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guelphmercury Stone Road closed Scottsdale to Edinburgh due to traffic collision. Expect delays in this area for the next couple hours, Guelph Police say about 7 hours ago via web Retweeted by gavatron and 5 others
Rainy day instagr.am/p/LVufH4KvC_/ about 9 hours ago via Instagram
Picking up my annual parking pass as I'm back to work full time on Monday (@ Trent Building) 4sq.com/KvoXfK 12:40 PM May 31st via foursquare from Wellington, Ontario
@BioInFocus That's a safe bet given the lack of mouthparts as an adult, right? 3:32 PM May 30th via Echofon in reply to BioInFocus
8° overnight? I'm taking bets that the neighbours that had their A/C going full bore yesterday have their heat on tonight. #fb 3:30 PM May 30th via Echofon
What's my favourite 19th century romantic bacterium? Spiro-keats. 6:23 AM May 30th via Echofon
I wonder if @kylemackie has seen this ukelele app for iOS: zite.to/KCtOKU 1:05 PM May 29th via Zite Personalized Magazine
TIL that 27% of the current Hudson Bay Whimbrel population has been observed this year by the Toronto Ornithological Club #birding 6:42 PM May 28th via TweetDeck
Mare's tails instagr.am/p/LMFHvhqvEx/ 4:28 PM May 28th via Instagram
With aloo gobi & pea and pigeon pea curries. (Vegetarian Thali @ Diana Downtown) bit.ly/K7OA8D 3:42 PM May 28th via Foodspotting
@TCNoel No problem! They're in the mustard family and a garden escapee. But a pretty escapee. 1:10 PM May 28th via Echofon in reply to TCNoel
Know your "wild"flowers: Dames rocket instagr.am/p/LLstG8KvGn/ 12:55 PM May 28th via Instagram
@sfraser The spring has been hot and dry. 7:36 AM May 28th via Echofon in reply to sfraser
@sfraser Suspect its damage from Maple Petiole Borer. And I agree that the leaves seemed a bit off for Sugar Maple. Could be Acer nigrum... 7:35 AM May 28th via Echofon in reply to sfraser
@DDurnford Wait a sec. I'm thinking about Tar Spot Fungus (Rhytisma acerinum). Same thing as Black spot? 6:18 AM May 28th via Echofon in reply to DDurnford
@DDurnford We tend to get black spot in the fall; affecting Norway Maple almost exclusively. 6:01 AM May 28th via Echofon in reply to DDurnford
@DDurnford Without a Sugar Maple in front of me, it looks like maple petiole borer. Those wily hymenoptera! Thanks for the suggestion. 5:56 AM May 28th via Echofon
@whiteheatherl As you wish: twitter.com/gavatron/statu… 5:54 AM May 28th via Echofon
@DDurnford Interesting. Certainly the petiole is missing and distal end remaining is black where leaf has detached. Leaves not desiccated. 5:46 AM May 28th via Echofon in reply to DDurnford
Drought? Fungus? Sugar Maples are loosing their leaves, but leaves are missing their stems. twitter.com/gavatron/statu… 5:29 AM May 28th via Echofon from Wellington, Ontario

Name Gavan Watson
Location Guelph, Ontario
Web http://www.gavan.ca/
Bio I tweet about teaching & learning in higher ed, birding, natural history and photography. In a state of Twitter torpor (on parental leave) until June 2012.