At its root, it’s about climate change. The media will never, ever tell you this. I’ve been very quiet for the past few months, but a potentially momentous event is brewing right now (February 21, 2022): the Russian invasion of… Read More ›
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REGRETS & HOPES – 2022 & BEYOND
Blogging Insights — New Format # 26 These last few years have been unusually regretful. I’m not big on looking back, holding grudges, or storing anger, but in one way or the other, between the crazies and their aluminum foil… Read More ›
IT’S STILL RAINING
I can’t remember the last time we had a whole day during which it didn’t rain. We got an hour of partial clouds a few days ago — early in the morning. By noon, it was dark, grey, and raining…. Read More ›
PRETENDING TO CARE: WHY “NET ZERO” IS DELUSIONAL NONSENSE
Written by Sean Munger. Forward by Marilyn Armstrong Personally, I think it is hopeless. I don’t see any signs of progress in this country or in any major polluting nation. In the few small countries where they are making an… Read More ›
IGNORE THE FLOOD – THE CLIMATE IS NOT CHANGING
I got up to go to the bathroom this morning and there was sunshine! Sadly by the time I finished washing my hands, the sun was gone. Now, it’s 2:30pm and it’s dark. It feels like evening. The trees are… Read More ›
THUNDERSTORM WITH MORE RAIN
The thunder woke me early this morning. As far as I knew, we weren’t expecting a storm, but these days, it can be hard to tell what’s going to happen with our weather. The leaves were rattling last night —… Read More ›
LESSONS FROM THE LOCKDOWN
5 Things Tuesday on Wednesday — 5 Life lessons you’ve learned during the lockdown. I learned that we weren’t all that outgoing before the lockdown, so I suspect being locked down was less difficult for us than for others who… Read More ›
WE HAVE TO FIX IT BECAUSE WE BROKE IT
This started out as a comment, but it grew to be more. It’s incredibly hot outside. I was out there early this morning to hose down the deck both to clean it and water the flowerboxes. I also put out… Read More ›
FIVE LINES FROM THE IPCC CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT
The entire report is more than 4,000 pages, but (from the Washington Post), here are is their introduction plus five critical lines: “The new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the most comprehensive look ever at… Read More ›
EXTINCTIONS AND VANISHING WATERS
There’s a very good chance that the Chinook salmon is going to die for good this year. From the L.A. Times — Paul Thornton, <paul.thornton@email.latimes.com> –comes this heartbreaking bit of news: “A case in point is what The Times Editorial… Read More ›
JAPANESE MAPLE AND VERY GREEN TREES
Trees in close up We brought this tree home from my cousin’s house in Maryland. It was a tiny little thing in a bucket. We planted it. And twenty-five years later, it’s an amazing tree. It is green all summer and… Read More ›
CATALPA TREE IN BLOOM
CATALPA TREE IN FULL BLOOM We grow a lot of Catalpa trees. They are supposed to be difficult to grow, but apparently they like us. Most of them are relatively small and young. A couple of the big ones have… Read More ›
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