Tag: Winter
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Dark Days
It’s a bit more than a week before the winter solstice and the slow return of the light. Today is a dark, dreary day in between storms. There is no coyote, nose to the scent, in the field, where there will likely soon be a new house, next to us. Outside my window there are…
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Ambivalence
We finally had a significant snow and the light this morning is that perfect February bright, long shadows offering contrast and blue being the predominant hue. Its cold by local standards which means it is more or less seasonable which is now several degrees warmer than the long term average. I’ve been thinking about ambivalence…
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The House Made of Dawn
A clear, cool, midwinter morning in a year in which winter has been largely missing. The crows are out and about in the field adjacent our home, occasionally sunlit as they stroll between shadow and light. Last night the coyotes were calling excitedly in the field. I’ve found writing this blog difficult as I search…
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A Soggy Day
A soggy day. Not as windy as is usual for these storms, warmish, but very very wet. Nori the cat spent time out in the three season porch as the temperature is around 50F. When she came in she asked me to turn on the gas fireplace, then asked me to sit down in the…
