Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Seeing Him Off

 

Waiting For Hurricane Lee - Parker River Wildlife Refuge 

 

"Waving to Hurricane Lee as He Rushes By"

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Dues

 

Waiting For Hurricane Lee - Parker River Wildlife Refuge 

 

"Waiting For Hurricane Lee"

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I went up to refuge on Friday in hopes of glimpsing some big wave action or some storm-force winds from the onrushing Hurricane Lee. The Sea was riled up to be sure, but the waves were mostly just 6-8 foot shore break. The breeze was nice though... a steady 20mph that blew straight down-island - north to south. An occasional gust got up to about 30mph or so.  

The blue sky was broken up by a scattering of clouds and contrails. The eastern horizon wore the milky white sash of Lee's outer rain bands.. 

By the time Ralphie and I left for home - the wind seemed stronger and it looked like the waves were building.. 

This grey Saturday morning I woke up to a gentle rain shower and some light breezes that only managed to shake loose some dried poison ivy leaves from across the street.  Hurricane Lee, deciding not to visit my troublesome little state, was busy kicking the shit out of Nova Scotia.. 

Next time perhaps.. It's been over 30 years since a hurricane made direct landfall here - Hurricane Bob in August of 1991. 

We're due.




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Monday, February 8, 2021

February Snow

 

 

 
 
 
 
 Around Ten Inches Altogether


 
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Saturday, December 19, 2020

Named Storm Gail - We Got Lucky



Named storm Gail


"Named Storm Gail"


We got lucky. The winds weren't terrible and the
snow accumulation in our area was a modest
ten inches or so. Some places in New
Hampshire and New York got
over three feet of snow.


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Thursday, December 17, 2020

2020:12:17 00:58:12

 

2020 Blizzid



"Small beginnings"



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Blizzard 2020 - Named Storm Gail


2020 blizzid


"Blizzard 2020"

This was taken last night around midnight. 
The wind had not yet picked up and there was
only one inch of snow on the ground.
This morning it looks like maybe
six to eight inches on the
ground so far. The
wind is still
fairly 
gentle, to the great 
good fortune of everyone,
trees, animals, and
humans.



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Friday, October 30, 2020

October Snow

 

Hurricane Zeta Snow


The remnants of Hurricane Zeta, the eleventh
named hurricane in 2020, raced through
our area today. She dragged down 
some cold weather from up
north and blanketed us
with four inches
of snow. 


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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Soon and very soon.....



Cathedral of the Great Wide World



Took a day off  today to shovel, food-shop, cook, and
visit Headquarters - The Cathedral of the Great
Wide World. Only a couple other pilgrims
were there with me. The air was
brisk, but not painful - early
winter weather - could 
almost be mistaken
for late March -
but January
and 
February, 
the flaying months,
are coming soon
and very 
soon.



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Friday, November 22, 2019

Kansas

Kansas



Debris Field



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Sunday, February 4, 2018

Only This...


Parker River Wildlife Refuge

By the time I arrived at the Cathedral, the Sun was already well on its way down. By the time I left, it was the golden hour and a cold day got even colder.

I found a new (to me) side chapel which was happily deserted. The hymns  were sung by Canada geese honking in a patch of still-unfrozen marsh water. The sermon was icy wind, groaning tree trunks rubbing together, and frozen grass crunching under foot.

Not a false word was spoken.

There were no promises of happier times in this life or the next.

There were no creeds. There were no vows.

There was Only This:
The spacious, healing, indifference of the Great Wide World. 
Parker River Wildlife Refuge


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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Pith Instruction / Ruach Elohim




~ Breathe ~
The pith instruction from
The Cathedral of the Great Wide World

~ And also ~
A brief, wildly extravagant, manifestation of
the breath of God.


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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Monday, January 9, 2017