Tag: nature
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Almost Mid-August
A day of on-and-off cloud with storms promised for later on. A couple of rare weak tornados touched down locally on the weekend and some of todays storms might turn tornadic as well. Its humid and warm, but not miserable, which is an improvement. Although we are well into August the landscape remains lush, so…
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At the Solstice
Well, it’s been a while since I last posted, mainly because I was dealing with Lyme fatigue and foggy brain. Now I know what friends have been going through. Fortunately it was diagnosed and treated quickly. As per the norm, I never saw the offending tick. We awoke to a lovely early summer morning, following…
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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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Thelma and Louise Revisited
This morning is showery with thickening fog, warmish, or rather seasonal for late March. The witch-hazels are in bloom and have been for a few weeks. Some of the other early-to-leaf trees are showing growing buds and the mocking birds are singing in the morning. Yesterday we saw our first great white heron on the…
