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Winters’ Whispering Winds

You've heard of them, right?  The 3 big W's.  Winters' - Whispering - Winds.  Don't they create the perfect setting for romance? Um...maybe...? After 30-40 mph winds, our backyard has taken on a white sand dune-like appearance - where a knight could ride across it with an Arabian horse and meet up with his mistress. … Continue reading Winters’ Whispering Winds

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A winter battle of the lion and the lamb

Of course, the weatherman was finally right.  The clouds darkened as evening approached.  It was the calm before the blizzard. When we woke, we couldn't see out the windows.  Well...sh*t...that's not a good thing?! I climbed on a chair so I could get a peek. Maybe out the patio door off the deck, it would… Continue reading A winter battle of the lion and the lamb

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Playing with winter, a photography kind of way

I can do this.  Yes, I can, Laura reminded me it's possible.  I can be cheery while I enjoy my view of winter. Despite ALL of the snow, I just know, that I can find a small way to play, and it is always behind the camera that I find that way. Right?  But it's… Continue reading Playing with winter, a photography kind of way

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How I convinced myself there are 4 seasons

I love the 4 seasons, yes, I do, but this winter, has been an icy nightmare - we even had to open the windows to chop icicles.  My hero to the rescue. And, I gotta tell ya, I'm sick of being stuck in a snow globe that keeps relentlessly reproducing snow piles beyond those we've… Continue reading How I convinced myself there are 4 seasons

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He got it right – Zero to 8″ in one day

It's a miracle - yesterday, it happened, our weatherman finally got a forecast right: 8 inches of fluffy white snow! Copper:  This winter, I tell ya, is giving me whiplash.  Every time I go outside, the conditions are different.  Last week Sunday - Thursday was the dreaded Polar Vortex, A few days ago, most of… Continue reading He got it right – Zero to 8″ in one day

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H*ll Froze Over but I still accomplished Dry January

The 31st day of Dry January isn't over yet, it's only 6:00 ish am as I write.  And the weather forecasters didn't come through again...yet, that is - they predicted -34 below. Close enough, right. I periodically give it my best shot at being an unpaid meteorologist, and I do fairly well at it, so… Continue reading H*ll Froze Over but I still accomplished Dry January