Category: Climate Change
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Stormy Weather

Another day of heat and humidity following a stormy weekend. We have finally received enough rain to revive the gardens and re-green the world, and more rain is promised for later in the week. We made a quick trip to Vermont over the weekend. Driving up on Friday afternoon we ran into a severe thunderstorm…
Michael Watson PhD
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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.…
Michael Watson PhD
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At the Solstice

Taking a moment to acknowledge the year’s turning.
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A Hard Day

A cloudy, damp, deeply chilling day. Heavier rain is forecast for a bit later. A family of starlings have set up housekeeping just outside our dining room windows and fill the house with song in the mornings and in the early evening. Yesterday I noted a fledgling starling on the roof. I woke this morning…
Michael Watson PhD