Samhain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Wolf Moon<\/p>\n
A light dusting of snow has given snowy caps to the rocks in our boulder wall and covered the potting bench like Wondra shaken out to coat a chicken breast.\u00a0 This amount of snow emphasizes late fall by highlighting downed leaves, their brown color emphasizing the not-yet-winter feel of this early December Saturday.<\/p>\n
Coming at a lower angle from the sky,\u00a0 pale sunlight does tell the tale of seasonal change, filtered through a milky haze, giving the morning a starkness seen through leafless trees and their bare branches.\u00a0 The thermometer, too, suggests winter.\u00a0 We hit a low this morning of 13 degrees and the temperature stands now at 10:20 a.m. is 20.\u00a0\u00a0 This is ten degrees below normal.<\/p>\n
October was cooler than normal; we had our first significant fall then.\u00a0 November was warmer than normal and we had only a tiny snow fall in a month in which we usually 9-10 inches.\u00a0 December is now substantially cooler.\u00a0 This qualifies as strange weather.<\/p>\n
Both NOAA and Paul Douglas predict some snowfall early next week as a strong storm system passes through Iowa, southern Minnesota and into Wisconsin.\u00a0 We could see amounts in the range of 1-2 inches over 3 days. We get a white Christmas 3 years out of 4.\u00a0 I hope this is one of them.\u00a0 A blanket of snow makes the season merrier.<\/p>\n
Gotta go now because I have to prepare a 3-minute speech on fair trade for a fair-trade rally.\u00a0 I’m representing the Sierra Club and emphasizing the need for environmental regulations to travel with worker’s rights protections–both here and abroad–as goods and services cross international borders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Samhain\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Wolf Moon A light dusting of snow has given snowy caps to the rocks in our boulder wall and covered the potting bench like Wondra shaken out to coat a chicken breast.\u00a0 This amount of snow emphasizes late fall by highlighting downed leaves, their brown color emphasizing the not-yet-winter feel of this early … Continue reading Winter<\/span>