Tag: winter
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With a Thankful Heart
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Nov. 29, 2024) — With a thankful heart I tramp into our cottage that I built for you so long ago, before you were my bride. Quickly I close the door behind me in order to shut out Jack Frost, who is hard at work outside. With a sigh, I…
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Welcome the Warmth
by Viv Forbes, Executive Director, The Saltbush Club, ©2024 (Jul. 30, 2024) — At dawn today (30th July) mid-winter in sunny Queensland, it was zero degrees on the lawn outside our kitchen and the small water tub for our chooks was iced over. Every morning, as soon as it gets light, Judy puts a winter…
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The Last Fire
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 6, 2024) — The last fire is lit on a mournful, peculiar winter which brought tears and suffering around the world and in so many hearts. The formidable stack of firewood requiring daily culling and stacking is now an empty patch crying out for the chance to grow grass or weeds…
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Could the Groundhog have been Wrong?
by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 8, 2022) — Since late last month, The Post & Email’s editor has been observing an interesting phenomenon: that even in the middle of a midwinter snowstorm bringing more than a foot of snow to her area and much more to points north, a nearby lilac bush appears to be insisting…
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The World is Upside-Down
WINTER’S STING APPEARS A MONTH INTO SPRING by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 18, 2020) — An unusually warm and virtually snowless winter led to an early spring, but it was short-lived. With temperatures in the 40s and 50s through most of January, February, and March, the month of April has had some unwelcome surprises. What a…
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How Do Birds Survive Cold Winters?
“GREAT INSPIRATION” by Garth Clifford, ©2020 (Feb. 13, 2020) — While winters and birds make a pretty sight for a camera lens, some of us do wonder how the little creatures survive extreme winters. We don’t see them wearing any warm clothes or heaters installed in their habitats. Some birds do travel south in winter,…
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Snow, Thorns and Flowers
LIFE’S JOURNEY by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 22, 2018) — With at least three snowfalls this month, the flowers have been struggling to survive, but survive and bloom they have. Just ten days ago, any stoically daring to show their faces were showered with cold, unwelcome snow, followed by freezing rain last week. As if oblivious…
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Can You Believe…
IT’S SNOWING AGAIN! by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2018) — As predicted on Monday night, snow is again falling in southern New England, even as early spring flowers attempt to push their way through the cold. Robins, too, believed to be a sure sign of spring, have been sighted, including one hopping through the spring…
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Signs of Spring…
FINALLY! by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 31, 2018) — With a blustery, snowy March nearly behind us, signs of spring are at last beginning to appear in these northeastern parts. Against the backdrop of a pristine azure sky, brilliant sunshine and warmer temperatures on Saturday, the birds were singing and early buds beginning to open. It…
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Welcome, Spring!
LATE WINTER GIVES WAY TO NEW LIFE, WARM TEMPERATURES by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 11, 2017) — After a cold March punctuated by ice and snow and a week of raw, damp and rainy weather, spring appears to have finally arrived. The birds make their presence known by day and the peepers at night. A cardinal…
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A Sunday Morning Visitor
“CAPTURE THE MOMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 26, 2017) — Even with a blast of winter in mid-March, spring could be on the way. On Sunday morning, an unexpected visitor appeared seeking sustenance, soon followed by a companion. Apparently finding what they sought, they enjoyed their meal and further explored their surroundings for several more…
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What Could Be More Beautiful?
THAN SNOW ON THE GROUND, BLUE SKY AND 60º? by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 19, 2017) — It is a rare February day in the North when the thermometer rises above 30, but rarer still when doubling that number. On what can be described only as an unexpectedly pristine day here in Southern New England, the…