Tag Archives: winter
Quintet Fail
Yesterday all my ice disks seemed here to stay Now the weather’s made them go away Sniff
Ice Diskology
The season that’s currently occupying Martha’s Vineyard is winter, so From the Seasonally Occupied Territories is going to blog about that. With pictures. Last winter I had an epiphany. No, it was not news to me that water freezes when … Continue reading
Fire and Ice
After The Big Blizzard, the one that dumped 8 or so heavy crusty inches of snow here and 20 or 30 inches elsewhere in New England, I created a folder called “February 2013 Snow” and put all my photos in … Continue reading
Snow Valentine
Weather Underground says we’ve got more snow incoming — not much, they say — and I haven’t even got around to posting my pics of the last snow. Here goes. Thursday morning I woke up to snow covering my skylights, … Continue reading
February Snow
You’ve probably heard that a major winter storm hit the U.S. Northeast in the last couple of days. Unlike some storms in recent years, this one pretty much lived up to the hype, but c’mon — Nemo? Who came up … Continue reading
Ice Art II
Call it faith or call it winter on Martha’s Vineyard: Undeterred by the dwindling and disappearance of my first foray into dog dish ice art, I started working on Ice Art II. The first disk was undished on Groundhog Day. … Continue reading
Ice Art
Last week the temperature some days didn’t make it into double digits before Travvy and I left for our morning walk. Today it was in the mid-50s with the sun hiding behind clouds. I washed my hair after I got … Continue reading
Snow
Yesterday’s forecast said snow after dark, but I didn’t fully register this till early morning light revealed something on the skylight directly above my bed. Aha! Snow! Snow it was, two or three inches of fluffy powder on the deck. … Continue reading
January Sunset
Taking a break from words . . . Travvy and I headed out for a walk a little after four. The sky colors were starting to jell. I went back for my camera. I’m glad I did. Along Halcyon Way … Continue reading
Snow at Last
The temperature may dip down below 10 degrees F, Trav’s outside water may freeze solid every night, and longjohns, a wool sweater, and sheepskin slippers may be a constant part of my indoor wardrobe, but it isn’t really winter until … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 