81 bar falls 29.99 0mph S dew-point 59 Summer, sunny and hot Waning Gibbous Flower Moon Each year in late June a convergence of heat, humidity, sun intensity and the growth of weeds combine to make gardening an early morning task for me. The toddler trees, planted last year, had a considerable collection of weeds […]
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59 bar steady 29.83 3mph WNW dewpoint 31 Beltane Waxing Crescent of the Hare Moon Hemerocallis (the daylily) is a sturdy member of the plant kingdom. Every time I plant, no matter where I plant it, nor the care I give it, the daylily spreads and grows happily. That’s why years after the fact […]
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33 bar steep rise 30.06 5mph N dewpoint 22 Spring Waning Gibbous Moon of Growing The workshop I attended today had two co-sponsors, The Institute for Advanced Studies (UofM) and the Arboretum(UofM). This was the culminating workshop in a two-year long effort by the Institute for Advanced Studies to explore time from many perspectives. […]
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69! bar steep fall 29.84 3mph ENE dewpoint 49 Spring Full Moon of Growing Boy. With the temps in the high 60’s the full moon of growing has matured during the right weather. Good news. There are Jews just across the city line into Coon Rapids. Both Cub and Rainbow have many shelves […]
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40 bar falls 30.27 6mph SSE dewpoint 24 Spring Last Quarter Moon of Winds Ah. Can you feel the sigh? A weekend with no outside obligations at all. I plan to do clean up, plant some more seeds, read, maybe watch a bit more of the NCAA. How about that Davidson, huh? Took out Wisconsin. […]
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