 2

Seasonal round on Coal River, West Virginia Source: Library of Congress American Memory collection
January 3December 13 Donna L. Long

Seasonal Rounds: Charting Living in Harmony with the Land

Harvest Moon in night sky (iStock photo)
January 19January 9 Donna L. Long

Algonquin Indian Moon Names (with video)

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A Seasonal Gardener’s Guide

A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.
A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.

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Penstemon barbatus native utah to Mexico. Photo: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

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