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2 Fast Times on the Rivers Carol Chapman photo I Will Thank Jean By Tara Ann Neville She always knew who she was without glancing inside As a brilliant engineer, writer, traveler, dog lover kept her alive She made no apologies and rarely looked back Each career so special and right on track Her strength in her steps forward made it abundantly clear ough grateful for her blessings, she earned her cheer While fun and deliberate, her eyes always told Of the lives from before, before she grew old In the darkest of moments; yet with friendships abound Jean followed her heart’s sound and waited to be found e Rainbow Bridge with its bright purple layers At last was ready to answer her pets’ prayers While our time was too short and my questions still many I thank God for His kindness in loaning Jean for a penny Her strength and her wisdom opened my eyes To a wonder of possibility which begs and cries e gifts I courageously uncover remain to be seen No matter, today I know I will thank Jean Recently Chesapeake Style lost two long time friends: Ron Jones wrote for us for many years. His recent ill health prevented him from writing, but he loved to join us for lunch and his loquacious manner was always entertaining. He will be missed. Jean C. Keating was a close friend, an animal lover, a writer, rocket scientist, advertiser and primary cheerleader for us. Initially I knew her through the Chesapeake Bay Writers and served on the board when she was its president. Read more about her in the Winter 2012 issue, A Bucket List Revised. We felt it tting to dedicate several pages celebrating her memory. May she and her critters run free at the Rainbow Bridge. The mission of Chesapeake Style is to serve and celebrate the Chesapeake Bay Region and its people, past, present and future. Editor, Publisher Janet Abbott Fast Writers & Photographers Corrine Anthony, Karyn Austin, Barbara Ball, Mari Bonomi, Carol J. Bova, Betty Bridgeman, Kathey Brodtman, Joseph T. “Chip” Buxton III, Emily Pritchard Cary, Carol Chapman, Anne C. Cook, Ellen Dugan, Jean Duggan, Carter Blackford Filer, Rebecca Flanagan, RuthE Forrest, Bill Graves, Melissa Haydon, John Hornung, Elizabeth D. Huegel, Gwen Keane, Spike Knuth, Kitty Moore, Tara Ann Neville, Chelly Scala, Barbara Sherman, Paula Shipman, Bill Silberman, Paul B. Stimson, Elizabeth Allen Stokes, Mary Jean Terrell, Danielle Todd, Janice Vogel, Diane Winer, Diana Wise Ad Sales, Distribution Betty Bridgeman, Susan Christopher, Deborah Figg, Bill Graves, Liz Huegel, Kathleen Kehoe, Nancy Shelley, Marie Stone, Mary Jean Terrell, Marian Walker Proofreader Marie Stone Ad Composition, Graphics, Layout Janet Abbott Fast, Deborah Figg CHESAPEAKE Style About the cover~ Shannon Matthews photo. It was late March and everyone—including the owers—thought we were o into Spring. at is until Easter brought us a beautiful snow storm in Kilmarnock. It was great to watch the snow fall from inside the house. After it stopped, I stepped outside my side door to nd all my beautiful Spring 2013 Letters to the editor are welcome. e editor reserves the right to edit all submissions for clarity, lousy spelling or any other reason that strikes her fancy. Chesapeake Style is a free circulation magazine published eight times a year by Chesapeake Bay Marketing. To have it delivered for one year, please send your name, mailing address and a check or money order, for $24 for postage and handling, to the address below. CHESAPEAKE Style P. O. Box 802 Warsaw, VA 22572 804-333-0628 editor@chesapeakestyle.com www.chesapeakestyle.com The opinions expressed in Chesapeake Style are those of contributing writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Chesapeake Style or its advertisers. Reproduction in whole or in part of any material in this publication without permission is strictly prohibited. © 2007-2012 All rights reserved Chesapeake Bay Marketing. daodils and weeping cherry trees covered in snow. It was so beautiful I could not resist venturing out with my camera. Since moving to Virginia from San Diego 12 years ago, I always look forward to spring when the daodils start to bloom. Shannon works at Creative DeSIGNS of Virginia.
Spring 2013 3 Spike’s Wildlife Almanac~American Goldeneye By Spike Knuth One of the hardiest of our wintering waterfowl is the American, or common goldeneye. It usually doesn’t come south until the waters turn hard up north. e goldeneye is a medium-sized, stockylooking duck. e male has a puy, velvety blackish-green head, with large white spots between its eyes and bill. In ight it ashes a lot of black and white, with its black wings and white wing speculums and its immaculate white under body. e hen is a more brownish-gray and gray above with white undersides, grayish anks, a gray chest band, forming a white neck collar. Its head is puy as well but is a rich brown in color. e feet of both are bright yellow-orange and they have dusky bills tipped with yellow. Goldeneyes are fast, powerful iers with quick-beating wings producing a whistling sound which gives rise to one of its common names “whistle wings” Gardening in Style~Poinsettias By Kathey Brodtman Over the winter, most of us do very little in the garden. Spreading some mulch and trimming dead plants or branches is about the extent of our projects. Snow and cold weather usually cause us to retreat inside keeping warm, reading, eating and catching up on jobs we let slide in warmer months. It you have house plants they might suer more over the winter while we are inside staying warm with our families, pets and projects. Hot dry air can be hard on most house plants. One of the beautiful tropical plants that we enjoy over the Christmas season is the poinsettia. A question that comes up after the holiday is what can I do with the poinsettia? If you want to keep the plant, you can treat it like any house plant by providing bright light, moisture and warmth. Keep the soil evenly moist, but never soggy. Fertilize the poinsettia every week, using an allpurpose liquid fertilizer for indoor plants, diluted to half strength. Once the colorful leaves called bracts wilt and fall o, cut the stems back to about six inches tall. Put plant in a dark place for part of the day and keep barely moist. When the weather becomes warm, usually in April, put it outside in a bright place. It will grow nicely over the summer if you water and fertilize it regularly. You may need to trim it and remove dead parts. When the weather begins to get cooler in October, bring it inside and place it in complete darkness in a closet for at least 12 hours every night. e plant should be moved to a very bright location in the day. is treatment will promote color to appear in the top leaves— bracts. e bracts naturally vary in color in the wild and have been cultivated for our enjoyment. e small yellow parts in the center of the bright leaves are actually the owers. When I lived in California, I had them in my yard blooming almost constantly. ey resembled shrubs, rather leggy and tall. In some areas they make lovely tropical plants, but In a small ock together, the sound has almost a “jingling” quality, which may be why Chesapeake Bay hunters locally call them “jinglers.” Goldeneyes are seldom seen in large ocks. Usually singles, pairs or trios, up to six or eight birds at the most. ey feed on seed clams, small mussels, freshwater shellsh, and some aquatic vegetation. Not considered a gourmet delight, their esh is very strong and shy-avored. You can skin them and remove the fat which gets rid of much of the shy avor to make them tolerable. ey favor fresh water but in winter will spend time in salt water. Look for them on mostly fresh and brackish waters our large colorful compact plants are produced in a greenhouse by special grafting techniques. Poinsettias were brought to America from Mexico and Central America. Remember that the poinsettia is slightly toxic to humans, cats and dogs. ere is a website that addresses many of the toxic plants for dogs, cats and even horses at www.aspca. org/Pet-care/ poisoncontrol/ Plants?plant_ toxicity=toxictodogs&page=1 Enjoy the next few weeks inside and begin planning for spring such as the Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James rivers. eir spring migration north begins as early as late February and March. ey follow open water north as warming spring temperatures “unzip” ice-locked freshwater lakes and rivers. Actually many never come any farther south than they have to with waters of the Great Lakes Region hosting numerous wintering goldeneyes. ey nest in most of Canada from Newfoundland west into Alaska. Tree cavities, hollow stumps, old woodpecker holes, and even man-made nest boxes, preferably over the water of freshwater ponds and lakes, are used. Original art by Spike Knuth. in the garden. Kathey Brodtman photos. kbrodtman@chesapeakestyle.com
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