Kaw Valley Almanac for June 7 – 13, 2021
Mulberries are ripe, elderberries and blackberries are blooming and wild raspberries are forming. But don’t forget about ticks and chiggers if you are out picking berries!
Mulberries are ripe, elderberries and blackberries are blooming and wild raspberries are forming. But don’t forget about ticks and chiggers if you are out picking berries!
We’ve watched them grow from tiny floofs who barely opened their eyes into active, playful kittens. Now, Andromeda and her babies are on their way to new homes and new lives.
The Lawrence City Band played for a sea of people seated all over the east side of South Park Wednesday evening.
This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” continues its impressive run by climbing to the No. 1 spot.
Sign up for a hike with Kaw Valley Almanac writer Ken Lassman on National Trails Day, coming up Saturday, June 5!
“This week was bittersweet. We enjoyed our last week with the whole crew together,” Olivia Schwyhart writes.
The beginning of June will mark the 165th anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack, […]
The biggest Raven news this week isn’t what’s on the bestseller list, but rather that we’re reopening the Raven’s original 6 E. Seventh St. location for browsing on June 5!
Recent rains have begun a significant increase in fruiting mushrooms which will only increase as temperatures warm. There are more than 400 mushroom species in Kansas, so keep an eye out for a wide variety of these fungi in coming weeks.
Andromeda’s kittens at 7 weeks old: They’ll be leaving to go to new homes soon, but in the meantime, they’ve finally reached the top of the cat tree.
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