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Last week, morning walk: mist rising off the playing fields, frost on peaked roofs. Winter here starts in December, cold mornings and rain if we're lucky. Since then, we are indeed lucky: nearly two inches of rain, as measured by the backyard gauge. It's been slow and steady, the best kind for sinking in. Green … Continue reading first frost
One of the misters I'm aiming to replace. Last week, a headline ran in the local newspaper: storm coming! More rain than we've had all year! It netted out to about half an inch. It was probably the last real rain we'll see till October. Usually I turn off the sprinklers & drip system in winter, but a … Continue reading This month, the garden
March 2020 Two years ago today, I took a photograph of the parking lot at the office. It was emptier than I'd ever seen it on a business day. Two years ago, I held the door open for someone whose hands were full with laptop and lunch tray, and she looked at me shamefaced. "I … Continue reading Two years
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