August 2019 – The Motley Moose

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 1st through Sept. 7th

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Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Fighting Back: “Democrats are ready to lead on Gun Safety, on the Climate Crisis, on Health Care.” #VoteTheRepublicansOut

August 31, 2019 JanF 1

The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio wishing working people a happy Labor Day and asking Senate Republicans to pass the gun safety laws that the American […]

$10,000 matching donations for AIDS Walk Austin starting at 10am

August 30, 2019 anotherdemocrat Comments Off

Starting at 10am central time today, there is $10,000 in donations to be matched for AIDS Walk Austin. Meaning: AIDS agencies in the Austin area can (will?) get $20,000 donated in just one day! […]

Tuesday in Mooseville – Election 2020: My/MI Junior Senator, Gary Peters 8/27/19

August 27, 2019 DoReMI 3

I’ve been saying for a few months now that my focus is not on the presidential primary race but on the U.S. Senate race in my own state. Gary Peters is one of two incumbent […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Aug. 25th through Aug. 31st

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Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Fighting Back: “Democrats are working #ForThePeople.”

August 24, 2019 JanF 4

The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota reminding folks once again that the Democrats in the House have passed legislation #ForThePeople and it is being blocked in […]

'Beaufort, SC volunteers for Kamala Harris'

Celebrating the Joyful Warrior’s ground game, staff and volunteers.

August 23, 2019 Denise Velez 4

A presidential campaign has many elements. Big speeches, forums, debates, fundraising, handling interviews. The backbone of a campaign is state and local staff and volunteers; they do the getting out the vote, the phone calling […]

Tuesday in Mooseville – Cheat, Fake, Fool, and Lie 8/20/19

August 20, 2019 DoReMI 4

I wasn’t paying much attention to Twitter this past weekend, so I am grateful that Sis Dee’s Sunday post (1619. The 400th anniversary of the real founding of America.) brought the 1619 Project to my […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Aug. 18th through Aug. 24th

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Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Tuesday in Mooseville – Six Minutes of History 8/13/19

August 13, 2019 DoReMI 1

Words are superfluous. Field of Vision – A Night at the Garden from Field of Vision on Vimeo. For those wanting more information, an interview with the filmmaker is here: A Night at the Garden. […]

Summer Sunning!

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Later this morning, we will mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° [...]

Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

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I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]

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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2026 2

At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on, the light returns more [...]

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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 20, 2026 3

Today, March 20th, at 7:46am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]

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Spring is in the air!

February 1, 2026 2

At the beginning of February, when much of the north appears frozen and lifeless, there are stirrings below the surface and in the sky. The light is returning; today there is nearly an hour more [...]