Tag: seasons
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August Rain

The morning’s heavy rain ebbs and flows. There are flash flood warnings for our area, yet again, the summer rains finally challenging the drought, but also, often bringing too much water at once. Still, it seems all the earth welcomes this life sustaining wet. The piles of boxes in the house and garage are much…
Michael Watson PhD
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A Leisurely Autumn

A blustery, warm day. We had showers earlier and now the sky is a mix of cloud and radiant blue, the proportions changing moment to moment. The wind has picked up and at times the gusts rising out of the west shove the trees heavily towards my right. Autumn proceeds at a leisurely pace here,…
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Keeping Hope Alive

We awoke to deep chill. Nori wanted the door open and we wanted to be warm. Our compromise was for her to go out on the screen porch with the door shut. She did not stay out long. Today is another dry, cool day. We are told the weekend will be warm, and if the…
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Reading Jean Hersey

A bright, sunny day now that the fog has lifted. The fields and verges are a range of August browns, tans, and russets. Joe-Pye weed is everywhere while we await the blooming of the New England Asters, the flower kingdom’s celebration of autumn. We finally had rain Wednesday and were treated to the grass turning…
Michael Watson PhD