Tag Archives: weather

Jan31

get dressed.

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in the midst of the polar vortex

 a call goes out

 a friend offers to drive us all to the movies

 preston- holding down the fort at the theater

sells us popcorn, beverages, and tickets

menu offers a movie combo of cocktails and popcorn

 the movie was great

the company was great

 felt like we were skipping school

to just have a day of fun

we forgot about the polar vortex outside

we laughed and cried

 we’ll never tell who chose which beverage:

 coffee, tall soda, sippy-cup ‘o wine.

choose your own adventure.

—

everyone needs someone who will call them and say,

“get dressed, we’re going on an adventure.”

-word porn

Jan29

cold.

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when the high temperature for the day is below zero
it’s time to come in from the cold.
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“in the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold.”
― ben zaronovitch
Oct21

luster.

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‘there is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky.’

-percy bysshe shelly

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i’m not sure about today’s

hail, rain, snow, sun, wind, lightning, and thunder.

i suppose some could classify these as ‘luster’,

but probably not ‘harmony.’

 

 

 

Aug15

how hot is it?

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my candle quietly answers the question. 

 

 

 

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“what dreadful hot weather we have!

it keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.”

-jane austen

 

Jul3

where some see light, others see night.

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The City of Ann Arbor Government
and the 
US National Weather Service – Detroit
issued this statement yesterday:

 

We lost 38 seconds of daylight yesterday. By the end of the month, we’ll be losing over 2 minutes each day and by the end of next month, nearly 20 minutes per week. Here’s what you can expect as you savor the waning days of Michigan’s warm season:

July: -45 minutes lost
August: -1 hour 16 minutes lost
September: -1 hour 22 minutes lost
October: -1 hour 23 minutes lost
November: -1 hour 1 minute lost

It won’t be long until you have an extra 6 hours of darkness to spend on your indoor hobbies. Have a great Monday.

i think that someone may have been very hot and had a tough monday.
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“we’re burnin’ daylight.”

-john wayne

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image credit: kur4

 

Apr12

mixed.

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mixed feelings

when walking inside from another round of snow

and being greeted by a 4th of july display

at least i have my sandals on 

with my long down coat

and i am ready for anything.

“there are certain odd times and occasions

in this strange mixed affair we call life

when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke.”

-herman melville

Apr10

eternal.

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hope springs eternal

and

as the snow returns once more

i hope for eternal spring 

or for even just a month of it. 

—

“in the spring,

i have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.”

-mark twain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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image credit: flower power gnome – magic onions

Mar2

storming.

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march.

storming in like a buffalo

and out like a wing?


“february makes a bridge and march breaks it. “

– Witts Recreations, Selected from the Finest Fancies of Moderne Muses, with a Thousand Outlandish Proverbs (edited by George Herbert, 1593–1633)

 

 

 

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image credit: tom murphy, Yellowstone Park Buffalo, “Frozen Snow”

Mar1

potholes.

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    The Michigan Pothole ice cream from Farmhouse Ice Cream & Coffee in Franklin, MI. (Photo by Deanna Yow from Farmhouse Coffee & Ice Cream)
                                                               michigan pothole ice cream

    a  michigan ice cream shop hopes its promotion will take away some of your pothole pain. farmhouse coffee & ice cream in franklin in metro detroit, is giving free scoops of its michigan pothole ice cream to victims of potholes in the state.

    if you spent money on pothole repairs, just bring in your receipt for a free single scoop in a cup or cone of the michigan pothole flavor. what’s in that flavor you ask? it’s described as “thick black tar fudge in rich chocolate ice cream with cookie asphalt pieces.” the offer is good for one scoop per receipt. the promotion ends on March 25, 2018.

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    “without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.”

    – don karding

     

     

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    credits: mlive.com, edward pesos, farmhouse coffee and ice cream, deanna yow

    Nov12

    falling away.

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    our first snowflakes fall

    and from the looks on their faces

    i’d say the fall pumpkins

    are having a hard time

    accepting the arrival of the winter weather

    and wish it would all just go away.

    —

    “ignoring facts does not make them go away. “

    -fran tarkenton