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On the Ceiling
Still, in shadow, alert Waiting for “Lights out” before Seeking warm, fresh blood . n.b. Mosquitoes are on the march, not just the ceiling. CLP 04/06/2019 →
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On Rain XV
Shifts in the Jetstream Washing machine turbulance Ark! Heralds now sing . n.b. The above image shows the Jetstream forecast path and speeds as at 00:00 today. This pattern is unusual and is likely to continue for a sustained period. This particular air flow will help produce some quite wet weather, delivered in bulky packages →
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On Rain XIV
Down it pours again Thrown to Earth distainfully Waste this not, want not . n.b. There is the challenge; water capture, water storage and water recycling required. With long dry periods that end with thunder storms of extreme intensity, such that can wake us from deep sleep, how can the gift of water from the →
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On Rain XII
It rained this morning Not enough to fill a glass Half full? Not even that . n.b. A Scottish, family lucky enough to own land with its own spring, has admitted that they have had to halt whisky production for a period as that well was dry. Apparently they are not the only whisky producer →
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On Rain VI
Humidity high Seventy percent or more Yet dust devils spin . 26/05/2019 →
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On Rain VI
One hundred percent Cloud cover at dawn, moist air Nothing more offered . n.b. Rain on Tuesday is the best the weather forecast can promise. If there was a competitive market for rain I would change my supplier. Privatised water management companies will profit regardless. Government intervention is required to ensure that commercial interests do →
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On Rain
Green and pleasant land Rivers run shallow, grass weak Flaming June due next . n.b. We need rain and lots of it. The promised low pressure by-passed South-West England. The concrete water troughs that collect the run-off from the barn roof are markedly lower, a ring of algae marks the recent high water level. The →
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Sea Urchin
Diverse and varied The echinoidea Live long and prosper . With acknowledgements to Star Trek n.b. Echinodermata have origins in the Cambrian era (542 – 488 million years ago). They are a life-form that has no known terrestrial, nor fresh water relatives. The sea urchin is a type of echinoidea, of which there are over →
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