1 April 03
A Bit of April Rain
Some rain early this morning, just enough to get the ground wet. Pica in her morning weedings had to be careful not to injure the worms now on the surface.
But the storm didn’t stick around and the sky was clear at sunset, with only a few clouds over the Vaca Mountains.
The weather where I’m headed tomorrow won’t be as pleasant: snow today, with chilly rain to follow. I’m going to Cornell for several days for a meeting. But I’ve factored in a day to explore Ithaca, and certainly plan to go to the Moosewood Restaurant.
31 March 03
Dark Skies
This next week (April 1st – 8th) is National Dark Sky Week. This was the idea of Jennifer Barlow, a high school student and amateur astronomer with the “wish that everyone may see the wonder and feel the awe that our ancestors felt long ago when they looked up at the night sky”.
If you want weather predictions for astronomy, go to ClearDarkSky, a site that gives predictions of cloud cover, transparency, and seeing for many sites in Canada, the US, and parts of Mexico.
30 March 03
Jackrabbits in the dawn
This morning when I got up at around 5:30 (I know, it’s Sunday, but I went to bed REALLY early) the white-crowned sparrows were singing up a storm. They’ll be gone soon.
A jackrabbit was peering out from under the walnut tree. The sky was pink at the base and then various shades of purple—looked far more like a sunset than our normal dawns. The two canada geese that have been showing up every morning for weeks were out on the field grazing.