August Feel Here, Dorian Path Unclear

Every hour the forecast shifts

As category 4 Dorian drifts

It's a thing of beauty from space

But is running a very slow race

Winds now up to 145

Hot seas helping it thrive

Entire East coast better be prepared

Dorian's wrath may well be shared

Our two days of low humidity bliss

Gone; August leaves with a summer kiss

High moved off coast, now warm SW flow

That clockwise wind will make Dorian go

Well, we just don't quite know

But, where ever, it'll be quite the show

School could start with hurricane days

Reminder kids: Listen to what Earth says

Lot of little quakes today

From S. Cali to up Oregon way

And, Indonesia, not one quake

Don't quite know what to make

Of that anomaly

But, I bet it won't be

Quiet long, at that boundary

Quakes, storms, just wait & see

First ever, full month, didn't miss a blog

Many written waiting for wandering dog

Lot of venting after another moron tweet

Next year, Jonny should be easy to beat

But, seems little logic in the middle

Crazy extremes lead to a lot of piddle

Dems to give money to all lazy slugs

GOP more tax breaks for corporate thugs

Better get some good folks in charge

Because Earth will continue to barge

Into our human affairs

And, way too many unawares

Or unwilling to see

Life for what it be

A pretty amazing thing

With zero guarantee of post-life fling

Enjoy it now, it's all we know

And, it will continue to go

By.. waaaay too fast

Cause nothing lasts

For ever

Today On Earth

Dorian To Cat. 3, Here Lovely!

Warm but dry we have it here

Down south much less clear

Dorian bands already hitting FL coast

Just a little preliminary toast

Before the long slow slog begins

Take much to wash away Florida's sins

As Earth temps rise, winds slow down

Nothing to move 'em, storms hang around

Drift and wander, dump lots of rain

Ask TX or NC about that pain

Seems that's what Dorian's gonna do

Slow to come and to go, too

Just no way to know what's coming

No gas to be had, serious bumming

Much less surprise than Andrew in '92

When hurricane forecasters blew

IT!!

Said it won't be coming ashore

Surprise turn! Onward it did roar

But today, more people and more stuff

Humans slow to learn, wait till it gets rough

Then want help, money, someone to blame

Didn't know it could happen, always the claim

It's a wild planet, you morons and fools

We can change things, we've got the tools

So, don't buy science, look to heaven for help

 Ain't no one there hearing your yelp

Just hope da prez's house blows away

To see how quick he gets taxes to pay

To fix his ill-gotten property first

Add to his legacy, being the worst

EVER

HUMAN!!

Average quake day round the world

But, super King tides have swirled

With the moon New and really near

Washing coasts everywhere clear

Of all our plastic, oil, sewage & trash

Not my problem, as we roll in the cash

This time next week we'll know

Just where Dorian did go

Actually, it's likely to still be around

Could be parked over Albemarle Sound

Still sitting and flinging down rain

Earth removing our excess heat again

Time to kick back, see what Earth can do

But, be ready, could be coming for you!!

Today On Earth!

Dorian Grows & Humidity Goes

After yesterday's front had cleared

It was as if the humidity was steered

Away

So, today

Is just lovely here

In Florida things are less clear

Hurricane Dorian is growing

And, who really knows where it's going

Forecast but missed Puerto Rico

Little land encountered, it's growing freak-O

Seems to be Florida bound

I bet there's lots of running around

In the Sunshine State

If category 4, that won't be great

My hope would be, direct hit: Mar a Lago

Bet that would bring a FEMA show

"Screw the border, fix my golf course"

Me, me, me! constant tweet discourse

Meanwhile, dueling quakes across Pacific

6.3 off Oregon, 6.1 off Japan to be specific

But, no tsunami action happening

Just the usual rock slipping & slapping

Canada on St. Lawrence & Poland quakes

Cali, Ok & Alaska the usual shakes

Volcano list looking like standard show

Want to see, Indonesia you should go

Japan & Kamchatka with 4 eruptions each

Still 3 out where Aleutian Isles reach

Stromboli still oozing & blowing in Italy

Sending lava all the way to the sea

Ecuador's Reventador & Ubinas in Peru

On the list, blasting through

And, Krakatoa

Just never know-a

When it's gonna go-a

BIG!!

Moon is New early tomorrow

And, perigee! Be big Spring tide show

Throw in Dorian with storm surge

To Florida coastal residents, I urge

CAUTION!

And, the new norm

A slow moving storm

Stay tuned, cuz things will have changed

It seems Earth is a little deranged

But, it's not, just a big chunk O rock

Circling a star, should be no shock

That wildness is happening

Today On Earth!

Muggy With Spider Webs

August is when spider webs peak

Legs, arms & my face they seek

(Spiders really don't want my face

Just don't know path not a good place)

Sticky, yucky, hard to remove

Hard to spot on the trail groove

Today mix that with humidity

And, there are two reasons I see

To stay inside or carry web stick

Swat web & spider, nice & quick

Humidity, that is another sensation

No chance of removing perspiration

Not really hot, just humid & gross

Repeating, we say, "it feels mighty close"

Now we're having a little shower

Weak front coming not much power

Now rain is coming down pretty good

Giving a little drink to the wood

Two tropical storms in the Atlantic

Erin no landfall, just surf that's gigantic

Dorian looking to pack double pop

First Puerto Rico, then Florida for a stop

Residents should be paying attention

FEMA funds headed to border detention

Hurricane victims last for any cash

Puerto Ricans waiting after Maria's bash

If it won't keep daChump in the news

We'll all just keep taking the abuse

Fortunately no problems with quakes

S. Sandwich with only big shakes

Seems to be no tsunami issues there

I'm betting penguins are always aware

Everyday On Earth

They are living with geologic time

So very long, so very sublime

We seem to think only in hours & days

Constantly ignoring Earth & it's ways

Mostly slow but sometimes very fast

How will the future look like the past

Humans still lack total Earth understanding

Like my Spanish, not very commanding

Yes, we have figured a lot of stuff out

Still, so much more is in doubt

But, ignoring data, relying on "belief"

Many a fool waiting for sweet death relief

Only thing for sure, right here, right now

To survive on Earth better figure out how

To stop burning oil, throwing plastic away

Kill less with guns & bombs everyday

Give women reproductive rights, equal pay

Put down our phones, get out and play

Still..

Ice & permafrost gonna keep melting

Bigger, slower storms will keep pelting

Droughts & fires will continue to grow

And, whatever we think that we know

Well, we better be willing to change

Because, Earth will continue to rearrange

Today

And, everyday

On our big planet!

August Creeps Back

While today feels pretty cool

You'd have to be a fool

To think that August is done

Just too much time in the sun

Trop Storm Dorian still growing

Gonna do a Puerto Rico blowing

Then headed to Florida east coast?

For a little end of August toast!

Here heat & humidity sneaking up

So, back to a creek soaking pup

Now Big Brown Dog is nappin'

His late night wanders, energy sappin'

Another slow earthquake day

Only one listed making mag. 5 play

Moon, thin waning crescent

Wee hours making its ascent

Clouds gonna block much sky viewing

Front tomorrow will have storms queuing

Gotta go, gotta run

Try the shade, dodge the sun

Today On Earth!

Cool & Cloudy From The Wedge

Way off to the north and east

High pressure dome, still a beast

Sliding down a cool air wedge

Hammering our temps like a sledge

With little Low to south and east

Plenty of moisture for sky to feast

So we have a cool and cloudy day

Shouldn't be the August way

But last two days for last two years

Have brought us some cooling cheers

Two years ago at this time

Harvey had turned Texas to slime

26th, second day of that deluge

Live on a flood plain, you've no refuge

We humans are slow to learn

Never think it'll be our turn

117 years since Galveston lesson

It's the Earth and it ain't messin'

Betting most have rebuilt in place

Thinking won't be another storm embrace

Never know when next storm will come

Washed out again, you'll be looking dumb

Not sure what's up out in Mentone

Many little quakes in that Texas zone

Drove through there 4 years ago

There sure ain't much to show

Rio Grande rift not far away

Fault or magma causing sway?

Or fracking and salt water pumping?

That has got their rocks a'jumping

Also, quakes on Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Likely magma moving it a smidge

Always something shakin' on our world

Getting rock, air or water all swirled

Just enjoy the late summer cool

Bet the water feels nice in the pool

For me, take a nap or cut some wood

Know what I want and what I should

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Ahh, retirement options

Today on Earth!

Coolness!

Northern air dropped temp to 57

While hurricane season seems to be revvin'

Dorian way out in Atlantic growing

Low off Florida still no quite showing

Northern water temps are now peaking

Soon landfall storms will be seeking

But, today a lovely break from humidity

And several more days temps 90's free

Each day sun sinks down a little lower

Loosing daylight faster not slower

That will only speed up closer to Fall

4 weeks and 1 day away is all

Waning crescent moon, smaller each day

Three small planets still hidden away

Jupiter, Saturn & Antares no longer in line

Forming a triangle that's lookin' fine

It's going to be gorgeous tonight

Wander out and check on the sight

Pretty average earthquake day

Pacific plate being subducted away

West Texas still having little quakes

SE Cali also with aftershock shakes

Still all in all normal day on Earth

For humans, still less death than birth

And, while that might sound great

Still too many not planning to mate

And, yet they are..still having kids

Then want help when they hit the skids

Want your kids to have a good life

Better plan it out, each husband & wife

Remember who doesn't care about the birth

That would be your planet, the Earth

With tweety prez a daily roller coaster ride

You just know, he ain't on your side

Narcissistic moron wants to be the news

Everyday new fox story changes his views

Deny & blame, claim everything is great

Then see what new crisis he can create

It's Sunday, I need to do a little venting

As onward republichumps keep preventing

Change, growth or hope for what's coming

Droughts, megastorms, more people slumming

Polluted air & water, soil washing away

Forever plastic, a bigger pile every day

Still Earth spins, not a care, no belief

Reacting, not looking to offer relief

Still pretty amazing rock that we're on

Billions more years before it's gone

How much longer will humans be

Around, if we are unwilling to see

We have created much of this mess

Soon we need to step up and confess

We can change, grow less and survive

Keep a smaller population alive

Or breed & greed on, ignore the crash

Looming, life on a world of our trash

Growth can be better not bigger

Less not more, before we trigger

A downward turn we just can't stop

Our self created meteor pop

Do more to use less

Today On Earth!

Northern Air Arrives, Some Thoughts On Plastic

The arrival of a cool High pressure dome

That got its start somewhere near Nome

Has washed the humidity away

Still it's August, it won't stay

A break from 90's for awhile

Hint of Fall brings a smile

Much of US in the cool

Reminder, they're about to close the pool

Then all the kids will be back in school

Time to travel, for this retired fool!

Biggest quake today a 5.0

And, total count is fairly low

Oklahoma, Montana & California

Know they're shakin', don't need to warn ya

As my river trip winds down

Thought of all the plastic around

Keurig is the classic case

Make quick cup, continue the chase

How many were thrown away

On just this one Saturday?

I bet it is in the millions

And, plastic bottles, in the zillions

We don't think, "where does it go"

To a landfill or in the ocean

Corralled & broken by wave motion

Every dead sea bird that is found

Has a stomach that is bound

Up in plastic!

Thought to be oil's wonder child

Now plastic waste has gone wild

It's found on every beach on Earth

On Arctic shores or equators girth

More than we're willing to recycle

Just another chunk of our greed cycle

Use it once throw it away

Gotta get that corporate pay

I try to be aware and use less

But, I really must confess

It's hard to do in the US

Worldwide a nasty, growing mess

Try and get through a day

Without the stuff coming into play

Hope you can, let others know

Maybe we can slow

The looming nightmare

Gotta care

Gotta be aware

Today On Earth

Front Sliding Thru, Cali Shakin'!

Lots of clouds are hangin' low down

As some cool, dry air comes to town

Next few days a taste of fall

Forecast: no temps in 90's, at all

I am sure they will be back

Could have tropics getting on track

Low off the Florida's east coast

Perhaps..Tropical storm, at most..

Right now waiting for more rain

But, weekend should be just plain

GORGEOUS!

Cool & breezy, little moisture in the air

Perfect for rivah sittin' without a care

California with another mag. 5 quake

Near desert town of Little Lake

San Andreas still on the move

Mohave desert is in the groove

Not much shaking on the western Ring

East; Alaska to equator, lot of moving

We all know Earth ain't sitting still

Trending toward hotter, lot less chill

GLOBAL WARMING

CO2 traps heat, Earth temps rise

We've know for years, it ain't no surprise!

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Last Quarter moon at 10:56 this morn

Means tidal range is shorn

Sun pulling one way, moon the other

Ocean water just can't bother

To go up real high or down real low

There's a name, do you know?

NEAP TIDE

Sun, Earth, Moon at right angle

Another week of shrinking triangle

And, we'll be back to New

With no moon visible to me or you

Jupiter & Antares just barely seen

Unlikely tonight with sky so unclean

But, you might check..

Always worth a look..

Unless it's raining!

Not watching much news & that's ok

Sure it's the same old crap at play

No mass shootings this week, so far

And, another week we've avoided war

Sad that's what we have to celebrate

Not quite sure right now we're at "GREAT"

More like just treading water, waiting

There is no way of anticipating

NEXT NARCISSISTIC RANTS

Need break, mute commercials & da prez

Or imagine him bald with fez

What ever it takes to get you through

Nice walk or bike ride will do

Let you realize we got it good

Be nice if everybody could

Just get along

Today On Earth!

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Back to Flat Water

The river was wild yesterday

But, storms missed or went away

And, today Rappahannock is flat

Glassy and serene, how 'bout that

Might be storms later on

Tomorrow seems rain will be along

Seems time to get more golfing in

Casually, nothing to win

Very quiet earthquake day

Only one above 5 making Earth sway

Volcano list down to 22

Hope there are none near you

Sabancaya in Peru

25 explosions/day blasting thru

Piton de la Fournaise still oozing basalt

But, not enough to make island assault

Eruption near Tonga under the waves

Did some ocean surface repaves

30cm x 2.5km x 35km raft of Pumice

Smelled of sulfur, sailors took notice

The only thing we know for sure

Earth changes slowly or in a blur

 Waning moon almost Last quarter

Means Neap tides & mellow water

Brown dog napping, what a good boy

Nearby a bone, his favorite toy

Hope you have a lovely day

Hope a nap comes your way

Or get up and out and play

But, please

Enjoy your ride on Earth today!

Wild, Wild Storm

Shutting down blog yesterday, thinking I'd get back, but NO! That first storm was mild, minor break and then all hell broke loose. Crazy lightning that hit WAAAAAY too close. Scary close. And rain, and wind and hail. Rain leaking in closed windows, flooding on the screen porch, hail against the window: WILD!! The river looks agitated today, so does the sky, but gonna go try and play golf.. before the next round.
It's deluge season, pay attention!
Today on Earth.

Rivah Sittin' With A Breeze

The Coastal Plain rivers

Of the Old Dominion

One of Earth's magic places

In my geologic opinion

Once rivers, flowing fast

During the last ice ages

Now flooded estuaries

Dotted with crab cages

So wide and slow

Hardly seems like a river

Until you get in and

Feel water on deliver

Heading slowly to the Bay

Battling the tide

Fresh water floating high

On the southern side

While ocean water burrows in

Along the northern bank

Finally mixing in the Bay

That giant oyster tank

Another hot, sultry day

But sitting in the shade

Nice breeze & cold IPA

Today I got it made!

One 6.0 quake today

Deep below Pacific floor

So far from any land

No tsunami on a shore

Otherwise, quiet quake day

On our broken rock

But, still pressures build

Release: the next big shock!

Lovely waning gibbous moon

In early morning sky

With late rising & evening clouds

Morning best time to spy

Cumulus have combined

To quickly go Nimbo

Lightning gets much closer

It's inside we're gonna go

Time to clean up our mess

And, get into a safer place

Poor Zorro the dog

He's about to lose his face

Might be back

We'll see

Today on Earth

August 19, '19

Gonna be a quick one today

Tryin' to get on the way

To the Rivah!

Rhymes with shiver!

Flooded estuaries from long melted ice

Make eastern Va. ohh so nice

Ice still melting, how much more rise

We don't know, another Earth surprise

It is seriously hot and muggy

Stop outside, you'll be attacked by some buggy

Keep moving, toward the AC

That's where you want to be

Couple of good shakes S. Sandwich Isles

Cold, isolated, no humans, bring bird smiles

Otherwise average quake day

'Bout all I've got to say

Have a fine Monday

Today On Earth!

Quacking & Fracking, Quaking & Faking

In the middle of the USA

An old rift is back in play

Once magma pushed plates apart

A billion years ago, Earth gave a start

Off and on an inland sea

Now it's the Mississippi valley

That old structure's been buried deep

Too deep to move from rainwater seep

But, salt water is now heading down

And, quakes are ripping up Okie towns

Fracking produces oil and gas

Know what else that fracked shale has

Lots of salt water, it was sea floor

But, big oil has no place to store

Salt Water!!

So, what are they going to do?

Just pump it deep, wouldn't you?

Problem, when you pump it down a tube

To that old rift, it becomes a lube

Lubes old faults, pressures grow

Oklahoma & Kansas, earthquake show!

Another 4.1 in Kansas today

That'll make your old brick town sway 

Fracking happening in PA & West VA

When will quakes head their way?

Dominion wants to build pipeline

Sell fracked gas, cuz greed is so fine!

Need to take your land, cut the trees

Rip up farms, but they'll pay no fees

Congress & prez don't care

"Need them jobs out there"

It's not a good job if it steals & destroys

But, "we don't care" says good ole boys

Gotta have gas for my big truck

Don't care if some bat is outta luck

Will you care if you got no clean water

Will you care about your kid's disorder

Or about all the cancer in your town

Or when salt water spill washing down

Or coal ash blowing onto your yard

We might have to think! I know it's hard..

Or, just believe what ever you hear

Then you have it down clear

Media and Dems all are liars

When real lies from Republichump choirs

Buy Greenland, Xi chat with protestors

Distraction from looming disasters

daChump's taken a strengthening economy

Spiked it with billionaire tax free-be

Screwed farmers, rest of middle class

With tariffs pulled out of his ass

Takes credit for good, denial for his mess

Followers watch fox, remain clueless

While the Earth gets a little hotter

Not caring about human squatters

When will human growth spike crash

Won't be avoided by current trash

Won't be stopped by denial

But, everyday really a trial

Everyday more humans have to migrate

But, can we adapt before it's too late

Better planning before having kids

On trash & plastic put some lids

Keep our "beliefs" to our selves

Get guns off our shelves

Some relatively easy ways to fix

Our current swirling, hateful mix

There are plenty of good folks out there

But, all scared of NRA stare

Or hypocritical anti-abortion scream

With their Armageddon dream

Fear is not a good way to rule

But, always been dictator's tool

Ignorance is not a good thing to show

Off in public, don't ya know

Yet, that's what we see everyday

More dread & denial coming into play

Resist, learn, share & care

Stay cool out there

Today On Earth!

Stick Walkin'

Everyday I walk in the woods

Every walk I have a stick with me

Every stick is a piece of Hickory

Here is a list of stick coulds:

Knockin' other sticks off the paths

Chippin' nuts that incur my wrath

Takin' spider webs out of the way

Keepin' my lazy arms in sway

Skinny sticks swat like a whip

Bat-like sticks give acorns a rip

Got a stick to help my golf swing

Love doin' daily stick swing thing

Today feels like VA August day

Humid heat with no air sway

Yucky, sticky, nasty, gross

We like to say, "It feels a little close"

4" of rain comin' out the ground

Vapor's latent heat on full surround

Losing 2-3 minutes of light a day

As we continue to tilt away

From the sun

Headed to winter fun

Slow quake day, plates on hold

But, north of Sicily getting bold

But, Japan JUST had a magnitude 5

Right now, just happened, no jive

Hope your Saturday wishes come true

Have some fun, take a stick with you

Today On Earth!

Hottest July Ever, Endangered Species, "Who Cares"

Every month of every year, temps rise

90's above Arctic Circle, no surprise

July set another record for heat

Faster & faster ice in retreat

daChump stooges such sluts

Heads up greedy corporate butts

Protected species need help economy?

Cuz if you don't make money, why be!

As their clueless policies cause a crash

Blame the media, what idiot trash

Still Earth spins, caring not

If it's cold, if it's hot

Keep whacking trees, put houses on farms

Fracking up more carbon, on Earth warms

Another deluge here last night

Gullies from runoff in plain sight

Couple of hours from dust to mud

But, glad for rain, Earth life-blood

4+ inches in just over two days

Welcome to new, wild Earth ways

Drought, deluge and repeat

Reality & forecast, now meet

We've been warned for many years

Greed-heads ignore obvious fears

Extremes quickly become the norm

Yet on we build, breed, grow, swarm

Earth don't care what we "believe"

Just keep looking for ways to relieve

The excess heat

Watch your feet

Waters will keep rising

Lots of quakes in USA

Today

5.4 off Oregon, but no tsunami

2 then 3 then 4 in Montana, quake swarmy

Hope that's not Yellowstone waking!

Fracking got Kansas 4.2 shaking

West Texas having daily shakes

Cali going where ever San Andreas takes

Even 4.1 quake on Canadian plain

Have they joined frack club? Insane!

But, no quakes in Indonesia

Whoa!!!

Few more storms around today

Not sure what's coming my way

Just know with fog gone

Heat & humidity carry on

That's the summer combo that leads

To rain, hail, wind, lightning & makes pleads

Change from please to no mo' rain

But, I continue to explain

Earth is not listening

Just glistening

That pale blue dot!

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Tonight, the just past full moon 🌖

Rising after dark, fairly soon..

Summer Triangle still points at Saturn

Jupiter & Antares nearby burn

Brightly

Check it out

Today on Earth

Muggy With More Micro Ticks

There are many hazards in the woods

To counter the many positive goods

Snakes (seldom seen) and mosquitos

Flies and spiders with webs all pose

Annoying issues, poison ivy's itch

But, the worst, the nastiest bitch

Ticks, and the smallest are the worst

(You need at 10x hand-lens to see

that it's actually a tick)

Get into the micro, you will feel cursed

And, I am writing and feeling the crawl

Of the tiny nasty monsters, worst of all

Finely ground black pepper in size

Is it dirt, a freckle, is it alive, surprise!

It's moving on you leg, ankle or eye

Oh no, they're all over my thigh

AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

When you get rain, you get muggy

With the muggy, comes the buggy

And, while I love wandering

I am seriously pondering

Applying petrochemicals: bug spray

May, have Deet coming my way

(Just picked 4 more off my leg)

Hard to focus on Earth today

Being eaten alive by tiny prey

But, there are a bunch of quakes

And volcanoes took no breaks

Northern Japan rather shaky

5.8 off Mexico, but no wave makey

Popo blasting big outside La Ciudad

Stromboli: 7 vents for lava rides

Piton de la Fournaise: Basalt a'flowin'

Karangetang, no signs of slowin'

25 volcanoes on this week's list

3 in the Aleutians still persist

Kamchatka with 5 quite eruptive

7 on Indonesia, must be disruptive

And, Asamayama fires up on Japan

4 years since they needed active plan

SE Cali still having aftershocks

N Chile & Argentina got movin' rocks

It's the Earth, it will not be still

Continuing to do what ever it will

You ready for what ever is next?

Sun, Earth & Moon made a rhyme

At 8:29 Eastern Daylight Time

Today is the Full, Sturgeon Moon

Sadly, big fish gone too soon

Overfished for their tasty roe

Another victim of human blow

Every few years in the James River

Someone, a sturgeon will deliver

Probably kill it..

Breed slow

Grow slow

With humans around

You'll likely go

Down!

Disgust with fake news prez expands

Makes all these blowhard demands

Then like spineless punk he is

Backs down, all just fizz

Claiming tariffs doing no harm

China paying, not the farm

Then backs off to help xmas shopping

Know if he's lying if his lips are popping

While stocks take monster crash

He golfs using taxpayer cash

Real conspiracy, he had Epstein killed

So, no more of his rapist secrets spilled

Republichumps keep riding his wave

Hopefully to their party's grave

Old, fat, white, racist party is done

"No abortions but need my gun"

DonnyJonny their perfect head

Much better when they're all dead

Ticks still crawling on me and dog

But, feel better with tirade on the blog

Today on Earth!

Yesterday's Forecast: Was Right! Noachian Rain

Forecast right, timing wrong

Rain put down the hammer song

3 inches in a very short time⛈

Once dry world turned to slime

& Mud, moving sand, tree debris

Noachian rain, too hard to see

And, just to show its volatility

Second storm pops, another 1/3" on me

Hard to say what we'll see today

With suddenly all this moisture in play

Weak front still trying to ooze this way

More storms, more earth washed away

Clouds already building up

Guess we'll find out wuz'up!

Above average day of quakes

Oklahoma still got the shakes

All around the subduction Ring

Shaky but Earth only managing

Magnitude 5.2

On mid-ocean ridge, no big Woo

Still quake action on Hawaii

Magma movin'? We will see

Planet still plenty hot inside

Radioactive decay, plates on the slide

And, it's still hot from formation

Big ole rock, lot of insulation

So, no time soon will it stop shaking

Nor slow down volcano making

But, coolest planet that we know

Still don't care about us, so..

We better pay a little more attention

If we want human life retention

Last night's storms big reminder

No real rules in the big Earth binder

It can shake, erupt, storm any day

Pay attention if you want to play

Today

On Earth!

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Today's Forecast: Wrong!!

Weather guys got it wrong today

No wild weather coming our way

No flooding rain, no wind, no hail

Seems like they told us all a tale

A weather tale, big rain coming

Just heat/ humidity & flies a humming

What little rain fell, now long gone

Back to singing sad drought song

Tomorrow & Thursday, little rain chance

Probably deluge, I hope, doin' rain dance

Water barrels getting low

Garden production very slow

August leaf fall has begun

No water, seeya, trees reason

But, micro ticks still blood trawling

Horrid, tiny, only feel 'em crawling

EEEEEEIIIIIIICCCCHHHH

Quakes picked up from earlier today

Now quite a few mag. 5's in play

Indonesia, Mexico & Peru

New Zealand, Indian Ocean, too

Usual zones around the Ring

China with quake & protests; Zing!

Hong Kongers don't like being told

Beijing can't give up control

China crowded, twisted, totalitarian state

Just how long will they wait

Before they go all, Tiananmen Square 

Steal, lie, kill, they don't care

Playin' Donny Jonny so bad

He's got no clue he's being had

And, screwing rest of us, too

Yet sadly Dems seem to have no clue

Their ideas, way out there; Crazy

Give aways for over-breeders & lazy

Republichumps for even bigger welfare

For corporation, tax cheat or billionaire

daChump to kill Endangered Species act

Now need to weigh in economic "fact"

Which means: greed trumps science

Just can't see our Earth reliance

But, they soon will

Have to take big climate pill

Earth still spins & revolves

Sadly, human issues we can't solve

Earth & Sun have some easy solutions

We don't listen, dream of new pollutions

When will we see our Earthly fate?

When we do, likely... too late!

Will it be rapid warming?

Or, repeating monster storming

Maybe colossal volcano blast

We better adapt or we won't last

And, we ain't gonna migrate to Mars

With Earth rules, only option to try

Can't adapt or migrate: you die!

Work for peace and change

Earth continues to rearrange

You ready?

For

Today On Earth!

Heat/Humidity Return, Saturn/Moon: WOW!

Things change, High pressure moves east

Heat & humidity return; our summer beast

There is, at least, an occasional breeze

Temp putting air molecules in a squeeze

Forecast calling for wild molecule motion

Wind; but with rain, needed drought solution

The Hershey Dog Creek is just about dry

Big Brown Dog bummed, no puddles to try

Been two years since we've had a dry creek

Creek critters all on serious water seek

Only one way to ease their pain

Big ole dumping rain

Real hope & chances begin

Tomorrow

How about last night?

Saturn & Moon, what a sight

With Jupiter/Antares off to right

One issue with moon so bright

Perseid shower! Meteors will fly by

But, tough to spot in super bright sky

Up late or very early morn

May spot comet dust being torn

Apart by our atmosphere

A shooting star! seems so near

But, many miles up, in mesosphere

No, you will not hear

Anything!

But, should be lovely again tonight

Moon, Saturn, Jupiter - left to right

Check it out!

Hopefully will be blocked out 

By rain clouds

Tomorrow☔

Pretty quiet earthquake day

In California, they've gone away?

But, Hawaii is getting shaky again

Maybe volcano about to send

Lava spewing

What is most active mountain doing?

Usual quake spots around the ring

Asian plate doing collision thing

And, Oklahoma from fracking

More bricks/foundations cracking

Sorry about the house spoil:(

Need them jobs and oil:)

Desires of the rich & greedy trump

Health & welfare of middle class, chump

Sorry about your broken house, son

Least you can still go buy a gun!

American health, solved with a pill

Energy issues, solved with a drill

Self-worth, solved with a gun: kill

No wonder we're all so chill

Or get out and give your planet a try

Go for walk or ride as the world spins by

Today On Earth!!

Short Heat & Mayhem Respite

Another lovely August day

But, humidity won't stay away

No mass shootings last few days

Yet, someone's planning next bullet sprays

Or suicide, road rage or armed robbery

But, all we get is presidential slobbery

Another big gun show in RVA

Selling more killing machines today

How many tomorrow on NY streets?

How many more bodies covered by sheets?

Donny & Mitch have dropped anchor

Take no action, increase rancor

NY & Cali could lead the way

States add $1 per bullet tax today

DeeCee chumps won't get it done

Tax you bullets, keep your gun

Meanwhile economy left uncertain

Tariffs still with US farmers hurtin'

Donny Jonny claims he's the man

Clueless tweets are not a plan

Republichumps have no plans

But, keep money rolling to their hands

This tirade needs to end

I need to get out into the cool wind

And, it's out there today

Hope you caught the sky show

Saturn  Moon  Jupiter  Whoa

Moon will be near Saturn tonight

Should be clear, cool, alright

Get out

Check it out

Today On Earth

Cooler, Drier: A Lovely Saturday

A step outside today

Reveals a change in play

A hint of fall is in the air

Humidity is "out of there"

This us about the time

For a nice cooling rhyme

A time before blast of hurricane

A short burst, won't remain

When northern air pushes south

A breath from a northern mouth

Of cool dry loveliness

And, I must confess

I'm still sitting inside

Not trying to hide

About to go for a walk

Thought I'd drop a little Earth talk

Little above average quake day

But, nothing shocking anyway

Usual suspects with quakes

Live on plate boundary, all it takes

Or in Oklahoma, I don't recommend

Where quakes or tornadoes may send

You, with Toto, way away

Been there, didn't want to stay

I did linger for a look last night

Moon & Jupiter, what a sight

With Antares hanging by

And, Saturn on the spy

Nearby

Waiting for Sunday moon flyby

Check it out

Gorgeous days! No doubt?

Today on Earth

Fuego is not on the active list this week🌋

But, it was when Imani went on a seek

Got this shot

Whoa!

Shaky Ring & Another Weak Front

Another quick change of air mass

Today will, later, come to pass

Earth just ain't sitting still

And, Pacific rim sure ain't chill

Lots of quakes around the Ring

Both subduction & that rifting thing

None seem to have done big damage

Just pressure relief from plate slammage

And, quakes will, like eruptions, continue

Yesterday, an uptick on hurricane menu

El Nino has calmed, no more shearing

So later this month, more storms veering

Our way,

Your way,

Who can say

Sittin' here today

What we do know

Ocean has warmed a little mo'

Ice melt is speeding up

So, atmosphere will sup

More water into the sky

Means mo' rain, flooding by & by

Still living on a flood plain?

Just waiting for the pain

From bigger, longer rains

Till the bank no longer contains

Your river, creek, stream

All will flood, not extreme

Not gods will or evil plan

Just Earth reacting to man

And, the changes we have fueled

As we have extracted and tooled

Our way to...

Well, we just don't know

Do we?

But, we're gonna find out

Earth will let us know, no doubt

A little reminder, some where

Everyday

Hope you notice

Help fuel the change

Today

On Earth

Tonight

🌔Moon and Jupiter ♃

Quite the sight!

Look up

And check it out!