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First magnificent storm of the season

Tonight we’re getting our first serious storm of the season. I love this time of year, sitting up in my chair by the double window in my bedroom/office and watching the storm roll in and then by. All the blooms are gone, replaced by the Missouri green. Seems to have come early this year, and […]

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Weather

Now this side of the country…freeze!

You only have to look at the *severe weather map to find that most of the country from the midwest to the east is suffering either high wind advisories or winter storms. We in St. Louis are in the middle of the high wind and with dropping temperatures, and there is no way I’ll be out today. […]

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Weather

From summer to winter in hours

It’s hard to believe looking at this photo that a scant 12 hours before, the temperature was in the 70’s and I was out walking in my t-shirt, driving with the windows down. We went from windy, warm, and wet to a very wet and strong thunderstorm last night, which turned into a snow storm […]

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Stuff Weather

Looking for a little bright

If you access my front page you’ll see that I’ve made a temporary modification to include random photos. This doesn’t signal a redesign as much as a need to add a little bright color to my page. I was inspired to this move, as I sit inside and watch yet another thunderstorm roll past. These […]

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Weather

Rainy day

Weather Underground issued a report saying this has been the wettest new year since Missouri has started keeping track of the weather. The Meramec will hit flood stage soon, and by this weekend should be three feet over its banks in places. I am grateful we haven’t had the snow and the ice, but rain […]