TIME IN CAMP
When the winter weather finally breaks and it appears that spring has truly arrived (although we can still receive a dusting of snow), it is …
SPRING
A CHILLY WET SPRING
Weather patterns vary widely throughout the U.S. and weather in one region doesn’t necessarily affect conditions in another region. In general, weather moves across the …
WINTER RETURNS TO INTERRUPT SPRING
No matter how arm and sunny early spring can be, it is just a brief preview. Those of us who heat with wood know that …
SPRING AND FALSE SPRING
March can be a fickle and changeable month. The old weather saying of “in like a lion, out like a lamb” doesn’t come close to …
SPRING AND FALSE SPRING
As March appears and moves through it’s days, many people living in snow country have become weary of the white stuff. Some have been dealing …
IN PRAISE (?) OF BLOOD SUCKING INSECTS
Spring is a wonderful season in the natural year. Birds are building nests and hatching eggs, mammals are giving birth and raising young, and the …
THE MEDITATIVE JOYS OF OUTDOOR CHORES
Those of us who live in rural places often seem to have an almost unlimited list of chores that need to be completed, both indoors …
A MAY DAY REFLECTION ON SPRING
As winter gives way to spring, a run of several warm sunny days with temperatures in the high 70’s to over 80 can give people …
THE SEASON HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED
“It’s a little chilly, there’s a bit of fresh snow on the ground.” Often that is the way we talk about spring as it shakes …
SPRING EMERGING
The precipitation can’t decide if it wants to be snow or rain. There are new bird songs in the air, we might call them “courting …