Winter Full Moon of Long Nights We have gained back a few minutes since the Winter Solstice, so the New Year will arrive, as it does every year, with a bit more daylight than the grimmer days of mid-winter. The … Continue reading
Winter Full Moon of Long Nights “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin I want to weigh in on two critical debates … Continue reading
Winter Waxing Moon of Long Nights It has been a cold day, not bitter cold, but temperatures in the teens with below zero lows. This is a good time to be inside, working on projects like learning Latin, writing a … Continue reading
Winter Waxing Moon of Long Nights We’ve warmed up to 0. Midmorning’s brittle sunshine diffuses in the hazy, partly cloudy sky. The whippets go outside, pee, turn around and come right back inside. Rigel, unphased, continues to hunt around the … Continue reading
Winter Waxing Moon of Long Nights The Vikings. In Chicago. Outside. Terrible first half. Awful. Yuck. After the game. A better 4th quarter followed by a Petersen fumble in overtime to set up a touchdown pass by Cutler. I think … Continue reading
Winter Waxing Moon of Long Nights SCATTERED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 20 INCHES PROBABLE. THIS EVENT MAY BECOME COMPARABLE TO THE HALLOWEEN SNOW STORM OF 1991 Yes, we have the occasional tornado and derecho. Those are the most damaging and … Continue reading
Winter Waxing Moon of Long Nights A soupy day with chicken noodle soup finished, a leek broth made and a leek and potato soup within 10 minutes of being done. It requires some finish work, in this case using an … Continue reading
An interesting Christmas note to my brother Mammoths from a monk at Blue Cloud Abbey in South Dakota MERRY CHRISTMAS JIM AND ALL WOOLLY MAMMOUTHS (sic), Thanks for those elegant photographs, Jim. As much as I hate winter, I have … Continue reading
Winter Waxing Moon of Long Nights Winter storms are like great ocean liners. They move through the ocean of atmosphere with deliberate speed, moving no faster than necessary and sometimes putting into port for awhile before continuing their path. Right … Continue reading
Samhain Waning Wolf Moon We’ve had steady snow since about 10:30 a.m. It began to pick up after dark and we now have a couple of inches or more; the leaves have disappeared. The rocks have become snowy bulges as … Continue reading