Friday, May 31, 2019

At VA Beach!

A big brown dog went ridin' yesterday
And, soon in the ocean got to play
Still trying to figure out the waves
But for rolling in wet sand, he raves
What a mess!!
But, gotta confess
He still hasn't figured out not to drink
Ocean water, but he's starting to think
It's way better to drink from his bowl
Then back to the sand for a roll!

A cool front came thru last night
Little rain & lightning, never a fright
That knocked the temp down a bit
Another front coming and with it
Some serious relief from the heat
That had been trying to beat
Back Spring
But, soon that reality thing
Will return, summer now 3 weeks away
Then the heat will be here to stay

Not a lot of quakes on today's map
But quite a few big shaky zaps
Mostly offshore so no issues on land
And, no tsunami's to wash up onto sand
The moon's waning crescent is very low
Rising late and thin, not much show
Mars is still in the evening sky
Low & dim in the west, hard to spy
Our tilt to the sun creates these long days
Come evening the tilt works other ways
Making night's ecliptic view very low
So, Jupiter & Saturn not much of a show
Still plenty to see and enjoy
On our sweet planet toy
Get out and enjoy it
Today On Earth!

I'm going golfing!!

Breyer and his new buddy, Tater
Indoor romping!



Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Wild Earth Still At It!

Another day of tornadic destruction
While volcanoes erupt: Earth construction
Lot of quakes shifting rock about
Wild air moving, getting the heat out
Cause that's what happening everywhere
Earth trying to not have a care
No pressure built up
Temps all the same
Differences!
Driving the wild planet game
Hang on, more change coming soon 
Today On Earth

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

A Sultry, Summery Feel!

The heat is back bringing the muggies
And, of course, there are the buggies
Mosquitoes, flies and ticks abound
Today, too, I heard a bee buzzin' sound
The recent rains, though sparse right here
Remind us all, it's water life holds dear
Rampant fecundity has Earth lush and green
Just caught a tick, felt but unseen
The tick will not suck any of my blood
After some squeezing he will get a flood
Of water, heading down the drain
Alas, zillions more looking for a vein
While brown dog is napping, squirrels romp
Gobbling bird seed, looking plump
No bear sightings but he's around
So black, so stealthy not a sound
Until the dog starts barking...

A pretty quiet earthquake day
Only one above 5 and that was way
Down where the Scotia plate does often sway
No big aftershocks rocking Peruvian's day
A few quakes in the mid to upper fours
Rattle your windows, but buckle no floors
And, with heat and haze night sky viewing
May not be worth risking mosquito chewing
The moon is a waning crescent, thin
And, you'd need to be up early when
It'll be low in dim Aquarius
Gotta be brave and quite curious
To try and check that out
Today On Earth
Better to sneak out during light
Then back into the cool, out of sight!

Monday, May 27, 2019

Peace For Memorial Day

As we reflect today
On those gone away
Dying for our land
Perhaps we take a stand
And add not one new name
To those lost to the war game
How do we stop the madness of war
Am I dreaming into the future to far
Does money made on guns and bombs
Pay off the tears of mourning moms
Stopping the killing would be a nice
Way to honor their ultimate sacrifice
This Memorial Day

Let's come up with a way
To not pay
For war.  No way!
Those fallen warriors fought for peace
With their final gift, a hope war would cease
Now it's up to me and you
To make their wish come true
To not solve problems with a gun
On our little world orbiting a sun
Undo an economy built on war and greed
Slow cancerous growth, and plant a seed
To sprout tendrils of peace
To cover & embrace
Earth!

Remember those fallen
With hopes of peace!

Sunday, May 26, 2019

The Heat Is On!

Wild storms flew all around
But, not a drop touched the ground
Here
So, I stay hot, humid & dry
We'll see if today they pass me by
The heat won't
The heat will linger much of the week
When it's friends and ocean I'll seek
Another road trip!

Deep under the Andes in Peru
A big 'ole quake came rumbling thru
Magnitude 8.0
The Nazca plate subducting below
The South American plate, it's slow
But, steady
Lots of quakes going on today
South Eurasian boundary at play
And, Indonesia

Waning moon is last quarter today
Out of Capricorn going Aquarius way
But, get up early
Or you can stay up really late
Spot Jupiter & Saturn, don't have to wait
For moonrise
Stay cool and make sure you hydrate
If you get out on this date
Today On Earth

It's Sunday so I have to say
DonnyJonni daChump still astray
Still no plans, nothing but lies
Still bragging about his dictator ties
Creating more problems every day
While we all just pay and pay
Impeachment would be nice
But, firing squad is the device
I suggest
For treason!


Friday, May 24, 2019

Heat & Soiree

Gonna be hot again today
But less humidity in play
Good day for an end of year soiree
Happy teacher smiles coming my way
Only 14 quakes last 24 hours
Earth storing up some powers?
It will all change
Today On Earth!

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Earth Cranks Up The Heat!!

After two lovely days of cool & dry
The humidity and heat return; oh my
With a Bermuda high & southwest flow
That ain't but one way for the temp to go
That's up!
In the Alley, today it's on in Missouri
Slow moving front still causing worry
And, while we have a slight risk of a storm
The big change here will be the warm
Really, HOT!
It's a pretty quite day of quakes
But, the week's volcano list makes
Us remember this planet is alive
Ring O Fire like a wild bee hive
26 volcanoes!
Popo, Fuego, Etna back underway
Alaska's Pavlov & Ecuador's Sangay
Sinabung, Agung & Krakatoa, too
Sabancaya, Santa Maria, Villarrica: just a few
Stay Away!
Overnight the Moon and Saturn hanging out
I missed it, sleeping no doubt
Waning & gibbous not rising 'til late
Tonight in Capricorn; you'll have to wait
Past midnight!

Yesterday I helped Juanita Jo
Matkins, in her quest to go
To the House of Delegates
More women can help all our fates
Cuz men have screwed up things
With their wars and greed flings
Growth needs to be better not more
It's time to open the door
And, get women back in charge
Like it was for a large
Part of human history!
Today On Earth

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Cold Front Thru, NICE!

It's cool and dry here
No tornadoes in Va. 
Hang on tornado alley
Very light quake day
I'm going to walk a dog
And, go play golf!
Enjoy your
Today On Earth!

Monday, May 20, 2019

Look Out Tornado Alley!

Conditions are ripe, warnings made
Today, trailers are going to be waylaid
Tornado Alley is the news today
Huge temps swings at play
And, that's how you get crazy wind
Temp & pressure differences send
The air a'swirling
Roofs a'twirling
Toes a'curling
Cuz, tornadoes will be whirling
Look Out, southern plains
Plus, hail and flooding rains
Springtime on the wild Earth

At least it's a light quake day
And, here it's just heat at play
With a cold front moving our way
Where tomorrow we'll all say
This is great, dry and cool
But, we all know the rule
Change is coming
Soon the AC's will be humming
By Thursday we'll be hot once more
With humidity smacking you at the door
Now a month away
Summer will hold sway
Get a feel for it today
Out on Earth!

Walkways a'coming
At the Tirehouse


Sunday, May 19, 2019

Hot Here, Shaky Around The Ring

They call it the Ring of Fire
But, if it's quakes you desire
It's where you want to be
Any day, from what I see
And, today it's more of the same
The big Pacific plate is to blame
It's a big layer of dense Basalt
Subducting into trenches of faults
Earth
Doing its thing!
Best shown off around the Ring
Two 6+ quakes off New Caledonia
But, no tsunami to warn-i-ya
Little shake in Colorado, Raton Pass
Tiny shake off England, no broken glass
Otherwise, it's mostly the Ring shaking
Plus little South Sandwich rock breaking
Earth
Just doing its thing!

Here, in the woods and shade
85.6 degrees we've made
Likely to continue to rise
More T'storms, no surprise
But, nothing here yet
In the valley, they are wet
Here it's just a dog chasin' a squirrel
Half-hearted effort, gave it a whirl
Brooks Koepka about to tee off
To win PGA with dominant golf
Go Brooks!
Me, maybe a little work on a walk
600 blocks won't move with talk
Cause it's hot, but it ain't that hot
Guess I'll go give it a shot
Or, maybe time to put in the AC
Heat comes, inside cool I will be
Hope you are, too
Today On Earth

Saturday, May 18, 2019

The Heat Is On! Full Flower Moon!

We knew it was going to come
Heat; and now we got us some
Humidity is not too bad yet
But, that's coming you can bet
It's just that, as May
Continues to slip away
The heat will grow day by day
That is Earth's way
Tilting toward summer!

IndoAustralian Pacific plate collisions
Brings more earth movement decisions
Earthquake!!
Today mid 5's up to a 6
Indonesia, PNG take your picks
That's where the big shakes are today
And, a 4.4 northern Oklahoma way
The Sooner state keeps on fracking
So, they got houses keep on cracking
"But, we need those oil jobs"
Said the greedy, myopic knobs...
Nobody driving cars on a dead planet

This afternoon, 5:11EDT, Full Flower Moon
Go out, take a whiff & look, might just swoon
Little rain here last night
But, bulk of storm, not quite
Less chance today, check out the sky
Why let a day pass by
Without a good Earth whiff & look
Not hot enough you'll cook
Today on Earth!!




Friday, May 17, 2019

Warming Toward Summer

Still over a month away
But taste of summer headed our way
Warming into the 80's for at least a week
Then it might be 90's kick up their freak
Still it's mid-May, could be 90's every day
I'm ok with late spring just like today
Few drops fell late morning
Storms later is the warning
Then gets back to dry and heats up
And, over to the pond I'll be takin' a pup
But, tonight it's graduation at school
Much change since ninth grade fools
Want to see my kids take the walk
Then later, track 'em down and talk
One of my favorite days!! 

Lots of quakes in western hemisphere
But, volcanoes rule eastern it's pretty clear
East-central OK
Is rocking today
Chile all shook up, too
East Pacific Rise, sooo far from view
1/3 of volcanoes on Indonesian isles
100's of volcanoes over 1000's of miles
Usual 4 up Kamchatka way
3 south in Japan at play
Fuego is back and blasting big
Live near volcano, just a waiting gig

Moon's full tomorrow, way bright tonight
Gonna be warm, check out that sight
Get out now, you planet awaits
It's Friday, enjoy!
Today On Earth.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Chilly Start, But Warming

This morning went down to 44
And then the temp began to soar
Well, not quite soar but it did rise
This spring's temps, a pleasant surprise
But, heat is cooking the mid-west
Here this weekend it will crest
When 90 degrees it might best
Better do that AC test!!

An average day on the planet of shakes
Western Pacific with biggest quakes
PNG still with aftershocks
After yesterday's big 7.5 rock
Today Japan, Kuril and Easter Isle
5+ quakes, those last awhile
Oklahoma still fracking
So their ground be cracking
'Tween Yemen & Somalia, Gulf of Aden
5.1 quake, Earth just misbehavin'
Always more quakes comin', just you wait
When you live on a planet of plates

Moon'll be a little bigger & brighter still
And, tonight much less chill
Get out, check out the evening sky
Unless human lighting has wiped it, bye!
Yet another day to enjoy
Lovely Earth, our planet toy
Just play nice...
Today On Earth

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Still Cool Here, Big PNG Quake!

Our weekend storm's rockin' the Northeast
Here cloudy & cool, no rain at least
The central US is cooking
That heat is looking
Our way for the coming weekend
Perhaps summer is ready to send
Spring on it's way
But, with it 60, not today!

Today's big news is a 7.5 quake
PNG's eastern archipelago got a big shake
But, seems to be a strike-slip move
Lateral shift, not a vertical groove
So no big wave was given a push
So, no coastal villages got a smoosh!
Always good news after a big shake
With no casualties, easer to take
Still, bet it was quite a wild ride
Just hang on, when Earth on shaky side

Waxing gibbous moon into Virgo tonight
4 days from full it's getting bright
Spica will be the star left and below
Straight up will be Arcturus, ya know
Arc northeast from there to see
Where the Big Dipper's handle will be
From the handle, reverse your line
Arc to Arcturus, Spike to Spica, so fine!!

Cool and breezy continues here
With clouds, it's less than clear
High and Low battle it out
Gonna be wind, no doubt!
Still a fine spring day
Has come my way
Today On Earth!
Get out and enjoy!

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Damp Mom's Day Weekend

The weekend has been quite soggy
And, I have not been real bloggy
But, back to say to all Moms, Thanks!
Without you, we'd all be blanks
Couldn't read or write or even smile
Moms are there for all the while
To hug & love 💗 and guide us along
To teach what's right, explain what's wrong
So lucky to have my mom 60+ years
Three years gone, still wells up tears
Hope you're with you mom today
If not, you'd better call and say
Thanks Mom, I love ya!

While soggy here, not much rain
Inches fell elsewhere again
But, only half inch here so far
Need a deluge to flush my water jar
But, I can only take what Earth will give
And, I sure have plenty of water to live
The world is so green and lush
Wild fecundity like velvet plush
Few quakes in the center of the USA
Texas, Ok, Kansas shaken today
Keep on frackin', keep the gas a'flowin'
But daChump tariffs start economy slowin'
Clueless twit, punk, bully, mo-ron, too
He will continue to screw
Most of the world, but enriching a few
More cheating and lying, that's what he do
But we all know change is coming
On Earth, that's all there is
One day everything's humming
Then quickly it's started to fizz
Hug your mom or make that call
With no mom, you'd never have stood tall
Thank your Mom
Today and Everyday On Earth!


Friday, May 10, 2019

Another Lost Battle, But War's Not Over!

Today, a lovely day but with storms coming
After a rather stormy planning commission meeting last night
Several song lines popped into my head
Here's the one I pried out

Straightened 605

Old Louisa’s gone away
But, traffic’s here to stay
The day they straightened 605
Old Louisa went away
Hey, get out of my way
The day they straightened 605

Old roads follow along the ridge line
Where it’s flat but never very straight
For just a few cars that was all fine
But, now we gotta go, just can’t wait

Route 605 was built by folks on horseback
Needing just a slow, steady gait
Late to the plant again I’ll get the sack
That’s why we need this road straight

Old Louisa’s gone away
But, traffic’s here to stay
The day they straightened 605
Old Louisa went away
Hey, I got the right o’ way
The day they straightened 605

How can we make it without in-dustry
That is really all we need
Don’t need no tree on the road in front of me
So, this warning you should heed

We just can’t have a road be so winding
And, for folks on a bike, I don’t care
Straight with four lanes we should be finding
Get out of my way, I don’t share

Old Louisa’s gone away
Got more crime here today
The day they straightened 605
Old Louisa’s gone away
Hey, you are in my way
The day they straightened 605

Now the stop lights are here
 Trees and farms got the sack
And, one thing is quite clear
Those trees ain’t coming back

While it may be sad it is true
With industry rural goes away
Need straight roads running through
Jobs and money will save the day
Let’s pave Parish
Straighten Roundabout, too

Old Louisa’s gone away
Crime & traffic here to stay
The day they straightened 605
Old Louisa’s gone away
I’m taking that school bus out today
The day they straightened 605

Let’s straighten ‘em all
Bikes, who needs two wheels 
I got eighteen..
And, a shiftin’ load
Look out....

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Cold Front, Big Storms, Miss Here!

Big storms rolled down the James
One drainage north, it was pretty tame
That cold front quickly put on the brakes
Northern air doesn't have what it takes
To get deep into the south these days
So it stalled and has washed away
Leaving clouds and cool before
The next one is at our door
That will be here late tomorrow
And could cause Mother's Day sorrow
It too, will stall and hang around
A damp weekend, rain on the ground
Earth! What ya gonna do? Leave?

There is action on the Congo/Rwanda border
Two volcanoes stirring up disorder
Both quiet since last year
But with the city of Goma near
Always a little eruption fear
What will happen, never quite clear
42 years ago
Lava did flow
Into the city
It wasn't pretty!
Elsewhere, Colima is back in old Mexico
Italy's Etna, gassy and ready to blow
18 this week, almost half  in Indonesia
Sinabung is back, giving locals a seizure
At least a quiet earthquake day, so far
And, with clouds, tonight nary a star
If it's clear where you are viewing
'Tween Leo & Gemini the moon is skewing
Time for me to go walking
A wayward dog ain't talking
But, he was out all night
He's a wild boy alright
You should get out too
Today On Earth!

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Crescent Moon & Mars

Low in the southwest tonight
Will sit a lovely sight
Mars and the waxing crescent moon
But, only after dark, take a peek, soon
And, we were a bit overdue
For a quake magnitude 7.2
PNG got rocked yesterday
Well inland, no tsunami at play
While quite a shake
It didn't seem to break
Much on the island
Power restoration is at hand
High pressure remains in control here
But, southwest air flow makes it clear
Today will warm nicely, short of hot
Still a lovely Spring we got!
Time to get out, find a dog
Maybe go for a golfing slog
Enjoy your Tuesday
Today On Earth!

Last week's bloomin' Dogwood view, then gravity
took over, and all fell, at once it seemed
The ground around the tree was white
What a sight!!


Monday, May 6, 2019

High Pressure & Meteor Shower

Earth is flying through the debris trail
Left by Halley's comet's tail
Halley's last fly-by was 33 years ago
So, the meteor shower is not a great show
Especially for those of us north of equator
And, it doesn't even start till way later
..Deep in the night
Low southeast an hour before dawn's light
Or, low in the southwest after the sun's swoon
Spot red Aldebaran & a tiny crescent moon
Tomorrow moon will hang next to Mars
Clear skies
Always wise
To get out, check on meteors, planets & stars

With weekend weather mess gone
High pressure pushing the storm on
Cool blue skies with fluffy cumulus
Low humidity, can't really fuss
Spring continues a treat
Slow to summer's heat; sweeeet
Western Pacific the usual shaking
Aleutians, too, subduction quaking
With maybe a hint of volcanic action
Just more Earth heat & pressure reaction

 Today will let board know what we think
Their lies & deceptions really do stink
But, we're not going to shrink
More than willing to push to the brink
We don't want water line to slink
Everywhere, taxes down black hole sink
Another song coming, wink, wink!!
Better not blink
Or Today On Earth
Will be gone!

Sunday, May 5, 2019

CINCO DE MAYO, Derby Slime!

No blog yesterday, too much disgust
Leaves even more that we can't trust
If you look at enough slow replays
Then whiny losers get their ways
I'll never watch another horse race
I hope the sports falls into disgrace
Kentucky derby, dead for me
Preakness, Belmont will not see
A strong horse lead wire to wire
Fought off challengers, what desire!
But no, some lackey stole the win
Ridiculous ruling, on evidence thin
Local, state, national officials, little trust
Spend our tax money, soon treasury bust
Around the world, turmoil & missiles flyin'
Excuses made, daChump keeps on lyin'
Venezuela, Korea or the Middle East
Take your pick, insanity feast
And DonnyJonny calls up Vladimir
Message he sends is pretty clear
daChump puts Russian interests first
Slimy traitor, he's the worst
Human ever!!

While we humans keep doing our thing
Earth continues its daily fling
Monster cyclones nail east African coast
US tornadoes turn towns to toast
Little rain here, while nearby: deluge
On Earth, always someone taking refuge
More rain coming before we clear
Then more Spring, it's been quite dear
Lots of quakes, western Pacific rim
Subduction giving Pacific plate daily trim
Shaking, erupting, raging storms
Another day, more Earth norms
Get outside, check things out
And, while there's lots to make you shout
You can only do what you do
Be nice to others, say what's true
Change ain't coming from the top down
Do your part to remove that frown
I'm keeping the local pressure on
Writing letters, don't want our money gone
To black hole projects with nothing to show
Where all our tax money really did go
But, now it's time to take my dog walking
And, stop all this keyboard squawking
Get out and enjoy
Today On Earth!
IT'S CINCO DE MAYO!!



Friday, May 3, 2019

The Bear Returns!!

The local, LARGE black bear was back
For a 4am hummingbird feeder attack
Breyer dog scared me up with bark alert
Bear ambled off, feeder empty but unhurt
His one large bear! Big dude!
But, unharmed FirstNature feeder got attitude!!

Captured by my neighbor's game cam


More later but dog needs walking.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Things Are Heating Up!!

A monster Bermuda High is in charge
So, plain storms will wait to barge
Into the mid-Atlantic till the weekend
Today it's looking like they will send
More tornadoes raging 'cross the plains
Torrential rain and hail smashing panes
Just another spring day on the big Earth
Be ready to hang on for all you're worth!
We have an increasing chance of storms, too
Sliding down the Blue Ridge, roiling through
In the sky the moon is two days from new
So that tiny crescent is tough to view
Heat, haze, clouds and storms
Will keep sky watching below norms
Few quakes today, but biggest only mag. 5
There'll be more on a planet alive
Volcano list: 17 mountains are erupting
None of them doing much destructing

Heard my latest letter made the local paper
To keep local slime from pulling off their caper
President, Attorney General both liars
Seems to be to what local officials aspire
Ignore, distort and twist the truth
We're coming for you in the voting booth
Not sure how so many can be so dumb
Are they expecting to be thrown a crumb?
daChump don't care about them
Just wants the focus on him
Me, me, me, me, me, me, me
Don't want to look, only moron to see
Living on Earth requires you to think
Else you be ripped off in a blink
Two trillion on bridges and roads?
More of our money down the commode
Not sure who will do the work
Won't be no daChump votin' jerk
Tough to work with a phone in your hand
Or if you hanging in Fortnight land
Lots at the border looking for work
Just that thought makes daChump berserk
If only he had a plan, any plan
Other than keep his orange tan
Don't have to remember what you said
When you tell the truth..
My take
Today On Earth!



Wednesday, May 1, 2019

May Day! I'm Stuck On The Front!!

Is it cool or is it warm?
Changing, always the norm
Early, the front moved south
Cool humidness from it's mouth
Now the sun is back again
Southern air for the win!
Back and forth could go on for days
Before Saturday's rains sweep it aways
Warm side gets a good taste of summer
Cool, damp side for some a bummer
Which side are you on?

Shaky planet fairly quiet today
5.4 on Mid-Atlantic Ridge biggest sway
Only minor shakes along plate edges
Normal movement of subduction ledges
Sun close to minimum sunspot action
Still solar wind causing atmospheric reaction
Minor auroral lights occurring
To see, far northern temps you'll be enduring
Me I'm hanging where it's warm
Tho' skier, coldness not my norm
What's become the norm, Rosy Grosbeaks
Still at my feeders with full cheeks
Female hit my window today
Serious stunning but later flew away
Only drawback to all this glass
Reflection looks like you can pass
Right through!



Gotta run and pay state tax
Sadly some to local hacks
Still working on megasite here
We're still making it clear
We don't want our taxes to roll
Into that big ole black hole
Not today or any day
On Earth!