A week ago I was looking at the Forsythia bush shown above, blooming it full glory. This morning, Earth Day 2021, it looks like this: Late April snow is not…
Lately I’ve been experiencing more and more disruption of what I’ve long considered “normal” time. I know I’m not alone as many I know are finding similar recently. Some days…
If the weather cooperates, this is the week the sun, now seven weeks past the Winter Solstice, makes a re-appearance back in our kitchen window. This morning we welcomed a…
A few inches of snow had been predicted, with rain no less, and we ended up instead with over a foot of gorgeous snow that has continued to stick to…
My friend, Sean Beckett, wrote a piece this week that I also want to share here. The first sentence references his mom. Sadly she died in September, a soldier who…
…I don’t feel the need to even try saying it again in some other way. Thank you to my friend, Kate Spring, for this beautifully written piece that so perfectly…
The streams and rivers have frozen, melted, and refrozen several times in the past few weeks. Each change brings new configurations to enjoy. Just click on any one photo to…
Today we honor the longest night—and for those not under cloudy skies a marvellous sighting of the conjunction of planets Saturn and Jupiter. But the days, even if short, are…
As I have often written about here, I love winter and the ice and snow that come with the cold weather. Even on this the almost shortest day of the…
I know many dislike November’s weather, darker and colder. I see it as a time to go look at new ice forming on ponds and rivers. The transformation of water…
