Tag Archives: spring

Wordless Wednesday: Thumb Butte

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD
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Spring snows

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The view out my window this morning: The whiplash spring of the Colorado Front Range is in full force. A couple days ago it was nearly 70F, with violets and crocuses peeping through the grass, but just a day or … Continue reading →

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Pasqueflower’s risky business

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Given our whiplash spring weather along the eastern edge of the Rockies, native plants and flowers have had to develop tricks for surviving whatever the clouds dish out. Take the beautiful  pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida). It’s one of the … Continue reading →

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Whiplash springs

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Here in Boulder, Colorado, we enjoy what might be called whiplash springs–warm, cold, warm, cold. Snow to sixty degrees in less time than it takes to write this post, and back to snow in even less. OK, I exaggerate, but … Continue reading →

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