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Tag Archives: Winter
Underenthused
Yesterday our temperature reached 61°F (16°C) with only mild winds—completely balmy and beautiful. Today it’s freezing. The wind is biting and roaring through the trees. The crocuses have closed back up and are hunkered down and shivering. The daffodils will … Continue reading
A day’s difference
Was I too eager? Too optimistic? Too confident? Too complacent? If so, I apologize. Continuing with my plan to follow the progress of the first of the new growth, I went back out again yesterday afternoon for a look at … Continue reading
Turkeys in the trees
As we were greeting the day this morning and looked out the window, what—to our won- dering eyes—should appear, but a half-dozen members of our local band of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), wandering about, scratching, and pecking in the grass … Continue reading
(Un)masked Midnight Mystery
There are times when my beloved and faithful companion Limo can make my hair stand on end. He has an uncanny sixth sense for any unexpected visitor to our property, and he not infrequently tends to lead me to believe … Continue reading
At last!
Yesterday brought us not only our first significant snowfall of the season, but the first since last February. A gentle but steady rain started in the early afternoon and gradually changed to snow, the first recognizable flakes appearing around 2:30 … Continue reading
Holiday Greetings
In this holiday season, I am grateful to all of you who have shared photos and comments with me this year, and I wish you all peace, joy, health, and happiness. My photo offering for this post is a reach … Continue reading
Flashback Friday: Otago Harbour
During the summer of 2003 I made a six-week trip to New Zealand. It was, of course, winter there, and the colors were lovely, pastel, and subdued. Toward the end of my trip I had a meeting in the city … Continue reading
Face to face
Something that someone said the other day reminded me of a close encounter that I enjoyed immensely, in Australia, almost exactly four years ago. It’s been haunting me ever since, and the only way I can ease the pressure of … Continue reading
Serenity Sunday–Australian abstract
I am long overdue for a Serenity Sunday post, and I haven’t posted an abstract for quite a while, either, so this is to help to address both needs with—as the Germans say—two flies with one swat. The location was … Continue reading
Places Remembered: Stewart Island, Part 1d
This is the final episode in my recounting of my first trip to Stewart Island. The blanket of clouds had reclaimed the entire sky after permitting one golden ray to highlight the deeps of the dark and lovely Fern Gully. … Continue reading
