One of the great joys of living in a rainshadow is that on almost every day there will be at least a fleeting sunbreak. That may not be a familiar weather term in other parts of the country. Sunbreaks are our local meteorologists’ way of saying the day won’t be entirely gray! Sure enough, there [...]
Continue reading...30. December 2008
Today, especially, I want to be a seagull. A strong southeasterly wind is rising, and all the gulls are out playing on the updrafts. I have watched them for years doing this, and there is no other explanation. They are not hunting or looking for new homes. They are not traveling from one beach to [...]
Continue reading...29. December 2008
Most of the snow is gone now, and it was great to see the sun today. Late this morning I looked up from my computer to see the lovely sight below. Rainbows are a frequent occurrence here, and I’ve been lucky to capture a lot of them with my camera. Today’s was farther out [...]
Continue reading...26. December 2008
The unmistakable calls from a flock of varied thrushes lured me outside this morning. Their bright orange coloring adds some cheer to the mostly white landscape. Contrasting nicely, their dark blue top feathers glow in the gentle light. Most of the year the thrushes live at higher elevations, but especially now with so much snow [...]
Continue reading...25. December 2008
In our drinks, we take it for granted. But hanging from our eaves, ice becomes decorative, even magical as the icicles catch the scant winter light. Coating trees is another story, and there has been some of that in the region, though not too bad around here. I refuse to even try to walk or [...]
Continue reading...24. December 2008
What do they make of all this strange white stuff, these delicate young fawns? Only half a year old, this is a radical alteration of their world. Or did their mother somehow prepare them for it when she first sniffed snow on the wind? There are many animals I would like to be, if only [...]
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31. December 2008
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