Winter 2016
It’s not officially winter yet ~ in fact it’s not even unofficially winter yet! It’s warm, balmy, and no snow, but I’m hopeful. I’m not motivated enough to get plastic on the windows or to finally...
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Winter has long since settled in, along with varying amounts of snow and ice. The election is over with and it’s going to be a very long, cold few years, so it’s time to wrap up tight and hunker down....
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In like a lion, out like a lamb pretty much sums up this Spring in Ann Arbor. A massive wind storm cut a wide swath through this area recently causing thousands of power outages, downed trees, etc....
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For some reason my usually so-so garden is bursting at the seams already, and most likely because it’s all in pots this year. My neighbor and pal is going to help me put a patio in my old garden spot...
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The weather has made a dynamic shift here in Michigan and it feels much more like fall than summer. In the past few months there have been some fun neighborhood bonfires, a two-week stint of teaching...
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‘winter dark always takes me by surprise ~ I think it’s the middle of the afternoon and all of a sudden the sky is the color of slate with thick, clotted clouds lowering themselves upon the buildings...
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It’s a slow, cold spring here in Michigan but there signs of life out there. Bits of flowers are starting to show, the grass is a shy and curmudgeonly green, and there are definitely new bird songs to...
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Well, it’s a hot one for sure here in Michigan, and pretty much all over the country! After a long, cool spring, summer has arrived with a vengeance. There’s not much new to report right now except...
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Fall is my favorite season, without a doubt. We’re in the middle of the shifting weather right now ~ it’s like summer one day and chilly the next, but it’s all good. I have a couple of songs...
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