Kaw Valley AlmanacMarch 16 - 22, 2020

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This mother coyote approached our compost pile looking forfood as it is likely feeding young pups. This is a good reason notto put meat in your compost pile. Not finding any meat scraps,

she picked up a piece of rotting fruit, laid it in the grass androlled all over it. Canids of all kinds roll in foul smelling things,

and theories as to why they do this are abundant, with nobodyreally knowing why.

Sun Venus W at dusk; Mars, Saturn, Jupiter E at dawn

Live outside the Lawrence area? Get rise and setting times, moondata where you live at: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/

Nature Notes § Thursday marks the spring equinox and as we enter the

Quarantine Age, there is no better time to take a walk outside.Not only are you less likely to be exposed to the coronavirus,

but the unfolding details of spring in coming weeks will providea wonderful antidote to spending too much of your time

looking at a screen! § With rain predicted this week, animal tracks will abound, andthe moisture will prompt greening cool season grasses, maybe

some weird fruiting bodies of apple cedar rust on cedars,salamander runs and lots of singing western chorus frogs.

§ It’s time to check native woodlands for emerging woodlandwildflowers, including rue anemone, false rue anemone, cutleaftoothwort, and Dutchman's breeches. Gooseberry, buckbrush

and the invasive honeysuckle are all beginning to leaf out. § Some edible wild plants are emerging including stingingnettle, a very nutritious plant after being steamed. Found in

rich soils, it has stinging hairs that require you to wear gloveswhen harvesting, but steaming makes them lose their sting.

§ With cool weather, birds will still frequent a filled birdfeeder, but they are becoming more territorial. See if during

your walks you can see them staking out their nestingterritories.

Day Moon rises South Moon sets % Illum/PhaseMonday 02:41 AM 07:33 AM 12:22 PM 49%Tuesday 03:40 AM 08:28 AM 01:15 PM 38%

Wednesday 04:32 AM 09:20 AM 02:11 PM 28%Thursday 05:16 AM 10:11 AM 03:10 PM 20%Friday 05:54 AM 10:59 AM 04:09 PM 12%

Saturday 06:27 AM 11:44 AM 05:08 PM 7%Sunday 06:56 AM 12:28 PM 06:06 PM 3%

Day Gets light Sunrise Sunset Gets darkMonday 06:33 AM 07:29 AM 07:29 PM 08:26 PMTuesday 06:31 AM 07:28 AM 07:30 PM 08:27 PM

Wednesday 06:30 AM 07:26 AM 07:31 PM 08:28 PMThursday 06:28 AM 07:24 AM 07:32 PM 08:29 PMFriday 06:30 AM 07:23 AM 07:33 PM 08:34 PM

Saturday 06:29 AM 07:21 AM 07:34 PM 08:35 PMSunday 06:27 AM 07:20 AM 07:35 PM 08:36 PM