Category Archives: Nature

Spring Equinox 2014

Yesterday was the spring equinox, which occurs when the plane of the equator passed the center of the Sun. The day was as long as the night, as the Earth’s axis leans toward the sun. It had been a long winter in northern New York and at one point in the winter International Falls, Minnesota […]

Spring Equinox 2021

This year was a so-so winter. Snow came late in Marcu and the bitter cold was a rare visitor to the City That Never Sleeps. On several occasions I exited from the 387 Commune in my ski gear, which was good for -20 Fahrenheit. Today the thermometer hit 60 and I celebrated the Spring Equinox […]

Rain, Sleet, and Snow

Back in 2012 St. Padraic’s Day was blessed with spring weather. The next day was even warmer, especially since I had traveled south to the Northern Neck of the Potomac. Charles, Ms. Carolina, and I stood at the end of the dock. A super-sized moon roses over the far shore and the equinox sun set […]

-40 – Wildcat – 1971

A Walk In The Douglas Forest

Douglas, Alaska lies across the Gastineau Channel from Juneau underneath Mt. Douglas. Originally a staging ground of the Auke and Taru people for battles against rival tribes, the Treadwell and Douglas townships served the miners of the Juneau gold fields. The population grew to 1722 at the turn of the 20th Century. An explosion ripped […]