Tag: travel
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A Cold Day

Today is a cold, bright, snow covered day, following Saturday’s storm that brought the birds to the feeder in mass. Yesterday morning we were meeting friend’s early, for a long delayed cup of coffee, and were exultant to discover that “the guys” had cleared our driveway. We have now managed a healthy winter, certainly ending…
Michael Watson PhD
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A Very Long View

A chilly day, the cloudless sky casting bright sunlight off a spreading of snow. Sunday night we had enough snow that we had to have the driveway plowed for the first time this year. The snow was heavy and dense, so it stuck to the trees, making for a truly magical morning landscape. A few…
Michael Watson PhD
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Irony at Advent

A brilliantly sunny, cold, frosty morning. A few days ago we drove to Boston. It was equally cold but more frosty and the trees sparkled, backlit by the early morning sun. Sorry to say there are no photos. Sunday we joined one of Jennie’s twins, Daniel, and his wife, Katie, for pre-Chanukah latkes, a brief…
Michael Watson PhD
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After the Storm

Bright sun welcomed us this morning. Now the sky is alive, alternating cloud and sun; suddenly overcast, then deep, rich, blue. It is hardly the quiet after the storm, the west wind howling past and bending the trees as far over as they will go. We received about an inch of welcome rain overnight; the…