The Motley Moose

President-Elect Joe Biden: “A record number of Americans have given us a mandate for action.”

November 7, 2020 JanF 3

President-Elect Joe Biden spoke to the nation from Wilmington, Delaware. A record number of Americans have given us a mandate for action on COVID, the economy, climate change, systemic racism. They made it clear they […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: November 1st

October 31, 2020 JanF 71

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 […]

Joe Biden: “I’m running as a proud Democrat, but I’m going to govern as an American president.”

October 31, 2020 JanF 1

Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke in Milwaukee on October 30th, making the case for a competent federal government run by decent people who care about ordinary Americans. The only thing that can tear America […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: October 25th

October 24, 2020 JanF 88

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 […]

Joe Biden: “There’s no challenge we cannot meet. We stand together, united, bound by our common resolve .”

October 24, 2020 JanF 1

Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke from Wilmington, Delaware yesterday addressing the surging coronovirus pandemic, the failure of the Trump Administration’s response, and the Biden Plan to embrace science to get us through this. Last […]

Barack Obama: “Making things better is within our reach, if we vote.”

October 22, 2020 JanF 3

Former President Barack Obama spoke to a crowd at a drive-in-rally in Philadelphia, encouraging them to Get Out and Vote for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Democrats for Congress and state legislative seats. This is […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: October 18th

October 17, 2020 JanF 110

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 […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: October 11th

October 10, 2020 JanF 99

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 […]

Joe Biden: “We need to come together and unite for a better America.”

October 7, 2020 JanF 4

Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of a pivotal battle in the Civil War, to remind us that this election is also a battle – a battle for the soul […]

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Oct. 4th through Oct. 10th

October 3, 2020 JanF 79

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 […]

“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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August 1, 2025 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 [...]

Summer Sunning!

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June 20, 2025 3

Later today, we 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° 26′. The [...]

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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3

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 19, 2025 5

Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am 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, 2025 3

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 [...]