Category: moving
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Mid-September
We awoke to Nori the cat wanting doors and windows open, in the window behind her a rich blue sky with just a hint of high, thin cloudiness. The air was noticeably warmer and more humid than yesterday, yet held fast to an autumnal touch. After an early start to fall color, we have been…
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The Fate of the Osprey
A bright, warm late summer morning, less hot and humid than recent days. We’ve managed to make it through the morning without air conditioning on the first floor! The electrician, who is working in the basement, reports that he is cool and comfortable. Across the street roses are still blooming. In yards and margins throughout…
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August Rain
The morning’s heavy rain ebbs and flows. There are flash flood warnings for our area, yet again, the summer rains finally challenging the drought, but also, often bringing too much water at once. Still, it seems all the earth welcomes this life sustaining wet. The piles of boxes in the house and garage are much…
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Smoke
A dark, smoke choaked, Tolkienesque day. The air quality is “Very Harmful” and getting worse so, given my asthma and post-polio, I am in the house with the air conditioning going. As happens a few times each summer, smoke from Canadian wildfires has traveled great distances to reach, and settle over us. As Canada warms…
