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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

September 23, 2023 JanF 3

An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The latitudes +L […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: September 17th

September 16, 2023 JanF 83

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 […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: September 10th

September 9, 2023 JanF 73

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: September 3rd

September 2, 2023 JanF 75

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: August 27th

August 26, 2023 JanF 72

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: August 20th

August 19, 2023 JanF 59

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: August 13th

August 12, 2023 JanF 71

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: August 6th

August 5, 2023 JanF 60

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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

August 1, 2023 JanF 3

Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: July 30th

July 29, 2023 JanF 59

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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

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May 15, 2026 6
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 [...]

April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

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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 [...]
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Welcome, Returning Light!

December 21, 2025 5
The winter solstice “occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is [...]

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