Tag: stories
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Easter Monday
A cool, sunny day after a week of mostly rain. We were in Providence both Friday and Saturday, and enjoyed glimpses of sun and relative warmth between the showers. Here, there are daffodils and crocuses in bloom, and in Providence, redbuds and forsythia. Everywhere there is bird song and Jennie saw osprey on the beach…
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Slow Motion Move
A grumpy, gray day. Windy and chill. It is difficult to believe that just a few miles inland the weather is much more springlike. On Saturday I went for a scooter ride through the neighborhood, looking for signs of spring. There were surprisingly few. Still, there are crocuses here and there, daffodils near blooming, and…
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A Stormy Day
A rainy, windy, mid-March day. Maybe thunderstorms and flooding later. Dense fog. The maple buds are beginning to show red. Last week I came down with a cold, the first one in ages. It has lingered, so after a bit of packing or doing other tasks I am done for the day. This has meant…
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Blizzard
A bright, sunlit morning following THE storm. Yesterday was wild. We awoke to an all out blizzard and maybe a foot of snow that had fallen overnight. By nightfall we had at least 37 inches. At times during the day the wind approached 60 mph. The snow was very heavy and wet, sticking to every…
