Mother Nature finally smiled on Augusta today. After two weeks of pollen, the rain started about noon today. It has rained off and on all afternoon. It is one of those soft, steady rains that washes the yellow pollen away, finally, for good–until next year. The system that generated our pollen-relief caused all kinds of damage [...]
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The Yellow Finally Fades
Posted in Nature on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Leading the Leviathan
Posted in Nature, Religion and Life on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week the newsphere has been ablaze (asmoke would be a better word) about the volcano in Iceland and its effect on European air traffic. Such irony: man can be responsible for destroying the earth through global warming but one volcanic eruption in Iceland can play havoc with his air travel in Europe. This is just another [...]
Why Are There Robins in Georgia Now?
Posted in Nature on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was taught as a child that the appearance of robins was a harbinger of spring. During the last three weeks, robins have been everywhere. Everytime the weather warms up a bit and the the sun comes out, the robins descend on us. I don’t want to argue with such a celebrity as the groundhog which predicted that we would have six [...]
