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ABONS OF CONNECTICUT

Connecticut is the most important state in the US when it comes to Abons. It was where they were discovered. CT has the highest concentration of State or locally identified species (they don't occur naturally anywhere else). Connecticut's name often appears in scientific names, as the species or subspecies was found or discovered here. Connecticut is said to be the birthplace of Abons.

### Habitat

They live across the state. They favor forested areas, ponds, streams, and parks and yards.

### CT's Local Species

* Moheganabon-

These species are found only in Connecticut in the region of Ledyard, Norwich and Montville.

* Peqotobon

Ony found in Preston, Norwich, Ledyard and Groton. Named for the Pequot tribes who discovered the species.

* Thames River Abon

A subspecies of Connecticut Abons that only inhabit regions surrounding the Thames River

* Liekhan Abon

Only found around New London County, especially in Norwich and Preston

### Diet

Abons in the homeland eat apples, pears, peaches, plums, dogwood berries, callery pear... etc along with bush berries like Autumn olive, privets, barberry, goji berry, rose hips. They often eat food dropped on the ground, dog and cat food. Many grocery stores and restaurants provide uneaten and unsold food to local Abons.
Firethorn Delcova

## Desc

Firethorn Delcova is a pretty neat species. The species is named for their flaming thorns that appear red and or orange. They are large branched thorns or spines; similar to those of Honeylocust. Thorns are quite nasty, and are very sharp. If your unfortunate to rub against these spines, chances are they will draw blood. The spines are a successful defense mechanism of the species, which allows it to grow with minimal disturbance. Because of the spines, these trees are the most popular plant on the market for hedging. Nobody will bother trying to sneak through this hedge! Leaves are a yellow green almost year round, but does drop leaves in November or early December. Leaves turn a vibrant orange and yellow before dropping. Leaves are quite small and rounded. On average they are 2-4 inches long. Small orange catkins appear in March-May. Flowers are fragrant, but not as much as other species. Fruits appear a few weeks after. A small drupe with external seeds. External seeds surround the fruit like a flower. Seeds fall after a few days. Bark and twigs are a greyish color. bark is smooth. Tree is a large rounded form, but can grow very tall and narrow.

## Quick Stats

15-30'

Large rounded shrub / small tree.

Very sharp spines. Can tear clothing and cut skin.

Spines are a fiery orange, yellow and or red.

small deciduous leaves.
Wooley Bear

Wooley Bears are native caterpillar. They are large fuzzy and quite cute. They have 2 black fur spots at both ends of their body. The middle section is orange. They typically have one or sometimes two generations per year. Some caterpillars can be found in summer, but are most common in fall. They overwinter in a warm place in the caterpillar stage. The spring generation may turn into moths before winter. These caterpillars have seemed to take an interest in Lambs-quarters and some other weedy plants. It has also been noted that they eat leaves of maple, locust, and oak trees. Their damage potential however is low. They are often found walking around late in the fall looking for a safe place above the snow line or out of the way of snow or ice. Once a place is found, they will go dormant and the body freezes. Don't bring Wooley Bears inside if you don't have food for it. If it overwinters inside, it will need to eat. Their lifestyle may be jeopardized as well. If you want to raise them, you can bring them inside in the fall, but take them out to breath often. In November or December, take them outside full time in a sheltered box, Tupperware, or fish tank. Make sure it has air holes. Keep them out of snow or the way of predators. Also make sure to place it in a place where the enclosure won't flood. Wooley Bears will drown. Don't worry about the cold. Their bodies are naturally supposed to freeze, but only certain parts do. They produce a natural anti-freeze in their body keeping the bare necessities working. This keeps their body alive. They miraculously emerge in April or May and turn into moths shortly after.

   Wooley Bears apperently are not born with their patterns. I recently caught two wooley bears in August, what were completly brown. My big bear, molted around the 30th of August. My 2nd bear has grown, but has not molted enough to gain its black and orange fur colors yet. They will typically molt about 5 times, as with most caterpillars.

### General

I have now raised 1 Wooley Bear, but have met several over the last few years.

Rarity- Uncommon

Season- Fall-Winter. Moths in Spring

Pupates in Spring

Usually up to 2" long.

Native- Yes

Poisonous? No. Spiky hairs can pierce skin. Rashes not likely but possible.

Damage potential- Low
Abons in Europe

Abons are a common sight in all of Europe. Every country has an extensive population of them. Europe is where the most of them live, however they are native to the United States.

### Density

British Isles, The Balkans and Scandinavia regions of Europe no doubt have the highest population densities in Europe and the world. The hands-down densest populated country is Greece. There are liklely about 14 abons per 1 person in Greece. The 2nd densenst populated country is Estonia with roughly 11 abons per 1 person. However from Frace to Belarus and western Russia, there is a substantial amount of Abons. The least dense country is Spain, likely due to the warmer ad drier climate. Even in Spain, Abons still outnumber people, with at least 4 abons per 1 person.

### Protected Status

Many countries have abons as proteccted. These countries are Portugal, Greece, Albania, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Estonia, and Moldova. They also have general protection status by the European Union. Abons have a higher level of protection in The UK, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and France and Spain.

### Translations

Abons are mostly known throughout Europe by their English names. A few countries have a few variations of the same word, therefore being fairly easy to translate. Heres what they're known as in European Countries.

1. UK- Abons ; Also Known as Avon, Avino, or Avinin.
2. Ireland- Abuin. Also widely known by thier English names.
3. Portugal- Abonos
4. Spain- Abones
5. France- Abons
6. Italy- Abons
7. Luxembourg- Abons
8. Netherlands- Abonen
9. Germany- Abons
10. Denmark- Abons
11. Iceland- Abons
12. Norway- Abons
13. Sweden- Abons
14. Finland- Abons
15. Estonia- Abons
16. Latvia- Abons
17. Lithuania- Abons
18. Poland- Abony
19. Belarus- Abony
20. Ukraine- Abons
21. Russia- Abony
22. Czechia- Abons
23. Slovakia- Abons
24. Hungary- Abons
25. Slovenia- Abons
26. Croatia- Abons
27. Bosnia- Abons
28. Serbia- Abons
29. Romania- Abons
30. Bulgaria- Abons
31. Macedonia- Abonite
32. Greece- Avonon, Avonin
33. Turkey- Avonlar
34. Albania- Abone
Lilac (Tree)

## Desc

Lilac trees are hardy small trees, They can though be trimmed into large shrubs. They commonly grow to 5-7'. An old tree will have many small, slender branches; whereas a young tree has less branches and much bigger ones. They grow quite fast. These trees commonly grow multiple stems. When they are cut, they send out new twigs very quick; a response time of only a few days. These new shoots grow about twice as fast as normal, to likey get ready for a successful new growth season next year. They have small heart shaped leaves. They fall quite late compared to other trees their size. Leaf drop commonly extends into December with these trees. On cold years, most leaves may fall by Thanksgiving. In the spring, a long purple lilac will grow. These grow on new wood. They are very fragrant. Despite its branchy structure, a lilac might only form on 6 branches. Most adult trees produce very little amounts of flowers. Some trees don't flower at all. This could be due to sunlight exposure, as their super tolerant of shade. These trees grow almost everywhere. Green seeds eventually take place after the flowers fall off. The flowers are actually very small. Individual flowers are only centimeters long. Over 50 of these flowers make up the compound flower known as a lilac. These seeds will turn brown, as they mature. Eventually they drop off, but the germination likeliness as rather low.

## Quick Stats

5-7' tall.

Flowers in April. Leaf out also occurs this time. (They are the first to leaf out and last to drop leaves.)

Drops leaves a still green color, or dull yellow. Drops late, in November or December.

Fast Growing

Interlacing ridges on old bark, new bark is smooth.
Ladybug (Larval)

Delcore's Caterpillar is a small bug. They are the larva of Ladybugs. They are very much like caterpillars, but not exactly. They have the same exact lifestyle, but delcore's feeds on aphids instead of leaves. They hatch from eggs, eat, molt, and pupate. But instead of erupting as a moth or butterfly, these guys erupt as ladybugs.

They are small bugs, and very cute. They are pretty common. They eat aphids, which can sometimes cause harm to trees. Therefore these guys are actually helping the trees. They are easy to raise. If you've got a tree that attracts aphids, you can easily pull off a leaf with aphids and keep them as pets in a small jar or tank. They are tiny, and can get through small holes, so make sure your air holes arent too big.

These guys are common, some ladybugs will erupt in the summer. There can be a few generations per year. 2 seems to be the most common, but in cold climates youll likely only get one.
Delcore City Average Temps

Delcore City has a warm temperate

## Desc

Delcore City and New York are both in the coastal regions of southern Delkraneiysia. Dc and NY are not the warmest sections of the area. on the southern peninsula, you have Plymouth, that is on average 10-15o warmer. Delcore City is entered into Zone 8. Average extreme lows fall into the teens, but records have temps below 0.

Winter storms are common between November and March. In November, most snow comes at night. December- February are the main snow months. Despite having a warm temperate climate, DC and NY receive a lot of snow. Winter is very wet, producing several feet of snow per year. An average of 5-8 feet of snow will fall between November and March. March begins he spring warm up.

## Fall

September H 77-86 L 58-64

October H 60-71 L-44-52

November H- 45-57 L- 38-47

## Winter

December H- 41-46 L- 26-37

January- H- 35-42 L 24-33

February- H 42-51 L 28-40

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Average Extreme Low 16o

Record Low- -8o

## Spring

March H- 46-58 L 33-40

April H- 64-69 L 42-50

May H- 75-83 L 57-66

## Summer

June H- 84-92 L 62-68

July H- 90-96 L 66-74

August H 86-92 L 63-71

–

Average Extreme High- 106

Record High- 121o
Delkraneiysia (DK)/Ethnics of The DKU

Delkraneiysia is the true definition of Diverse Countries. People from over 50 countries are or have flocked to Delkraneiysia over the decades, and now claims several number one spots in terms of most people from a certain country. For example, say France, Delkraneiysia has more than 13 million people of French ancestry, ethnicity, or have come from France. This is number 1 for France, and number 4 for Delkraneiysia’s sender countries.

## Sending Countries

1. United States
2. China (65 Million)
3. Italy (55 Million)
4. France (13 Million)
5. Japan (11 Million)
6. Spain (and all Spanish ethnicity’s (11m)
7. India (11 Million)
8. Russia (9.7 Million)
9. South Africa ( 7 Million)
10. Brazil (5.8 Million)
11. Syria (3.5 Million) as Refugees))
12. Greece (3.1 Million)
13. Ireland (2.7 Million)
14. Egypt (2.4 Million)
15. Saudi Arabia (1.9 Million)
16. Turkey (1.6 Million)
Up in Smoke

### **Writer**

**Part 1:** Jeffrey Lane (Story), Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn & Jeffrey Klarik (Teleplay)
 **Part 2:** Jack Burditt (Story), Jeffrey Lane (Story/Teleplay)

### **Director**

Michael Lembeck

**Up in Smoke** is the twenty-third episode of the third season on *Mad About You*, which was aired on May 18, 1995.

## Summary

On their third wedding anniversary, Paul and Jamie go out with their friends to a strangely new ritzy nightclub called The Twilight Room. But afterward, Paul and Jamie's night out turns into "The Twilight Zone" when they slide in time into a parallel world where all evidence that they have ever met disappears, including their memories of each other. Now confined to this world as if Paul and Jamie never met; Paul is a free spirited man living with Ira, and Jamie is still a wealthy executive living with her boyfriend Alan.

## Cast

### Main

* Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
* Helen Hunt as Jamie Stemple-Buchman
* Anne Ramsay as Lisa Stemple
* Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow
* John Pankow as Ira Buchman
Local

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Learn some about our area!

## Our State

Our small state is home to several million people. We are also very lucky to have lots of diversity of wildlife. Connecticut is a state in southern New England. We have mountains and hills in the northwest, Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean to our south. Situated between New York and Boston, our state is an ideal distance to and from. This definitely helps with tourism.

## Norwich-New London Region

Norwich-New London is by far my favorite side of the state. From stores to restaurants, the casinos, beaches, hiking, and visiting parks, Our region has something for everyone. I will add links to articles and sites that can offer in depth details about our region, and our state as a whole.
Leopard Bear

Leopard Bears are a type of Boo Bear. They live in communal nests where they are found hibernating in winter. They are yellow black or brown spots. They commonly grow to 4-5 inches long. They are a furry caterpillar like creature. They are found eating grains, corn, leaves, or sometimes berries. They are very common in Morthia. Look under leaves, branches, rocks, etc or in hollow logs in winter. Or look in the bushes and trees, during other times of year, and your likely to find one, or some. These boo bears do well in groups or by themselves. Many people like to find them for pets. They live 8-16 years. Them and Dalmatian Bear live the longest. They will hibernate each winter, but if they live inside, they will be active all year. You will need to provide food for your bear. While its true, they don't eat as much during the winter, you should give them something just in case there hungry. if they don't eat, don't force them. They'll eat on their own, when they're hungry.
Storms We Cannot Weather

**Storms We Cannot Weather** is the twenty-second episode of the second season on *Mad About You*, which was aired on May 5, 1994.

## Summary

Paul wants to film a restaurant for a documentary and runs into Mark, Fran's ex-husband. He is back in New York. Jamie sets Fran up on a blind date.

## Cast

### Main

* Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
* Helen Hunt as Jamie Stemple-Buchman
* Anne Ramsay as Lisa Stemple (credit only)
* Richard Kind as Dr. Mark Devanow
* Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow
* John Pankow as Ira Buchman (credit only)

### Guest

* Lisa Kudrow as Ursula Buffay
* Ivory Ocean as Issac
* David Berón as Nick
Adderosetts (Anguilosattea)

Anguilosattea is a small family of semi-aquatic seashore animals. Adderosetts make up the majority of the population of the family. Adderosetts are big crab or lobster like creatures of Morthia.

Many people call them Adders for short.

### Desc

Adderosetts are about 13-18 inches long. When they are young, they are only a few inches long. They gradually grow within 2 years. They mature after 3-5 years. As most crustaceans, they live 5-9 years, but can live longer. Adderosetts closely resemble crabs and lobsters, in which are related. They are common on beaches, marshes, ocean shores, and shoreline woods. The farthest inland these creatures have come was estimated to be 12 miles. Once November comes, Adders begin mating in shallow waters on the DK and Ny-Norge coasts. (September and October for northern N-N. They birth in the shallow waters in February. April in N-N.

### Defense

These creatures are known throught the Delkraneiysia and Ny-Norge coasts as one to watch out for. Adders have very sharp claws that can remove soft limbs. This is why kids especially need to watch out. Adders can crush even crabs and stonefruit, a native palm tree fruit, that is just smaller than a coconut. Adders live mostly in the water in summer, but do come ashore in the fall. To try to save themselves from being consumed, adders have venomous blood in their meat. Therefore Adders cannot be cooked. Adder venom can be enough to kill children and seriously hospitalize adults. While all ages can handle (touch, play, and swim with the creatures no problem, do not consume them. They will usually only pinch if they fell threatened. This is very unusual though.
Lisa Stemple

## Character

Paul Buchman (brother-in-law)

Mabel Buchman (niece)

Gus Stemple (father)

Theresa Stemple (mother)

## Relevant Pages

**Lisa Stemple** is a main character on NBC's *Mad About You*. She is a neighbor of her sister Jamie. She is portrayed by starring cast member Anne Ramsay.

## Revival season

Lisa continues to support Jamie and Paul years after the events of "The Final Frontier (Part 2)".

*This section is incomplete. Please help us by expanding it.*
## Trivia

* Lisa has unfathomable psychological issues. Jamie is referred to as "Stella" in a book written by Lisa's therapist: "It was Stella's over-protectiveness that suffocated her ability to relate to others, and tethered her to a lifetime of insecurity and neurosis." After an envious rage, she blames Jamie for all of her problems in an interview with her shrink that becomes a chapter of a book called "Manics." With no place else to go, she does her laundry at Paul and Jamie's apartment while scavenging through her sister's clothes and food. Every visit from her parents triggers her eating disorder. In between bouts of weirdness, she still cares deeply for Paul and Jamie and is often trusted to house sit for them, usually with unfortunate results.
Rosewood Delcova

Large shrub or sometimes a small tree, native of the east coast of North America. Best known for its leaves and flowers, that resemble roses.

### Range

Nova Scotia and Quebec south to North Carolina, and west to Kansas.

### Leaf

Toothed once compound leaves. Leaves are usually up to 6 inches long. They will usually have 3-5 leaflets, however its not rare to get ones with 7. Some leaves can develop teeth. It has even been noted of leaflets with small lobes. Leaves are evergreen, and remain green through the winter, but could drop leaves in extreme cold events. This would need temperatures below -20. Otherwise, previous years leaves will drop in the summer from June till August.

### Flower

Very rose like, with a center and many petals. Most flowers are red and orange, but its not uncommon to have yellow and white ones too, on the same tree. These flowers can be as large as a peony, but most of them remain rose size. Flowering time is March through June, but will also bloom on nice days in summer. Some trees will mass bloom again in the fall.

### Fruit

A small drupe, resembling a Tic Tac or Jelly Bean. Only about an inch long. They can be any color, but red, orange and yellow are the most common. Fruits are edible, and have a sweet taste. Unripe fruit will taste sour. Seeds are on the outside of the fruit, and arranged like petals on a flower. Seeds are narrow and black. These seeds will fall to the ground when mature, from summer till Fall. Seeds can stick to clothing, skin, and fur, in which it can travel by. Seeds however don't typically germinate.

Twig- Slender with small spines on branchlets. Spines will usually fall off as branches mature. These spines can draw blood if scraped on skin. The tips of spines are that sharp. They have even been known to tear clothing. Twigs remain green for about 3 years before turning a light green or light yellow.

### Bark

Mature bark is either light green or light yellow. Despite the spiny branches, the mature bark is quite smooth. Sometimes a few small shallow ridges are common, especially on the oldest bark.

### Habitat-

Well drained soils in full shade. Does best when soils are moist, but not flooded. This tree is not drought hardy.
The Delkraneiysia National Cyclone Center

## The DKNCC

The corporation is a service specializing in tropical developments, but also tracks non tropical cyclonic storms. From DK's horrifying hurricane seasons, to winter storms, The DKNCC has their hands full. The service area includes all of Delkraneiysia, Republic of DAD and NSFW, IDK Republic, Ny-Norge, and the Commonwealth of ArenaC. Bomb cyclones to hurricanes. This corporation tracks them. They work with the NHC, and they will assist to send out advisories to the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The DKNCC has issued their own Scale for tracking these tropical systems. You can find it HERE. Winter storm scales haven't been released.

The cyclone center was founded by the DK government in 2007. Since then, they have been issuing advisories and making maps of storms and seasons. Prior to 2007, DK and its neighbors listed above were covered by the American hurricane center, the NHC.
Abons By State

Abons are native to all Eastern States from Florida to Maine and west to Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, north to South Dakota and Nebraska. The highest populations and density occurs in the Eastern US. They were first discovered and named in Southern New England where they are still very common. They technically not native to California or the West Coast, nor Colorado; but were introduced from the east.

### US Introductions

* California- Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and several others...
* Washington at Seattle
* Colorado- Denver, Colorado Springs, Aspen, Telluride.
* New Mexico- Santa Fe
* Hawaii- Honolulu, Mouna Kea
* Alaska- Juneau, Anchorage

### External Introductions

* England- Many Locations including London, Liverpool, Cambridge
* Scotland- Edinburg
* Spain- Barcelona
* France- Paris
* Germany- Berlin
* Poland
* Ukraine- Odesa
* Romania
* Greece
* Italy

* Colombia -Cartegena (via cruise ships)
* Haiti- Labadee Beach (via cruise ships)

All abons except a few species are native and occur naturally only in the US and southern Canada. They have since though been introduced into Europe where they are thriving. More then 80% of Abons traveled on Cruise ships originated in Florida.

### Other Breakdowns

* Europe Introductions --- Abons in Europe
* Canada--- Not yet available (Might join USA)

Below are the breakdowns of US Abons and where their population and densities are the highest.

# Population

### TOP 9

TOP 9 MOST POPULOUS STATES IN THE US. NUMBERS AS OF 2023.

# POP DENSITY

1. ALABAMA
2. GEORGIA
3. ARKANSAS
4. MISSISSIPPI
5. FLORIDA
6. MISSOURI
7. WEST VIRGINIA
8. VIRGINIA
9. SOUTH CAROLINA
10. IOWA
11. CONNECTICUT
12. NORTH CAROLINA
13. PENNSYLVANIA
14. TENNESSEE
15. MASSACHUSETTS
16. WASHINGTON ST
17. VERMONT
18. NEW YORK
19. RHODE ISLAND
20. TEXAS
21. LOUISIANA
22. KENTUCKY
23. COLORADO
24. OHIO
25. NEW HAMPSHIRE
26. UTAH
27. MARYLAND
28. NEW MEXICO
29. DELAWARE
30. NEW JERSEY
31. CALIFORNIA
32. OREGON
33. MAINE
34. IDAHO
35. ILLINOIS
36. WISCONSIN
37. WYOMING
38. INDIANA
39. OKLAHOMA
40. MONTANA
41. MINNESOTA
42. MICHIGAN
43. KANSAS
44. NEBRASKA
45. SOUTH DAKOTA
46. NORTH DAKOTA
47. ARIZONA
48. NEVADA
49. HAWAII
50. ALASKA
Abons of Missouri

Missouri has seen a gradual growth in Abon population for its fairly good climate. Missouri Abons are found all over the state, Missouri is the 5th highest population in the nation.

## Missouri Habitat

### Kansas City

There are a lot of Abons in Kansas City. It is one of the Midwest's most populated cities. They are found throughout the city especially its suburbs and forested communities. KC has the highest population of any city in Missouri. KC along with Liberty, Independence, and Lee's Summit, makes up the most populated metro area. About 2/5 of the total population lives here.

### Saint Louis

Abons can be seen all across Saint Louis. However, unlike Kansas City, the major population is reduced mostly to colonies. These colonies exist in Tower Grove Park and MO Botanical gardens and vicinity, Carondelet Park, Gateway Arch Park, Saint Louis Zoo, Jefferson Barracks Park, and Robert Koch Hospital Rd. There is a small amount of Abons around downtown Saint Louis.

### Other MO:

Missouri's got a lot of lakes and rivers. This is Abons primary habitat here as well as Missouri's hills and mountains. Missouri is very favorable and highly populated. Missouri's got the Ozarks and Mark Twain Ntl Forests. Both in which are highly populated with Abons. Outside of Kansas City, Branson is Missouri's most populated city. The Ozarks is MO's greatest populated physical area.

## Sanctuary Cities

Missouri's got 7.

* Kansas City
* Liberty
* Independence
* Lees Summit
* Branson
* Springfield
* Columbia

## Diet

Missouri Abons tend to eat cherries, plums, paw-paw, peaches, and other temperate fruit. Bush berries and rose hips, and Autumn Olive berries are most favored small food.

## Pop Trend-

Missouri's population is expected to continue to rise, especially in greener areas and larger parks.

## Stats

* Population- 5th
* Pop Density- Likely around 6th.
* #5 Safest
* #3 Human-Abon Relation (Abons as pets or Humans feeding Abons etc. Less skittish around people.)
* #4th happiest
Bigleaf Delcova

Bigleaf Delcova is a pretty big tree with big leaves and relatively big fruit.

## Desc.

A very large tree. Bigleaf Delcova is the head of its group, the bigleaf Delcovas. Growing yo over 80' tall, The bigleaf is one of the larger trees. The tallest specimen was found in Norwich reaching 132' at Norwich Free Academy. This tree has 3 massive trunks. The spread of this tree reaches over 200' wide. This is the champion tree of its species. Its leaves are quite large, and which resembles a seagrape. Leaves may be 4-7" long and 5-8" wide. They are not evergreen, while it's very own Hybrid (with another Delcova or possibly a magnolia) has evergreen foliage. A rather large fruit is produced a few weeks after flowering. Flowering begins in March and ends in June. Trees flower again in October-November. The last fruits are ripe around Thanksgiving. Leaves fall shortly after, usually in December, or whenever temps drop below 15 degrees. Fruits resemble a drupe about 3x the size of an average jelly bean. Flowers are pink catkins. The flowers bloom for several days before petals drop. The flower eventually becomes the fruit. Give or take 13 days after petals fall is usually around maturity. These fruits are highly saught after by wildlife and people alike for its sweet, taste and candy like appearance. Animals love it as it is sweet and has much needed nutrients. These tree's leaves, fruit, and bark are known to have medicinal properties that help cure some diseases and sicknesses.
Cultivars- Natually occurring Hybrid- Evergreen Bigleaf

## Quick Stats

Seagrape Like. Non-Evergreen.

Twigs- Big, brown with red speckles.

Bark- Red, ridged. Some of these trees develop fissures and furrows with old age.

Fast Growing- 2-4' per year.

Full Sun -- Full Shade.

Medicinal Tree
American Red Maple

A very red tree...

## Description

A fairly large tree. Red Maple is another native tree. As the name implies, this tree is very red. Red flowers. Red twigs. Red samaras. Red fall color. Although, some red maples actually will have purple, orange or yellow fall color. Its not certain whether or not these are subspecies. The red maple is the signage in March that spring is coming. Red maple along with American Elm, and Silver Maple, are the first to bloom every spring. Flowers bloom way before leaves appear. Leaves and samaras both appear in April with a few other Maples. Flowers are very showy, earning my love for them. Female trees give the best flowers. The flowers are puffier and much larger. Samaras drop, fully mature, before the arrival of Summer. By the start of May, the leaves will begin to erupt. Some seeds will germinate the same year. Germination if any, occurs in Summer. In the fall, before Halloween, all the leaves are gone. They either turn red or yellow, but red is easily the dominant color. More than most of your red maples will boast red fall leaves. Yellow leaved fall foliaged red maples may be a cultivar, variety, or subspecies. Bark has some furrows, but remain shallow. Most red maples have grooves or ridges.

Red Maple is a fairly slow grower, but can sometimes put on a foot per year when young. They do well in almost any environment, even swamps. Red Maple has pretty strong wood, and doesnt break easily. They make great street and park trees. The seeds are non invasive, and few seeds germinate. This tree is very popular among planters.

## General

60-75'

Grows almost anywhere.

Does well in flooded, or swampy areas.

First to flower. Also first to drop leaves.

Strong wood.

Fast Growing. 6-18 inches of growth per year is average.

Native maple.

Impressive spring and fall color.

Red twigs.
Devilthorn Delcova

## desc

A large round shrub or small tree. The Devilthorn Delcova has the sharpest spines of all the Delcovas. Devilthorn spines have the tips that are very sharp, but also have very small thorns on the spines that can cause discomfort if touched. Leaves are round. 2-4" long. Leaves are deciduous, dropping leaves late in the fall. Catkins appear in March-May. Flowers aren't as fragrant as other species. A fruit with external seeds appear a few weeks after. Even seeds and leaves have small thorns. Leaves feature a sharp thorn on the tip, and two on each side. The stem has two thorns as well. Fruits are tasty with a sweet taste. May be sour if not ripe.

## Quick Stats

Very Sharp spines.

Leaves have thorns.

Deciduous leaves

Large round form.

Very popular as a hedge or natural fence. (Nobody will bother trying to sneak though it!)

Responds well to pruning or shaping.
Project Oceanography

## My Connection to this Place

Project O was a common field trip location for me since i was in Marine Biology classes. I went here on field trips since i was in Grade School in Preston. We would always go out on the boat during school and go fishing. We'd use the big net from the boat. It catch and bring up so many spider crabs and flounder. I loved catching lobsters for my teacher's class. We'd always catch stuff, then learn about them. The workers at Project O were always nice and friendly. They always knew their stuff. They'd also hold seal watches and water measuring like salinity and temperature. Also bird watching was common during Bald Eagle season. Learing the info on the sound was very interesting and i loved it.

Project O definately should be most school's go to for marine sciences.

## What They Do

Project O is a Marine Biology based laboratory for schools to visit and learn from. Usually schools have field trips here to have the students learn basic biology and behavior of the ocean and its habitats. They also study the coastal regions connected to the water.

Most field trips occur on the boat, when the staff bring the students out into the Long Island Sound. They throw the nets out and measure the amount of plankton in the water. Plankton are the microscopic or barley visible tiny creatures that flat with the water. These are animals and plants. They also catch lobsters if the season is right. We always caught some to take back to the classroom at NFA. The marine biology teacher has tanks in his room that the students study in class. We always took something back. Of fish, the most common was the fluke/flounder, but others were porgys, and sea-robins. We always cought hundreds of spider-crabs. We would measure them, the either release them, or take them to school.

Project O also does water testing, where the students learned how to measure the water. These were either temperature, salinity, water quality, and planktonic creatures.

We also did a seashell and sea worms catch.

They also during the winter commonly did a seal watch. We'd go on the boat to see all the seals visiting the area.
Black Locust

The Black Locust is a Non-native, sometimes regarded as an invasive tree.

## Description

These trees are rather tall and narrow, however in open areas, they can get as large as other trees like maples and oaks. Black locust is a non-native to Connecticut, but it IS native to the US. While this is true, this tree can also be deemed Invasive in minimally controlled areas such as fields, or run down buildings and lots. They grow quite fast, possibly putting on 2-4' per year when young. They slow down with age.

Their pretty easy to point out from their furrowed bark and white fragrant flowers. Some trees, the flowers smell like citrus. They will flower in May or early June. These flowers will turn into many seed pods, each having 4-7 seeds, that linger into February, before falling in the gusty March Winds. Many seeds don't germinate in controlled areas, but the seeds may be viable for a few years. Its compound leaves may make it look like a tropical plant, but its hardy to Zone 4. When controlled, these trees make great landscape plants. However some twigs and small branches may drop in storms, as the wood isn't very strong.

Black Locust is a colonizer, meaning it can create a very dense group or grove of trees. Especially when cut, they will grow back via root sprouts and coppicing. Here in Norwich, we had a grove of over 100 trees. that was several hundred feet long. There used to be 4 bigger trees there. I believe all the sprouts came up via seeds, root growth, and stump coppicing.

## Attributes

Lives- 50-100 years on Average.

30-70' tall. Usually a narrow crown.

Flowers in May or Early June *- Fragrent*

Leaves drop late, in November, or even into early December.

Seed pods persist through Winter.

Medium Weak Wood

Moderate Invasive Potential
Marine Life

Connecticut is lucky to have shoreline with a vast amount or sea life. This section covers the main life that's common in coastal CT. Now CT only has the Long Island Sound, (abbreviated LIS) But even in this small area, there's a lot of wildlife!

## Crusteaceans

All of our Crab and Lobster Friends! Has a hard exoskeleton. Must molt to grow. Arthropods. They have jointed appendages. We also bear many species of shrimp, like the mantis shrimp and common shrimps.

### Crabs

1. Atlantic Rock Crab
2. Shore Crab
3. Fiddler Crab
4. Chesapeake Blue Crab
5. Spider Crab
6. Green Crab
7. Jonah Crab
8. Florida Stone Crab
9. Hermit Crab

### Lobster

1. American Lobster
2. Crayfish (Freshwater)

## Fish

We have many fish in our waters. Now, its been a while since I was in Coastal Studies, but I remember a lot of the fish we caught in that class. I will soon publish the common fishes in our waters.
Escape from New York

**Escape from New York** is the first episode of the third season on *Mad About You*, which was aired on September 22, 1994.

## Summary

It's a very hot day in New York City and with their air conditioner on the fritz, Paul and Jamie go out to eat in an effort to beat the heat. They go to their usual restaurant, Riff's, then they start talking about the time when they went to to the Jersey shore, had a great time and the clams were the best, only they can't remember the name of the place. Jamie suggests that they should go back to the Jersey shore and find the clam place because this could be their last chance for fun, since this is the last week of summer; She will be going back to school, Paul should have new film projects, so they should do this now, while they have the time, instead of waiting for next summer like Paul says. Paul agrees and they borrow Fran's car. Jamie tries to get Fran to join them, but she declines and is acting strangely. Jamie finds out Fran has taken her old job and had it for awhile. Jamie is upset over this and feels like she stabbed her in the back. Soon Paul and Jamie find heading on out on their road trip is easier said than done. Paul's Mom calls them and she wants Paul to help move a couch and take it to Lisa's apartment. Paul finds out that Ricky Gold, Paul's old assistant, directed a big movie, that everyone says they love it. Paul is upset, since his old gofer is doing a big thing and he isn't. More problems arise. when Fran's car is being towed away, with Murray in the back seat, since it's double parked. Now Murrary is mad at Paul, when he and Jamie get the car out of impound. While getting a burger for Murrary at Riff's, to make it up for him, Paul gets locked into the car and when they finally get to the Jersey Shore, they can't find the place and they are very hungry. When they finally remember the name of the place and they get there, it's closed. Sadly, they return home, but in the end, all is not lost.

## Cast

### Main

* Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
* Helen Hunt as Jamie Stemple-Buchman
* Anne Ramsay as Lisa Stemple
* Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow
* John Pankow as Ira Buchman

### Guest

* Cynthia Harris as Sylvia Buchman
* Lisa Kudrow as Ursula Buffay
The Wedding Affair

**The Wedding Affair** is the fifteenth episode of the first season on *Mad About You*, which was aired on February 6, 1993.

## Summary

Paul & Jamie attend an afternoon wedding of a friend. Jamie thinks it is unorganized and starts changing things. Paul accidentally tells the father of the bride that the happy couple lived together before marriage.

## Cast

### Main

* Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
* Helen Hunt as Jamie Stemple-Buchman
* Anne Ramsay as Lisa Stemple
* Richard Kind as Dr. Mark Devanow
* Leila Kinzle as Fran Devanow

### Guest

* John Pankow as Ira Buchman
* Susan Blommaert as Miss Grundy
* William Newman as The Waiter
* Annie Abbott as Friendly Woman
* Neil Vipond as Friendly Man
* Laura Waterbury as Guest #1, Looking for Her Hat
The Flayer Cloud

## Real

Have you ever seen Stranger Things? A huge ghostly crab or octopus looking monster always appears in a red clouded thunderstorm. This cloud in our story is not by any means related. It is however named in connection to is similarity In color. In real life, this cloud actually appears because of Mohegan Sun. They recently added lights to their hotel. These lights shine way up to the sky, creating an ominous red cloud. However on November 2nd, these lights for the first time changed color. From red, it turned blue, violet, green, and pink. At times they would brighten or dim. The cloud has persisted since September. The lights are only visible on the cloudier of nights.

## In our Story

The cloud has inspired me to add story to it. This cloud even though is fake, seams like a really cool idea for a place in our story. The cloud appears on cloudy nights. This cloud shows the signs of Monsters. If the cloud is red, its a good chance, there are monsters tonight. However, if its other colors, or changing colors, That is a sign you should be safe tonight. What is casting the light is unknown. Many say it could be natural, others say it could be an emergency center issuing alerts. The persistent colored cloud is yet to be further discovered.
Eastern Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple is easily the best species of Maple. They are the state tree of New York, and many other states. It makes the best syrup. It has the best fall color. The Sugar Maple is truly something to be proud of.

## Description

Sugar Maple is a very large tree. Probably the tallest growing deciduous tree along with tuliptree. These trees will easily exceed 80-110 feet. They may take a LONG time to grow this large. This as is, it is a much slower growing maple tree. But its form and durability will make up for it. In spring, these trees have small hanging flowers. They are light green. Flowering and leaf eruption usually occurs at the end of April. Flowers are not showy or important. Their fall foliage is unmatched by the other maples. They will have orange, red, yellow, and brown leaves, along with some green ones. The color is very beautiful. Peak color for sugar maples are the middle to end of October. Little samaras with one green seed (turning brown) will fall around this time. They are around an inch or so long. They are pretty easy to distinguish between other common trees like Norway and Red Maples. Bark is very distinct. The trunk bark is very furrowed. Bark is ridged on mature bark, but not the main trunk (Mainly on mature branches) When winter time, especially for the holidays, maple syrup is very popular in CT. Many people harvest their own. Sugar maple has the perfect sugar content in its sap to make great tasty syrup. Vermont is said to make the best. Leaf buds are pretty clear, as the bud has a spear end look to them.

## General

80-110' or greater. Some specimens reach 150'

Largest Maple.

Outstanding Fall Color

Native Tree

Best Sap for Syrup

Strong wood.

Disease Resistant.

Makes a great yard, park, or street tree.
The Kid Leaves

**The Kid Leaves** is the first episode of the eighth season *Mad About You*, which aired on November 20, 2019.

## Summary

When Paul and Jamie drop their daughter Mabel off for her first day of college, it quickly becomes clear that they have very different ideas of what their lives after children will look like.

## Cast

### Main

* Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
* Helen Hunt as Jamie Stemple-Buchman
* Antoinette LaVecchia as Lucia Francavella
* Abby Quinn  as Mabel Buchman
* Cynthia Harris as Sylvia Buchman
Forest Tent Caterpillar

## Summary

Forest Tent Caterpillars are common, native caterpillars. They are blue and grey with small white key-hole like shapes on their backs. They are friendly little guys. They arrive in April when leaves erupt from their buds. They feed on the buds in April, but will then feed on leaves when they erupt. They are common caterpillars, most commonly found on many forest trees, as the name implies. They seem to prefer cherry trees the most. They are not like the Eastern Tent, that makes these silky "tents". Forest tent caterpillars do not construct these tents. They roam free, and do not live in the same place the the eastern tents. The caterpillars pupate in June. They will start by silking around them, and make a personal tent that their pupea will reside. The pupea is yellow and enclosed in the silk tent. They commonly pupate in leaves, on walls, or porches, etc. They will erupt as adults in July.

These caterpillars are fairly common, and easy to raise. Feed them oak or cherry leaves, and they'll be happy. Theyre most commonly found in June when they leave the host tree in search of a safe place to pupate. May it be at your house on on a safe branch, or a porch or picnic table, they will start silking when the feel safe. You can easily bring them inside to pupate. I did that in 2017 I think it was. There was like 30 of these forest tent caterpillars climbing down our Red Oak tree in June. I got every caterpillar into the fish tank I used. The survival rate of captive pupae is usually around 80%, so most of them will come out as moths a few weeks later. In my story, all of them but two didnt make it. bout 4 weeks later, all of the pupated caterpilars erupted as moths. My fish tank was infested with the moths! I let them all go in the wild to mate and complete their purpose.

## General

Easy to raise

Blue and grey with white key-hole like spots on back.

A little furry.

Medium sized caterpillar.

Usually one of the first caterpillars of the spring season.

Pupates in June. Small yellow pupae in a silken tent.

Ive raised several generations.
Hurricane Delcore Series

Hypo series of storms. these storms were pulled of Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki, which is where I wrote them.

1- Delcore's Medicane

2- Superstorm Delcore

3- Hurricane Delcore 2

4- Hurricane Delcore 3

5- Hurricane Delcore 4

6- Typhoon Delcore

7- Supercane Delcore

8- Hurricane Delcore 7

9- Hurricane Delcore 8

10- Hurricane Delcore 9
Pin Oak

## Desc

Pin oaks are in my sights the most beautiful oak tree in Connecticut. Best part is that its native!

The form of these trees is spectacular. Top branches branch upward, while low branches branch downward. Middle branches branch outward. The form sometimes becomes less distinct with age, but is still really nice. The leaves of pin oak are smaller than most oak species. They are a member of the red oak group, so their leaves are heavily lobed. They have the characteristic 5 lobes as seen on most red oaks. Leaves turn orange, yellow or red in the fall. They drop leaves much later than most oaks. Small acorns are present in the fall, on last year's wood. Pin oaks are large trees, capable of growing 100' tall. They typically grow on moist soils, but will grow on dry soils too. They are fast growing, and can grow several times per season. This year alone, a pin oak in our yard grew 3 times in 2019, in the spring, then again in August, and once more in September.

## Quick stats

70-100'

Equal spread

smooth bark. Some ridges may form.

Fast growing

Acorns in late summer and fall.

Small leaves.

Red Oak Group
Token Friend

**Token Friend** is the seventh episode of the first season on *Mad About You*, which was aired on November 4, 1992.

## Summary

Someone Paul went to film school with is a token taker at the subway. Paul avoids the subway because he thinks the guy has a miserable life stuck in the subway rather than making films. Jamie gets tickets for the circus.

## Cast

### Main

* Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman
* Helen Hunt as Jamie Stemple-Buchman
* Anne Ramsay as Lisa Stemple (credit only)
* Richard Kind as Dr. Mark Devanow
* Leila Kinzle as Fran Devanow

### Supporting Cast

* Tommy Hinkley as Jay Selby (credit only)

### Guest

* Steve Buscemi as Howie
* Michael Goldfinger as Male Passenger
* Elizabeth Norment as Female Passenger
* Steven M. Porter as Husband
* Spencer Klein as Ryan Devanow
* Yoshio Be as Businessman #1
* Toshi Toda as Businessman #2
Saddleback Caterpillar

Saddleback Caterpillars are a stinging caterpillar native to the region. Even from a naturalist, don't touch these guys. Theyre highly venomous. Definatley be cafefully if your going to be in a woodsy area. You do not want to rub against these guys. Saddlebacks are very small caterpillars, typically less then or equal to 1 inch long. They have spines all over their body, but have four main spines. Each spine has venom that can readily get onto you, and you can be sent to the hospital. A news artical was posted about the dangers of the Saddlebacks. To stay preocted, first you have to know what they look like.

They are small, pobably no more than in inch long. They are mostly green on top. They have a big brown spot on their back. This is the "saddle". On their back they have big spine stalks, that carry venom. Now that you know what they look like, youll be likely to find them on rose bushes, flowers, burningbush,

----> Since I have never met a saddleback, I will use a public image off Google as a temporary, until I find a Saddleback. IMAGE- Project Noah- [1]

Here are some usefull citations/recources.

1. [2] WFSB Article
2. [3] University of Florida