“A low line of shore was visible at first on the right between the movement of the waves and fog, but when we came further it was lost sight of, and nothing could be seen but the mist curling in the rigging, and a small circle of foam.” ~ John Millington Synge, 1871-1909, Irish author, […]
“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.” ~ Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist, garden designer, artist, and writer Monday was the starting point for […]
“I get all the news I need on the weather report. I can gather all the news I need on the weather report Hey, I’ve got nothing to do but smile …” ~ Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel There are those days when, in order to maintain a smile, it would be wise to […]
“We have become a force of nature. Not long ago, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, drought, forest fires, even earthquakes and volcanic explosions, were accepted as ‘natural disasters’ or ‘acts of God.’ But now we have joined God, powerful enough to influence these events.” ~ David Suzuki, host of CBS The Nature of Things, Zoology PhD, environmentalist […]
“Meteorology has ever been an apple of contention, as if the violent commotions in the atmosphere induced a sympathetic effect on the minds of those who have attempted to study them.”~ Joseph Henry “Meteorology in its Connection with Agriculture,” U.S. Patent Office Annual Report Agricultural, 1858 Three weeks ago, I began writing on weather-predicting […]
“Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors …”~ John Keats The weather didn’t quite fit the occasion on Easter Sunday. Coastal fog moved farther inland than predicted. Sunrise services were missing the main star – the Sun. Given faith and a little imagination, one was assured […]
“As the day lengthens, so the cold strengthens.” ~ Early-17th Century proverb Yes, the sunlight extends into the evenings. Consider it a sign of summer’s eventual return and don’t forgoe your scarf and mittens. They were much needed as a cold front moved through Southern California on Monday, Presidents’ Day. Strong sporadic winds swept […]
“Probably nor’east to sou’west winds varying to the southard and westard and eastard and points between; high and low barometer, sweeping round from place to place; probably areas of rain, snow, heat and drought, succeeded or preceded by earth quakes. ~ Mark Twain, American humorist, writer and lecturer, 1835-1910 Leave it to Mark Twain […]
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go Now there’s a tree in the Grand Hotel One in the park as well The sturdy kind that doesn’t mind the snow …” “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” Music & Lyrics by Meredith Wilson, 1951 The arrival of Christmas draws […]
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. ~ Thomas Carlyle, Scottish poet Water… We are surrounded by it. It covers over 70% of the earth’s surface and makes up approximately 60% of the human body. So why are so […]