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Reality Check: Our Two-Party System of Government

July 8, 2016 JanF 5

The United States has a two-party system of government. We elect a president from one of our two major political parties. It is winner take all, loser gets nothing. Good, bad or indifferent, that is […]

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 [...]