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Glaring Examples Of Belief Perseverance

It definitely ended up being a hot and a bit humid one today which will certainly give our hot crops a good kick with this year's growing cycle. I did manage to get two hills of my favorite watermelon … continue reading

Posted on June 14, 2025

Enough Of A Shock Wave

Another biting-cold and windy day arrived which had me being tightly bundled whenever outdoors. While out, I do try to keep my mouth and nose covered with my trusty extra-long knit scarf which I rarel … continue reading

Posted on February 4, 2025

Autocratic Axis

It was a cold and wet one out this morning, but at least it was a light rain/mist instead of snow. We may be dodging the bullet on another cold front moving in, which is dropping down from the Arctic, … continue reading

Posted on February 3, 2025

He’s Not Even Close

Having the sun shining brightly and our temps slightly above freezing today, made for quite the delightful respite from the biting cold days we recently had to endure, and from the sounds of it, we're … continue reading

Posted on January 25, 2025

You Go, You Eat, And Then You Pay

While driving to office early this morning, I noticed our temperature was hovering around eight degrees, so it looks like we are in the midst of a cold spell, and when looking at the weather this morn … continue reading

Posted on January 5, 2025

Years Of Political Turbulence

It seems as each day passes, the temps continue to drop even farther, so I guess we're all gonna be freezing our tails off for the next week or more. I've mentioned to a number of people that they be … continue reading

Posted on January 3, 2025

Rising Numbers Of Exaggerants

Weather wise, another out of place day arrived with above normal temps accompanied with rain and fog. While driving home tonight, I felt like I was on a movie set of 'Nosferatu' where there were thick … continue reading

Posted on December 27, 2024

Watching For Water Towers

Another Sunday morning arrived with my first duty of the day being a straight-away heading to my darkened corner to get my contemplative prayer session started, and since it was an even more quiet mor … continue reading

Posted on December 8, 2024

Loads Of Dirty Laundry

Today's rain was welcome, but it would've been nice if we didn't have the showers accompanied by intermittent drizzling nearly the entire day. Of course the heavy gray skies made it feel even more glo … continue reading

Posted on November 18, 2024

Taking The Very Back Seat

We received another good dose of rain this morning which is gonna help our trees and shrubs make it thru the winter. Unfortunately our sub-soil is so dry, it ended up making our topsoil all the muddie … continue reading

Posted on November 10, 2024