Category Archives: Environment

Heat is Here

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

I stood outside in early morning darkness where there was a refreshing yet decidedly warm breeze. The overnight low was 80 degrees Fahrenheit. I’m not sure if that’s warm enough to hinder apple production but scientists believe at some point … Continue reading →

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Sunny Day in Iowa

Posted on July 16, 2019 by

Each time I walk on the state park trail there are different wildflowers in bloom. Today’s offering was some of my favorites. After returning from the day’s exercise, I mowed the front yard and couldn’t make out the line where … Continue reading →

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Hot Weather Harvest

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

On a fine summer day conditions were perfect to harvest hay and garlic. My CSA friends recruited volunteers to bring in the garlic and across the county farmers were baling hay in large round and small rectangular bales. On Independence … Continue reading →

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Living in the Anthropocene

Posted on July 2, 2019 by

The combination of advancing age and a world heated by human-made global warming has me looking for ways to cope. When temperatures are forecast above 90 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity I get my outside work done early then head … Continue reading →

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Doubt No More

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

With recent moves to reduce the number of government advisory panels, overturn the Obama administration’s clean power plan, and increase the speed with which logging permits are approved in national forests, the Trump administration plows the field of deregulation in … Continue reading →

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Trail Walking

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

The garden was muddy making it difficult to plant… so I waited. For exercise I took a walk on the state park trail, 20 minutes out and 20 minutes back… with stops for photos. Although the pace was slow, I … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Deer Path

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

I walked due east from the garden along the utility easement to access a 25-acre stand of woods at the point where deer enter. Deer are a constant presence in the neighborhood, especially during apple season, and I try to … Continue reading →

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