Category: Nature
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A Dream for Hard Times
A cool, dark day. Every now and then a scattering of raindrops fall among the spring blossoms. We are living in hard times. So many are dying of Covid19, other illnesses, and hunger, deaths that might have been avoided by timely, compassionate action by our leaders. So many are frightened and desperate, and the young…
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Dreamings
A dark day although the rain has held off. Now the late afternoon sun illumines the western overcast, offering the possibility of a sunset. The wind, which has been a consistent companion these past few days, has risen, promising storms tomorrow.
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Needs
Late afternoon and the sun has disappeared behind the clouds that are gathering in the west. Dark will come early tonight. The weather continues to offer mostly warm, dry days and cool nights, resulting in a very mild winter.
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Weaponizing Fire
Ah, Monday. Yesterday was record warm and windy; Saturday was just record warm. Today is seasonably cool and dark, thick cloud blocking much of January’s wan sunlight. The weekend was not just record warm. In much of New England temperatures were six or seven degrees above the old records for the date. This, probably inevitably,…
