“Nature paints not; In oils, but frescoes the great dome of heaven; With sunsets, and the lovely forms of clouds…” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Mother Nature is on a rampage! The weather is out of control. There is more going on than just your “typical summer weather.” It’s the heat; on Tuesday, the temperature in […]
“Presently I noted that the sun belt swayed up and down, from solstice to solstice, in a minute or less, and that consequently my pace was over a year a minute; and minute by minute the white snow flashed across the world, and vanished, and was followed by the bright, brief green of spring.” ~ […]
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” ~ Martin Luther Tropical Storm Isaias was just beginning to raise havoc in the Caribbean a week ago. It slammed into southern North Carolina late Monday night […]
“When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.” ~ John Muir This week, two tropical disturbances will have threatened parts of the United […]
“Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give.” ~ Jane Austen It’s summer! Really? Not much going on to indicate the fact, except for the weather. The weather goes on in its usual and, most of the time, expected manner. Most days reach into the 90s and nights drop […]
“We are in midsummer; the sun is in full power, and at noon all nature is silent under his spell … Glancing across the plain, you see the rarefied and glimmering air ascending from the heated earth.” ~Eliza Cook’s Journal, 1850 No fireworks on the 4th of July … The beaches are closed … Picnics […]
“Around us, life bursts with miracles – a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh About now many of us are looking for a miracle; instead, look for the expected. Current-day circumstances have kept us closer to home. As days turned to months, […]
“Thorns may hurt you … the sunlight turn to fog; but you’re never friendless ever, if you have a dog.” ~ Douglas Mallock 1877-1936- poet, short story writer & editor of trade paper “American Lumberman” In a few days, on Sunday, June 21, the summer solstice arrives – the first day of […]
“Lizards of every temper, style, and color dwell here, seemingly as happy and companionable as the birds and squirrels.” ~ John Muir Lizards? It’s bit of a stretch, I know. So how does a lizard fit into a weather column? Read on… Weekly, I search for a perfect and fitting quotation. John Muir […]
There will be butterflies, there will be summer skies. And flowers up thrust, when all that Caesar bids, and all the pyramids are dust. ~ Haniel Long From time to time, life goes beyond comprehension. Where is the nearest exit? I have yet to find one but in searching I found a source for solace […]