Tag Archives: winter

Spring Awakens

Posted on March 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

 Spring has awakened in my hemisphere. But just barely — the season is still seesawing between spring and winter (I call it Sprinter). But the daffodils are here to get the party started (the snowdrops came early, drank all the … Continue reading →

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The Canyon

Posted on March 1, 2023 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Tim's Viewpoints & Visuals:
The first time I saw the Grand Canyon I was about 10 to 12 years old. My parents were making this “grand” road trip to see the major sites around the west.…

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Where Will I Go From Here?

Posted on February 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

There’s something about midwinter. Perhaps because it’s too cold to go outside, we’re forced to look inside and assess what we see. “Do I like who I’ve become? Is this who I thought I would be?” January’s vows have vanished … Continue reading →

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Impatience!

Posted on February 2, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source: Telegraph Forum “Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.” ~W. H. Auden Two Major News Updates: 1. “Winter is coming still here!” According … Continue reading →

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What Winter Teaches Us

Posted on January 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The last leaves tremble on the ground as the snow arrives to cover them securing the peace that they have found whispering rest and think and start again ζ

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50 Signs of Winter

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

We Northern Hemisphereans are deep in the throes of winter! But thank goodness there are signs to guide us through. Or, in some cases, misguide us. Then again, laughter tends to have a warming effect — so read these and … Continue reading →

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Home for the Holidays

Posted on December 23, 2022 by mitchteemley

We woke up to snow this morning. So, on the one hand we’ll have a white Christmas. Yay! On the other hand, as soon as I’m done posting this, I have go out and shovel our driveway in -8° weather … Continue reading →

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Falling Toward Winter

Posted on December 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

The big statements of the seasons are easy to read: fall’s brief blaze of color, winter’s frosted flashes of beauty. But most of the time the seasons, like our lives, are in transition and full of subtext. Yet we’ll find … Continue reading →

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Not What I Expected

Posted on November 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week It was an unseasonably warm autumn. Not what I expected. But, hey, it gave me a chance to install a bird bath, something my wife had wanted for a long time. And, being a bird-whisperer, she … Continue reading →

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Happy Sprinter!

Posted on March 20, 2022 by mitchteemley

Uncertain spring, no longer winter. Transition’s the only permanent thing. So why should we wait to lift up our hearts? Let us huddle together and celebrate Sprinter! “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As … Continue reading →

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