Category Archives: Weather, Tides & Geography

The physical world around us – weather, tides, and natural land features.

Night of the “Plops” and its Aftermath

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

Thursday, we set to work preparing for the looming thaw. The recent snows had swirled around the cabin from all directions, thoroughly coating all available surfaces. Once that snow started to melt, everything would be soaked, including almost every single … Continue reading →

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Snowbound? Maybe. We’ll Have to Get Back to You on That . . . .

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

What matter how the night behaved? What matter how the north-wind raved? Blow high, blow low, not all its snow Could quench our hearth-fire’s ruddy glow. —John Greenleaf Whittier, Snowbound

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