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New Year’s Eve Eve
A bright, windy day. The breeze is intense, driving the Windchill ever lower. While the light is enticing the cold is not. Yesterday was a day of darkness and rain. Night came early as did dawn this morning. I was reminded that for a time after the solstice dawn continues to come later, even as…
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Boxing Day
A frigid, by local standards, Boxing Day morning. The sun is dimmed by a light haze, most likely off the bay. Last evening the light was noticeably stronger in keeping with the returning light of Christmas. Jennie noted that it seemed wintery, which this morning’s cold verified. Here is a link to a lovely post…
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Christmas Eve
And so we arrive at the eve of Christmas! It is a lovely early winter day, cool and breezy with intermittent sun and cloud. Yesterday we had flurries and showers. The wind is literally shrieking and howling. We have not seen the deer in a few days but the large mixed flock of songbirds regularly…
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The Solstice Arrives
A clear, comfortable day with rising wind and slowly falling temperature. The solstice sun against the trees throws long shadows across the field. The freshening breeze rustles the smaller branches of the maples and jostles the more sail like branches of the conifers. The sun is warm but in the shade one feels the wind…
