• The little gnomes have gone missing from the Elder Cedar Nature Reserve. Did their owner come and reclaim them? Did somebody steal them? One wonders.
  • Swamp lanterns are starting to bloom.
  • Salmonberries are in bloom.
  • The salal deep in the woods was dry one afternoon for the first time in months.
  • Annoying weeds are back in one’s garden. But rhubarb is coming up, too, so that’s a consolation.
  • Frogs are singing their hearts out in the swamp every night.
  • Tour-buses are back. Expect tourist crowds any minute.