Tag: Summer
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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…
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On the Cusp of Adventure
late summer autumn still on the nest one solitary osprey A cool, cloudy day; a soaking rain forecast towards evening. We are hopeful. Yesterday I drove past the osprey nest by the beach and, to my pleasure, there was a lone osprey standing in the nest. My fantasy was that the parents and other sibs…
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A Changing Light
A clear, cool day. Last night we ALMOST had rain but the storm veered to our west. The world is parched and plants are responding by turning brown or shifting quickly into autumn colour. During the five years we have lived here seasonal drought has become the norm. There is no relief in sight. Mornings…
