Tag Archives: rain

Rainfall as Destiny

Spring                                                       Waxing Bee Hiving Moon Let the rainy season begin.  Thunder in the forecast for tomorrow.  That means Rigel slinking around, barking at the sky, and, with Sollie and Gertie here, amping up the possible opportunities for red in tooth … Continue reading

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In Spring A Man’s Heart Turns to…Yard Work

Spring                                                             Waxing Bee Hive Moon The weather has turned gray, inclement, wet.  The snow continues to melt, but not wholly disappear, as if it has gotten used to the yard and wants to stay as long as possible.  Where the … Continue reading

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Weather Complaint

Spring(?)                                                    Waning Bloodroot Moon Well.  About a foot of new snow.  A foot.  Heavy, heart attack snow, too.  It’s hard to imagine a less welcome weather pattern at this time, with the exception of a hard rain.  Oh, yeah, we … Continue reading

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Route 66

Summer                                           Waning Strawberry Moon Rain beats down and Rigel whines.  We’ve had a couple of dogs with phobias about thunder.  Tira was the most problematic.  She preferred to climb through open car windows in the garage for some reason.  I … Continue reading

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Here Comes The Sun

Summer                                       Waning Strawberry Moon After weeding Kate and I took off for lunch–at Benihanas, not nearly as good as our own, much closer, Osaka–and a visit to Lights on Broadway.  A bit of dithering about where the order was, where … Continue reading

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