Category: autumn
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The Osprey Have Flown

A dark, dank, soggy day. Although we have had days of high humidity, heat, and cloud, we had no rain until last night. We may have more today which will be appreciated as we need it. A week ago I stopped at the beach. It was a lovely, warm late afternoon and the entire osprey…
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Late August

A muggy, hot day with a few showers forecast for later. Since my last post the landscape, in spite of rain, has taken on a late August look. There is suddenly a brown tint to many leaves, even as dark green predominates, and a yellow hue is creeping across the marshes. The farmers’ markets are…
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Almost Mid-August

A day of on-and-off cloud with storms promised for later on. A couple of rare weak tornados touched down locally on the weekend and some of todays storms might turn tornadic as well. Its humid and warm, but not miserable, which is an improvement. Although we are well into August the landscape remains lush, so…
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The Kitchen Saga Continues

It is a warm, bright, late afternoon following a rainy night. We’ve been on the warm side of most of the storms this autumn, meaning lots of fog, wind,and rain which magically softens autumns colors. There is a theory that here in New England winter follows autumn’s storm path. If so we are likely in…