What conditions would you have to have, in order to have an equinox four times a year? Sunrise Stats! First light: 5:46 AM Sunrise: 6:17 AM Daylight: 14 hrs, 46 min Today, Bobbie was describing books; one about a secret…
2016-04-19 – Sweet scent of rain
Don’t you just love the scent of rain? The smells of cool, moist air and damp earth; of green growth and clean ground. Sunrise Stats! First light: 5:48 AM Sunrise: 6:19 AM Daylight: 14 hrs, 43 min It changes, you…
2016-04-18 – Vetch, the sweetpea
“Is that what it’s called? I’ve always called it sweetpea.” Sunrise Stats! First light: 5:50 AM Sunrise: 6:21 AM Daylight: 14 hrs, 40 min As always, being accompanied by Bobbie brings new and fun insights as well as adding a…
2016-04-17 – Green haze, windy way, favorite day
It’s my favorite day every year – even though I never know ahead of time what day it’s going to be. Sunrise Stats! First light: 5:52 AM Sunrise: 6:22 AM Daylight: 14 hrs, 37 min It starts in the late…
2016-04-16 – Duck!
Spotty, sleepless night. But I am so completely not going to complain about it, since the temperature is up near sixty degrees and compared to past days this year, I was wearing next to nothing during the walk! And the skies…
2016-04-15 – Taxing day
The mornings are finally getting warmer! It’s a full fifty degrees this morning, so I decided to see if I could divest myself of a couple of layers – no boots or gloves, haven’t tied my hood or zipped up…
2016-04-14 – A matter of style
Gorgeously warm morning today. I decided to make the walk without any of the extra layers and minimal cold weather gear today. Had a few moments of apprehension just starting out, wondering if I was pushing the boundaries of spring…
2016-04-13 – Capturing clouds
Raining off and on overnight, so wearing the poncho this morning as a just-in-case. With as cold as its been the past few days, I can see where Ted was getting his concerns about snow. (If it were to snow,…
2016-04-12 – Spotting falcons
Soooooo… do you remember not-quite a month ago, when Shane told the story of his buddy and the falcon stooping for a mouse on a fence post behind him? Apparently there are a pair of falcons who nest nearby, at…
2016-04-11 – Cultivating patience
Sigh. Back to donning the facemask again. The weather is going to get warmer. The forecast proclaims it, and the season dictates it. But for now there’s nothing to do other than adding layers and cultivating patience. Sunrise Stats! First light:…