It’s About Time
The solstice is here
Dec. 21 marks the solstice, the traditional beginning of winter. In most of the northern hemisphere this means a quiet, cold time of the year, but … Continue reading
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It’s About Time
Summer is over; the rain is here
There is nothing like three days of hard rain to signal the proper end of summer and the beginning of the rainy season, aka our … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Fires are raging due to an extended drought
The fires are being enhanced by the effect of years of extended drought. Even on Spencer Butte, Eugene’s prime city park day hike, one can … Continue reading
It’s About Time
From eclipses to hurricanes
The solar eclipse in August was a rare and spectacular event, predicted with the same accuracy as the timing of the equinox this month (1:02 … Continue reading
It’s About Time
The month of the mosquito
August is a month of tension between the urge to backpack into the high Cascades and the density of mosquitoes near the best campsites around … Continue reading
It’s About Time
The rain has been good to our reservoirs
For the first time in several years our reservoirs are full. This is good news all around because it means that there has been a … Continue reading
It’s About Time
We're approaching the longest day of the year
The frenetic flowering rush of spring is tapering off as nature settles into the languorous days surrounding the summer solstice. The sun rises early, before … Continue reading
It’s About Time
It's too cloudy to stargaze
Stargazing has been tough for the past few months. Precipitation is the culprit, with a new record set for the number of rainy days this … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Blooming has been delayed by our cold winter
With the vernal equinox just passed, lengthening days coupled with warmer temperatures means the rapid appearance of first blooms on the wildflowers of the Willamette … Continue reading
It’s About Time
Spring is slow this year
For the past six months or so, some animal has been digging holes next to the path along the ponds on the east side of … Continue reading