Tag Archives: Weather

The Night Lengthens . . .

“There are only two times of the year when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a “nearly” equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes…. The “nearly” equal hours of day and night is due to refraction of sunlight or a bending of the light’s rays that causes the sun to appear above the horizon when the actual position of the sun is below the horizon.” You’ll be relieved to know that this is the last you’ll hear of these mechanics from me. Continue reading

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Dramatic Cool

Last week, raindrops; this week, snowflakes. In the billions. Continue reading

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Unreasonable, Unseasonable

Rain, rain, go away. After I get this shot. Continue reading

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The Spit Test

Never give up; always dig up. Continue reading

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Swish, Clang, Brr

The tnirely Canadian sensibility of the Canada Goose. Continue reading

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Come Again, Another Day

Small beauties, if that’s not an oxymoron. Continue reading

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The Cover of Trees Seek Not, My Precious

CBC, the Government of Canada, Desiderata, Gollum, and Yoda. Continue reading

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Spinus tristis

A flash of yellow. And of hope. Continue reading

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Sloganeering

Let loose the hounds of marketing. Continue reading

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