Is this normal? This is Asclepias fascicularis in its 3rd year, now FINALLY budding some good flowers, but I noticed this on one of the more mature stems. Any and all input will definitely be appreciated, so I know whether to be concerned or I’m just freaking out lol.
Is it me or does Fergus’s character come off as pompous or just plain rude? At the time, he’s a NEW character ordering Bill and Ben around with the “Do it right!” phrase as if he’s been a mainstay cast member for multiple seasons. Had this been Mavis, Toby, Duck, , Edward, Boco or any other preexisting characters, this episode would’ve made much more sense. Idk, never sat right with me as a kid and even now that the new guy thinks he’s hot stuff. And his catchphrase is pretty annoying, honestly can’t blame the twins TOO MUCH, but they were still responsible for that rockslide (ironic that the went from heroes in saving workmen from a rock slide to actively causing one. Thanks HIT Era for this ig).
I frequent the gravel trail alongside Fisherman’s Lake Pkwy quite often. This trail is both scenic and quite historical to Natomas, as this area was once an oxbow lake disconnected from the Sacramento River. But lately I’ve seen some major changes. For one, the river side of the path has been mowed, grass scraps left in place. The field side of the path has a 5 to 6 foot gap where the mower plowed grass on that side. I could take “fire prevention” as an answer of some of the existing native plants didn’t get eviscerated (yarrow, blue eyed grass, coyote mint, poison oak). The second, and I think quite major change, is the tall walls of willow trees are being cut down, and now there’s HUGE gaps in between the oak trees standing guard on the river side of the trail. There’s also a significant amount of invasive Himalayan Blackberry that has been ripped up, yet new roots are growing where the plants were once entangled in the willows. Does anyone know what’s going on? This can hardly be called “maintenance”, can it? I just wanna know the end goal of all this so I can be more informed ngl.
Photos from this Sunday 4/26