The New York Times informs us that there will be a lean acorn crop in the Northeast this year. Now, this may mean nothing to you, but it will affect the forest ecosystem. There are 1000 Red Oak trees in Central Park and in their best year they can produce 250 pounds of acorns but the forecast this year is only for one half pound. It usually takes 18 months to grow an acorn. This scarcity will cause a culling of the squirrel and field mice populations. And with field mice down - (not like pork bellies) - the ticks with lyme disease will seek other hosts - perhaps you and me. Officials think 2012 will be a worst year for lyme disease. There will also be more deer on the road and more road kill. And hawks and owls will threaten ground nesting birds. All this because of the tiny acorn! As the New York Times motto says "All the news that's fit to print!"
tjs
PS - Today, December 7th is the day that FDR said would "live in infamy." It is the 70th anniversary
of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Along with 9/11 it is a date we should never forget.
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