historical fiction writer, amateur photographer, retired computer guru and math geek
Weatherwise? Not really. Highs have been in the mid-sixties for the most part, 74 on Wednesday, and the same is predicted for part of next week. Not unheard of for October/November, but who's complaining? An impending El Nino promises warm, wet weather this winter season. So, lots of rain instead of lots of snow. I … Continue reading Cold Season?
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I sat at my desk in the computer lab at the school where I had worked for over fifteen years as the technology coordinator. School was in its second week and I was trying to organize my "to do" list. Some things were leftover from summer break, and there is … Continue reading Where were you when the Towers came down?
Another successful trip to our July favorite, Boyd Pond, north of Gouvernour, NY. Most of the week was warm, one day really hot. That night around midnight, we had very heavy rain, constant thunder and lightning, and golf ball size hail. Between the noise of the hail and the emergency alerts on my phone, I … Continue reading The flora! The fauna!
Gregory, Michigan is a small town west of Ann Arbor, and where Charlie's brother, Dave, and sister-in-law Joan, live. Dave pretty much built the house by himself over a period of two to three years. Impressive! We ventured out for a visit the last week of May. Dave, Charlie, their sister, Judy and brother-in-law Doug … Continue reading Michigan Wild
Yeah, you see it right. COVID. That's soooooooo 2020! But it happened to me anyway. I suspect the critter found me on the train coming home from visiting my sister. I would have highly recommended train travel until I woke up four days later feeling like my sinuses were about to explode. My throat hurt, … Continue reading It’s just a spring co–VID????
We took our third annual trip to Newfield a couple of weeks ago, a little later than usual but postponed because of Charlie's broken ribs. It's nice that we can take the pups with us when we go there--one less worry and they are getting used to traveling. The forecast was for temps in the … Continue reading Roaring Waterfalls and Wriggling Trout
It's not an inappropriate question to ask this time of year. And yes, the pun is intended. Spring Equinox--the sun is equidistant from the north and south poles. Lord knows spring is a schizophrenic time of year. But in the past week, all the rain and cold have given way to a few warm days, … Continue reading Is Mother Nature Bipolar?
...But in other news, today is THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH! As I write this post on Saturday, February 28, 10 am, the temperature outside is 50 degrees. We know it won't last (in fact, the forecast for Sunday is in the 20s with a low of 7), but we're a little giddy just the … Continue reading Another Crazy Week
Whaddaya mean it's still January???? Will the snow gods never stop? Our total is now over 130" (our yearly average is 120"). And pity the poor north country. Their totals are nearly THREE TIMES as much as ours. Even the snowblower has given up.
What?? What person in their right mind wants it to be February? February is the coldest--and often snowiest--month in this neck of the woods. A twenty-eight/nine-day month that feels like forty. By now most of us snow-belters are sick, sick, sick of snow and cold. And this year has been a mother-----. What's worse, it's … Continue reading Is It February Yet?
