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Day 109: Not Complaining

I’ve been walking every day, rain or shine, but the weather has been making a challenge of it. For a while the temperature was topping 90 degrees every day. On those days I had to break my walk into four … Continue reading

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Day 10: Limping into Spring

Today we had one of those famous New England spring snowstorms. Marshall and I went hiking in the woods as the snow was falling and it was, as always, beautiful. It’s good that we enjoyed the snow while it lasted, … Continue reading

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Icy Transformations

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Happy and Warm

The outdoor weather station says it’s 0.0 degrees outside. The driveway is a sheet of ice, and my car is frozen shut. Unless there’s an emergency, we’re not going anywhere today. But we’ve got books, Netflix, a jigsaw puzzle, and … Continue reading

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It’s Snow Big Deal

School was cancelled yesterday due to an impending snowstorm, but that storm didn’t drop a single flake. Until this morning, that is. Now it is finally snowing, and the kids are at school. Somebody really messed that one up!

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Weather Bomb

Today’s word is “bombogenesis.” Bombogenesis is when a midlatitude cyclone gets really strong really fast, transforming into a “bomb cyclone.” From what I understand, neither “bombogenesis” nor “bomb cyclone” is a technical term, but they sound interesting/scary, so people like … Continue reading

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The Cruel Month

It used to be, by the time February was half over, you could feel that the winter was retreating and even catch a glimpse of spring arriving. But this year, things are different. February has buried us under layer after … Continue reading

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Snow Power

Last year, Marshall really wanted to build snowmen and go sledding, so he wished for snow. He kept on wishing, and we got snowstorm after snowstorm. We even joked that he was causing the snowy weather (ha-ha!). Then the winter … Continue reading

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Before the Blizzard

Before the Blizzard of 2013 got really blizzardy, it was just a snowstorm and a beautiful one at that. Here for your enjoyment are some pictures I took in the woods on Friday afternoon.

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Quality Over Quantity

We just had a blizzard, so there’s a couple of feet of snow on the ground right now. Such an accumulation of the white stuff could make one focus only on quantity. But what about the quality of the snow? … Continue reading

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