I am a happily married, mother of two brilliantly wonderful little menaces, Avery & Seth. Our three rescue pups round out our family. I have recently left my job in education after 10+ years and have found my way back to my roots as an Assistant Editor.
Stumpy, a scraggly cherry tree who became beloved as a symbol of resilience during the pandemic, is marking its last Spring. Seawall rehabilitation of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. will require its removal in May.
Today's the first day of Spring and along with greening turfgrass, singing birds, and blooming daffodils, are the far less welcome signs of warming temperatures—the return of hungry invasive insects.