Category: Arts
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Stillmeadow Revisited
After a blistering July, August began with deep chill. At one point Friday afternoon the temperature was 63F with a stiff breeze blowing in from the northeast. I kept putting on layers until late afternoon when the sun came out, the wind died down, and the temperature rose into the low 70’s. This morning the…
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August Begins
An early morning of light showers following a night of much needed rain. Areas north of us received a thorough soaking but by the time the rain arrived here it had diminished. Still, the air is fresh and cool and the landscape, which had been parched, renewed. The humming birds are here after a summer…
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After The Heat Wave
A day of intense sunlight. A few fair weather clouds drift here and yon across the great arc of blue sky. The local birds are raising their second or third broods while the osprey appear to be feeding chicks and more forcefully guarding their nests. We had three days of intense heat, which broke yesterday.…
