Until Green Bay meteorologist, Justin Steinbrinck first mentioned it a three days ago, I had never heard of ice fog and I've lived through 57 winters. It sounded kind of cool to me, though, like something Jack Frost would dance through, or Alfred Hitchock would produce outside a dimly lit rear windows. Turns out, it's [...]
Dear little chromebook, so shiny and lean You’re also a victim of COVID-19. You had it much simpler way back in the day When you ruled the classroom and kept kids at bay. Now you’ve been scattered to bedrooms and floors Stuffed into closets and shoved under doors. They slam you in anger and throw [...]
I wonder how our rivers will record this volatile year. What stories will they tell in the sediment they leave behind? Does the 2020 moon wax in sympathy, or wane in dismay? Will the stressed roots of this year's trees grow deeper, will their acorns offer hope? Do the tides of 2020 hurry out and [...]
Autumn loveThe sun dances merrily in an October skyGiddy with pride at what it has wrought.This is the season of love,Harvest time and the trees rejoiceSwirling ruby red crinolines,tucking golden pocket squares into puffed chestsand straightening tangerine ties.Sing then the glories of God’s magic paintbrushAnd the splendid light it spreads over fields, rivers, vines, orchards, [...]
I risked life, limb and lens yesterday afternoon, skidding out to my icy front porch to plant a yard sign and a little love. In the bleak midwinter, you can give your heart. You can also wack your chin with your camera lens as you take a spectacular fall in front of a whole middle [...]
