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April First

Day 76. Dreary. No precipitation. Light snow dust in the raised flower beds, like flour spilled on a counter top; none on the lawn. Wind a cold November sound. Wish it was an April Fool’s prank.

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Red Sky In Morning

Day 73. The southeast sky’s turned a pale watercolor pink wash from the coral red rising on the eastern horizon. A beautiful warning of what’s to come–inclement weather–rain and wet snow showers, accumulations of an inch.

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Snowing

Day 57. Snowing. Ragged wet cloud fragments descend from the sky, crystalline water ice interspersed with rain. The waning gibbous moon, a hunchback hidden from view

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Jet Steam Visibility

Day 51. Outside Ithaca’s Rasa Spa window, the snow moved sideways, fell at a slight slant as it traveled up the Cayuga River inlet and I understood the jet stream. It rushed past on an invisible river current like fog … Continue reading

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Day 49 Awakening

Day 49. Awakening to rain dropping a lullaby against the window panes, a snow melt melody. Heavy gray clouds shade the sky, an invitation to remain curled under the blankets, to drift back to sleep, to be lulled into dreams … Continue reading

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Friday’s Weather Forecast

Day 38. For two days newscasters predicted a snow storm with an accumulation of ten to twelve inches on Friday. Visibility, they warned, will fall to one half mile or less creating hazardous conditions. The snow’s falling. It’s the type … Continue reading

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