The darker pink azaleas have begun to fade. The dogwoods are almost all gone. But, the rhododendrons are just beginning to bloom. Looks to be a good year for those as well. Spider wort if coming along, too. We had just a couple of blooms on our poor apple tree. But will there be fruit?

Flowers in the Georgia Piedmont

Flowers are continuing to bloom here in the North Georgia Piedmont. A series of light showers came through this morning, and the rain helped wash some of the pollen out of the air and off surfaces. We parked our cars outside, and the rain washed off the pollen. Then the oak blooms fell on the wet cars. See light pink azaleas and white iris below.

 

Forensic Anthropologists at Sisters in Crime Atlanta

I attended the monthly, virtual meeting of Sisters in Crime Atlanta this morning. The program included two forensic anthropologists discussing decomposition of bodies and evidence that can be obtained from skeletal tissue. Kyra Stull, PhD., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno. As a biological anthropologist, she has a specific interest in human growth and development, modern human variation, forensic anthropology, and quantitative methods. Meredith Tise, PhD., works as a forensic anthropologist with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Florida. The program was excellent, and we learned a lot about what can and cannot be determined and with what confidence from skeletal tissue, including biological profiles and trauma defects. The next meeting is May 8, 2021. For more information contact sincatlanta@gmail.com.

Dark Goes the Stage proposed cover!

 

Spring and Azaleas in the North Georgia Piedmont