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“Come Darkness, Come Light”

Less than two weeks away from the Winter Solstice, this hemisphere’s longest night of the year, our Christmas season is pervasive darkness, punctuated by a variety of lights. We have just more than 6 hours of daylight now. If the sky … Continue reading

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Now We Know That You Are a Shooting Star

With apologies to Bad Company . . . . (paid link.) For years we’ve watched a plant in one of our flower gardens. Michelle has long had her suspicions of the plant’s identity, based on its foliage. Recently, after more … Continue reading

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