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Little Things

April 22, 2004

The daffodils are blooming. They are such a bright yellow. The flowers light up the lawn like little droplets of cheery sunlight. They look like they have so much energy it can be envy inducing. April is racing along toward its conclusion. Spring does go so fast. Next time I turn around it will be [...]

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March is Going Out Like a Lamb

March 30, 2004

After the miserable snowy weather in the middle of March the month has made a dramatic turn for the better in these last few days. It started on Sunday the 28th which dawned clear and sunny. The day followed in the steps of the morning and Monday kept up the same and today as well. [...]

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Gotcha

March 19, 2004

For those around here who thought they could get through March without any significant snowfall, this week brought a rude surprise. For us who are cynics (or realists, thank you) this was our chance to laugh gleefully and say “I told you so.” There were seven inches of snow when the storm finished, but by [...]

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March Did Not Come in Like a Lion

March 2, 2004

In case anyone was wondering, the icicles are gone from my window. I am no longer in prison. I can once again look out at the . . . very white world. Well, hey, things might be changing soon. And in any case, when the sun is shining the reflected light is so blazing bright [...]

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A Time to Dream

February 13, 2004

Well, it’s that time of year again. It’s time to decide what will be bought for the coming spring. It is time to decide what will be done in this year. Really, this is the very worst time of year to be making plans. Winter in these climes keeps a person trapped inside for so [...]

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Winter Thaw

February 4, 2004

Monday, February 2nd was the first real thaw, the first real nice day, since January set in with all of its winter savageness. The sun was out, the sky was blue, the air was clear, and the temperatures inched up in the 40 degree Fahrenheit range. Snow was deep on the ground, but after weeks [...]

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Hitting The Bottom

January 30, 2004

I think we’ve hit the bottom of winter. This is to say I think we’re past the half way mark, not that the worst is over. I certainly hope the worst is over, but sometimes winter gives the worst in the second half. It’s been a pretty tough first half of the winter, so I’m [...]

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January Chill

January 10, 2004

They say January is the coldest month of the year around here. This morning I got up had dropped down to -22 degrees. (That is Fahrenheit folks.) It actually might have been a little colder than -22, but our digital outdoor thermometer doesn’t go any lower. It didn’t get much colder, however, because a short [...]

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The Cutting Wind, The Blowing Snow

November 14, 2003

Winter has arrived. It has come swiftly, suddenly, and with savageness. October was, over all, a mild month. There was no bitter chill, and even days when the weather was unusually mild. Frost, this fall, came very late. So, as fall gave way toward winter it was mild weather leading into . . . what? [...]

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Frost

October 3, 2003

It would be so nice if frost were one of those predictable things. Garden planning would make great advancements if the effective beginning and end of the growing season were known with the certainty of the yearly appearance of holidays. Unfortunately, the date of the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall [...]

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