Archive for September 2014

Changing Seasons

Changing Seasons
The calendar says September, but  Monday was more like  August in the afternoon. In the evening,  a cold front came through and the temperatures plunged into the 50’s, and the trees sounded dry like October…. September is the time of two seasons, when summer  warmth still lingers in the sunny days.  But there are cold... Read more »
By Weather Girl,
September 30, 2014 at 8:25 pm
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The Day the Climate Changed

Dateline–September 21, 2014 Another aerial shot of #PeoplesClimate March NYC pic.twitter.com/H3a8Yy9m4S — Michael Poland (@_michaelpoland_) September 21, 2014   All over the world, the climate changed.  Under gray skies in New York City, a line of marchers stretched over 25 blocks, over 300,00 people (an estimated 400,000, according to Time online) came from all over... Read more »
By Weather Girl,
September 21, 2014 at 9:09 pm
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Fall -- Winter Forecast

The calendar says September, but the forecast can range from July to December. #prairieproblems — Prairie Problems (@PrairieProblems) September 14, 2014   And you think we have problems?  Well,  I need a new furnace, would you believe. Let that be an incentive for you.  NOW is a good time to check your furnace. Does it... Read more »
By Weather Girl,
September 16, 2014 at 7:25 pm
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A bad book taught me how to write good

WARNING–contains humor and intentional bad grammar   Before you get all superior and critical, hear me  out. I am not advocating junk–“reality”  TV, celebrity magazines, etc.  Sadly the wonderful tabloids like the Weekly World News are no more. As they said on the X-Files, “The Truth is out there” but no longer in the checkout... Read more »
By Weather Girl,
September 12, 2014 at 9:43 am
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Super Harvest Moon---September 8-9

Super Harvest Moon---September 8-9
Here comes the Harvest Moon!   The moon is already big and bright in the clear night sky. And isn’t there already an autumnal feel in the air?  At Walgreens, across the aisle of school supplies, the shelves are filled with  Halloween candy. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.  This... Read more »
By Weather Girl,
September 8, 2014 at 7:36 am
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Spotted things

Spotted things
Taking out the garbage, I was surprised by a giant moth. It is a hawk moth; they frequent the moonflowers on  late summer nights. The moonflowers are  full of ripening seedpods, now.Their season is almost done. In the clarity of this autumnal light, the world is full of spotted things–mottled bananas and pears. Light and... Read more »
By Weather Girl,
September 3, 2014 at 8:59 am
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