Tag Archives: weather

hyper drive – December 28

12.28.2015 they said snow would come   you could hear them salivating   tv weather teams in paroxysm   I think we got an inch. —————

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gluff fluff – December 23

12.23.2015 big gluff fluff snowflakes disappear as they arrive   warning of odd Christmases to come. ———–

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the dark drops on suddenly – August 17

8.17.2015 the dark drops on suddenly, rain fast behind, the taste of ozone metallic in our mouths.   we close the drapes to hunker down with books and a cuppa, weather central near to hand.   threat hangs pregnant.   … Continue reading

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shallow roots – July 19

7.19.2015 eased up in the mud roots sideway to their grounding, straight line winds took their sixty foot wavings to the ground.   shallow depths can do that to you. ——————————————-

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nor for the cat – July 9

7.5.2015 humid air, hard tasting of metal   breath as through a wet rag.   no place for people to be   nor for the cat. ——————–

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pharoahs in the snow – February 16

2.16.2015 snow upon snow builds into banks of ice for cars to bounce off of, if there is room enough in the shriven streets   what does God have to tell us to understand that we are misusing the creation … Continue reading

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afternoon firestove – January 8

1.8.2014 afternoon firestove warms soles, soul, heart and hearth for reading a book, cat’s napping, dog snoozing toesies keeping.   listen to the faint crackle, read lies and life into the leaping oranges blues and hissing waters that bubble atop … Continue reading

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crisp crinkly snow squeaks – January 4

1.4.14 crisp crinkly snow squeaks underfoot. the dog rushes ahead then stops to snuff at whatever relieved itself at trailside.   our boots mark the pace forward though even a step to the side will leave us with unsure footing. … Continue reading

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weather watching – January 3

1.3.14 weather watcher rushes through. forty seven high, tomorrow three below.   fifty degrees in twelve hours. hello. what part of winter did we miss.   today the long under wear was in hibernation tomorrow I am. —————————–

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as the weather comes in – October 30

10.30 As the weather comes in the birds are coming out   to the feeder tube where corn and black seed mix   to fatten their blood for the chill and damps.   little tough ones shake off some of … Continue reading

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