Today is the first day of winter, officially. It’s the shortest day of the year and henceforth, each day will get a tiny bit longer until finally, on the first day of spring, day and night will be equal. It’s pretty special, when you stop and think about it. Meteorology, in fact, all of nature, […]
November Song
This last day of November dawns cloudy and rainy. Brown leaves lie on a soggy ground. A wind stirs damp tree limbs. It’s still dark this morning, but Christmas lights dot the darkness here and there. Nemo has been out and is now in, rather wet, but he doesn’t mind the rain as long as […]
Frosty
The sun still hasn’t managed to tip the treetops. Somewhere in the east, it is slowly making its way to the horizon but it isn’t there yet. We’ve had our first really cold snap and what will the future hold, weather-wise? Hard to say. Don’t forget that tomorrow it’s time to fall back an hour! […]
Weather Predictions
As I stepped out on the deck this morning, I heard a frog singing away. Aha! A predictor of rain. Of course, the frog had a pretty good clue, as it was already sprinkling. Do you like to look for weather predictors in nature or animals? Persimmons will soon be ripe. It’s best to wait […]