Category: Other Subjects
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It’s April!
This morning is cold, with bright sunshine and a frigid north wind .Flowering plants abound, as do newly sprouted leaves, and fill the world with color. Spring is late, following an almost non-existent winter, continuing the accelerating changes to regional and global weather patterns. Plants and animals are generally very slow to adapt to predictable…
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The Fate of Horses
A cloudy, chill day; the rain has stopped for the moment. We may have snow later but it will likely not stick. Last Tuesday I awoke to a brilliant reddish sky; sure enough the old mariner’s saying proved correct and by evening we were in the midst of a storm. Hopefully all this rain will…
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Mid-Autumn
A day of heavy showers and break through blue sky, unseasonably warm. Autumn color has arrived and spreads itself slowly across the landscape. Many trees are in transition while quite a few remain green and the occasional tree is in full color. In some areas, especially stands of swamp maples, the trees are bare. Work…
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Thinking About the Apocalypse
A cloudy, sprinkly, breezy sort of day. Autumn color has arrived in full force, although green still dominates most trees. As I drove west to Fall River this morning I noticed the trees along the highway were at peak color, some even bare. We are forecast to have heavy rain and high winds overnight so…
