It’s snowing. It’s supposed to be a big deal and five miles from here, it is. Almost two feet of snow have hit just north and west of here. Literally, just five miles away. We got nothing much. This storm… Read More ›
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SNOW IS FALLING
I think it is falling from coast to coast. We were supposed to get rain, but weather forecasts are these days no better than “best guesses.” It’s a slow, gentle falling of snow, but it is also bitterly cold, so… Read More ›
IT’S STILL WINTER
When I got up this morning, it was snowing like crazy. That was because yesterday, I dared suggest that winter was ending. I should know better. I took pictures, then went back to bed. When I got up a few… Read More ›
THE GREAT WHITE HURRICANE OF MARCH 11, 1888
It has snowed every night for the past week but only a few inches at a time. We often get more snow (or rain) later in the day, but every morning when I get up, the ground and the deck… Read More ›
BIRDS IN THE BUSH WITH SNOW
When it snows, you can see how many dozens of birds live in the forsythia hedge in the backyard. I couldn’t get sharp pictures. This was one of the times when the autofocus couldn’t figure out where to focus. Between… Read More ›
WINTER BIRDS IN RAIN & SNOW
When I got up and went out to feed the birds, it was pouring — and warm. Less than an hour later, the temperature dropped and a pretty heavy snow was falling. Tomorrow it’s supposed to snow and rain in… Read More ›
WINTER ARRIVES (SORT OF)
It rained like mad in the morning. An hour later it was snowing like mad. It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world. I processed two photos in black and white. It’s a monochrome world in winter. It’s not a lot… Read More ›
THE CROWD BY THE FEEDER
After all my gratitude at the lack of snow this winter, of course it snowed this morning. We only got a few inches — maybe three? But not far away, they got half a foot and the week’s not over… Read More ›
DAWN ON A SNOWY MORNING
Not just any old snowy morning. The very first snowy morning. All the forecasters said we’d get almost nothing. But Garry’s old pal is semi-retired, but he still very connected to the weather. He wrote to say “Oh yes you… Read More ›
FIRST SNOW FLASHBACK, 11/23/2012
This is a flashback Friday on Wednesday – a typical “Thanksgiving” snow. A little bit of white stuff. Gone in a few hours. A warning of more to come. Early snow reminds us to find the shovels and hope we… Read More ›
CARDINALS IN THE SNOW
Given the temperatures and the dryness, it seems a good time to remember cold and snow and how beautiful the red Cardinals are against all that whiteness. I promise to never complain about the cold again!
THE BIG ONE: THE BLIZZARD OF 1978 – by GARRY ARMSTRONG
This is the time of year when big snowstorms hit this region. Forty-three years ago, a gigantic winter storm began moving into eastern Massachusetts. On the afternoon of Feb. 6, 1978, thousands of people were let out of work early… Read More ›
ODD SQUARE ON A SURPRISING SNOWY MORNING
FEBRUARY’S ODD SQUARES We didn’t expect snow. Well, maybe we knew there was a possibility (small possibility) of snow, but no one predicted it. The first I heard was an alert — at 7 this morning — from Alexa that… Read More ›
SQUARE ODDS: LOOKING IN FROM OUT – GARRY ARMSTRONG
The Square Odds – February 2, 2022 This photograph is odd and interesting. Garry took it from outside on the deck in a blizzard shooting through the storm door into the house. It’s full of reflection and refractions. You can… Read More ›
LAST TWO ON THE CARDS
Last on the Card – January 2022 I think we — as a family — took more pictures during the past three or four days than we took the entire rest of the month. The huge blizzard that hit us geared… Read More ›
THE WINTER BLUES – SWO8 BLUES JAZZ AND A BLIZZARD
IT’S JANUARY. WE’VE GOT THE WINTER BLUES – TWO FEET WORTH! My collaborator, Leslie Martel of swo8 Blues Jazz did the real work. She composed the music and the words. She also put the video together. Posted it to YouTube…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 