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The Month of March: Lion, Wind, Kites, Maple Syrup, Spring Arrives – We Hope Like a Lamb, But the Right Kind of Lion Works, Too

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

As you well know, dear reader, yesterday ushered in the month of March, 2011. For as long as I can remember – and certainly including kindergarten and early grade school – March has been gloriously associated with lion, lamb, wind, … Continue reading →

Posted in Stars, constellations, the zodiac, meteors, Earth, the moon, the universe, Trees, plants, flowers, climate and weather, Wildlife, natural habitat, stories and legends about wildlife | Tagged 2011, a better way, Alberta clipper, ancient capital of Persia, ancient cultures, archeology, area of study, ball of string, balsa wood, blizzards, blustering, boil down sap to make syrup, bright and sunny, bull, calendar, Canada, carved bas-relief, Coordinated Universal Time, daylight, devoid of trees, direct rays of sunlight, DLTK, equal night, equator, feats of bravery, February, ferocious, first day of spring, flowing sap, foregone conclusion, grade school, Greenwich Mean Time, grocery bags, hard maple trees, hats, high desert, high wind, highly viewed post, holiday activities, home territory, hot air, howling wind, hunting, in like a lion, Iran, joke, kindergarten, kite tail, kite-flying, kites, lamb, late winter, Latin, lion, maple syrup, maple syrup makers, March, March lion, month, moths to the light, mountains, moving air masses, Native American, northern Michigan, old Persian art, open country, out like a lamb, Persepolis, play, poem, powerful sun, prize-winning maple syrup, pussy willows, ravenous, rising air currents, royalty and nobility, science, shifting sun to northern sky, snow, social anthropolgy, Southern California, spring arrives, spring is here, spring weather, stormy weather, struggle between beasts, sugar bush, sun directly overhead, Sunday, tap the trees, umbrellas, University of Michigan, Upper Midwest, UTC, vernal equinox, waffles and pancakes, wake up, warm the northern hemisphere, warmer days, Washington DC, wildlife, wind, wind-borne adventure, windiest month of the year, windy March days | 5 Comments

A Chubby Little Hibernator Gets His Day – Punxsutawney Phil and All Ground Hog Prognosticators

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

We made it folks, today, February 2, 2011, is Ground Hog Day! The humble little (although not so little, sometimes reaching over 30 pounds) ground hog, woodchuck, “land beaver” (a localized nickname that almost no one has ever heard of) … Continue reading →

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What Is It About a Fire in the Fireplace, Wood Stove, or Patio Chimney Pot?

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Okay, here in the high desert of Southern California we very seldom get snow; but if you’ve watched the national weather news, dear reader, you probably noticed that we’ve had monsoonal rains, fog, damp, chilly. Now a Northern Michigan friend … Continue reading →

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Spectacular Sunrise, Desert Awash in Color, Color Me Blessed, Crayons

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Rising as I always do in pre-dawn darkness this morning, I was treated to one of the most spectacular sunrises you would ever see….and we get some awfully good ones here in the high desert. Words will not suffice to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged " Emily Dickinson, beauty, beholding beauty, blessed, blind cave fish, blindness, box of crayons, church, color, color me, colorful things, composing art, crayons, creatures, Declaration of Independence, desert floor, dictum, expressing with color, gift of sight, Helen Keller, high desert, insufficient verbage, insufficient words, Lionel Ritchie, little child, mountain range, mountains, niche, openings in the clouds, outstanding contributions, picture is worth a thousand words, poem, rising sun, role in life, school principal, shafts of sunlight, sightless, spectacular sunrise, stars, stucco, teacher, timeless, Truth, universe, wash of color, Wisconsin, wisdom for the ages, witness to majesty, words cannot express, work, world, writing | 2 Comments

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A Chubby Little Hibernator Gets His Day – Punxsutawney Phil and All Ground Hog Prognosticators

What Is It About a Fire in the Fireplace, Wood Stove, or Patio Chimney Pot?

Spectacular Sunrise, Desert Awash in Color, Color Me Blessed, Crayons

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