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Radical Empathy
We are enjoying the deep snow from our first real storm in two years. The next week or two will be uber warm, but today is lovely, and today, tonight, and tomorrow feature more snow! I awoke this morning thinking about the vigilante mentality that seems to pervade our time. There are any number of…
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Red Fox
Snow fell much of yesterday and last night, our first real storm of the year. This morning we awoke to turbulent skies and deep powder snow. Now, the birds are busy on the feeders; there is no sign of the squirrels. The breeze, which had been calm, is picking up, promising a raw day.
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Raptor
A stormy sky morning, following a night of sleet, snow, and freezing rain. Now the temperature has risen above freezing so the trip to the office should be passable. Mornings come much earlier now. We’ve gained more than 90 minutes of morning daylight since the solstice. Soon sap will begin rising in the maple trees…
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Binary Divisions
A snowy day, not much accumulation, just a few inches of fluff. Still, the morning reveals a perfect mid-winter snowscape. These mornings seem increasingly endangered, and I was grateful for the snowy day. A couple of nights ago I listened to a marvelous essay on BBC Radio Three. The piece by Gwyn Maxwell explored the…
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