Seeeeeya April

Lots of wind, not much rain

Lots of cold, kind of a pain

Then there's the war in Ukraine

Compared to that, I can't complain

Til little Vlady in cell.. criminally insane

World stability will continue to wane

Here, fat donnie w/ Mark's nuts in a vice

As onward we deal w/ GOP lice

Va continues in a downward spin

Feelin' like family, screwin' YoungKin

419 the count, TrumpVirus dead

Could have tried reality & vax instead

Sun still spotty, just less wild

Solar wind blasts, down to mild

Didn't catch planet conjunction

As usualin Va, cloud injunction

My yard, still feedin' vermin

Cowbirds & tree rats squirmin'

Just saw 2 squirrels at it in a tree

Then..one..went fallin' free

Whoa...

Quake counts seem up a bit

But, no issues w/ 5.0 biggest hit

Keep finding wild azaleas, surprise

Always a treat for the eyes

Time for a stroll thru the green

See what can be seen

Today On Earth

Hey, notice me...

And, yes..google & verizon

Still suck...

Quite The Show..From Old Crow

Finally, Old Crow Medicine Show

Timing worked so I got to go

But, sad my music buddy, Jeff, did not

Gangster Grass & Old Crow, both hot

To say was high energy, would under state

Maybe not spectacular..just great

And..almost like there is no pandemic

Seems masks, no longer systemic

Just heard, still singing away

Woooo...Willie is 89 today!!

Our viral evolution experiment rolls on

Yesterday's report, 430 mo' 'mericans gone

And, I'm sure, tucker is sunning his one 'nad

Watchin', fat lying donnie, pathetic & sad

Still lies, denial & blame but no plan

Whining NOOO..you're republican

Cool air still hangin' around here

Layer of pollen, everywhere is clear

Green, green, green & green

About all that is seen

'Cept in India, monster dump fire burns

Worst place on Earth, title it earns

But, there is lots of competition

Asia vs Haiti for that decision

Quake numbers mostly back down

W. Texas still on shaky ground

Sucking groundwater, exploding shale

Convinced greed & oil will prevail

Will last drop of water be for cotton

Though we'd revealed old times as rotten

Recently huge Aral Sea

Now as dry as dry can be

Arab company sucking AZ water dry

And..growing cotton, reason why

Other fibers, hemp, work w/ much less

But, new idiot governor, turned that a mess

What previous admins did, just reverse

Just like donnie, only reasons, perverse

Used donnie's plan, lie & lie & lie

Twisted ads, buy & buy & buy

Yea, parents should have final say..

But, there's the problem..every day

But, so many, hateful w/ no heart

Mix that w/ just not very smart

And, you have today

In the old, fat USA

But, give the sky a peak tonight

Mercury & Pleiades(Subaru) in sight

Low in the west after sunset

Binocs might help view ya get

TOMORROW

Pre-sunrise..5:30 - 5:45

Jupiter, Venus conjunction will arrive

Couldn't spot them earlier today..:(

All them leaves..in the way..

Life rolls on..

Today On Earth

Maybe this pic will come up

W/ suckass google

Ya never know

Well...there it is

Old Crow...some show

Late April Chill..Thirstday!!

Cali has to add water restrictions..duh

Siberian fires, smoke drifts east..duh

Course, we got our own fires here

Although, outside, air is cool & clear

Bigger, wilder swings we continue to see

But, will we change, end oil stupidity

Doesn't seem to be much chance of that

In USA, land of denial, blame, hate & fat

All the while, Earth spins & shakes on

Volcanoes blasting the ole volcano song

25 spewing mountains on the list

Likely, a few that they've missed

Couple of quakes off Alaska & PNG

W. Texass, still fracking shaky

Caribbean plate getting the squeeze

But, 4.7 off Venezuela, kind of a tease

Real issue for me, it's cold outside

As deep, deep, deep High does slide

May not be last taste of Canadian air

But, I'd sure like it to stay up there

Venus & Jupiter keep getting closer

New leaves may leave me cool view loser

Slimy cowbirds ruling the feeders

Of the birds, the welfare leaders

Little hummer just peeked at me

They are always a pleasure to see

671 dead, TrumpVirus report today

As we finally get a count from GA

Rose Breasted Grosbeak is back

Has reduced nasty cowbird attack

Summer tanager seen yesterday

Put out seed, they'll come your way

Time to bundle up, take a walk

Got a big dog, at that, won't balk

Get out enjoy the cool

Soon we'll all be sweating fool..

Today On Earth

Central Park is green

Summer Gone, Spring Returns

If ya build ya town on the flood plain

When ya get flooded, don't complain

N.F. Dakota no problem drillin' for oil

'Til global warming making waters roil

Red River's flowing like Da Nile

Idiots voted for donnie, at flood, I smile

And, poor idiots in India, big heat wave

Vishnu does not seem too ready to save

Starvation as cows wander the streets

Problems as superstition & reality meets

Little Vlady not happy w/ Ukraine aid

Or in rubles not being paid

Poor little Vlady, not going to plan

🎾Wimbledon, nice job w/ the ban👍

Closer to home, front thru, hail around

Beating on cars, whitens the ground

Now the cool of spring is back

Betting, still ticks on the attack

Forest, suddenly, totally green

Long views, no longer seen

Quake list, usual, into low 5's, barely

Morning sky show, too early for me

Then there's the issue, trees green

Not sure planets can be seen

By me, anyway

Best looks, Saturday & Sunday

Jupiter, Venus merge as one

But, just ahead of the sun

No issues with Moon, nearing New

It's the sun that brightens the view

Time for a cool stroll in the wood

Stay at home day, sounding good

Today On Earth

Lots of baby wild azaleas

Sweet..

But, google won't let me add it

See if drag & drop works

Tick Season...

With plenty of danger on a daily stroll

The one that requires full body patrol

Would be slimy little TICKS

Earth's warm weather dicks

Many sizes, all looking for blood

Hopefully, my blood stream not w/ a flood

Of some nasty, evil disease

Oh no, no, no, please, please please

Awoke today w/ an itch

Back of my leg, tiny little bitch

Give big dog a monthly pill

Still they crawl & suck, but it does kill

Welcome to Earth, try to survive

But, no one gets out alive:)

Quakes today, at mag. 5, not one

In the sky, got clouds, no sun

Squall line due later today

Maybe little rain, wash pollen away

On the plains, the fires rage

Still, no hint we'll turn the oil page

Burn, the stuff, pump the CO2

Big pay backs about to come due

TrumpVirus numbers trending down

Maskless, we're still spreading it around

My guess, new surge coming soon

"Got my right to spread" same old tune

Morning sky, big planet show

Passin' thru, the moon does go

Venus & Jupiter drawing near

Need to hope that skies are clear

Here are words we don't wanna hear

Ghinese Space Station, dear o dear

Any new ideas, they're looking to steal

Constant hacking, danger is real

Billion & half, brainwashed peasants

Daily world threat, Ghina presents

Theft, control, massive extinction

If it's evil, it'a a Ghinese distinction

Yea, little Vlady, he's bad, too

But, it's Ghina w/ major world screw

Hard to do, but try oh please

Don't buy crap that's Ghinese

Today On Earth

Photo..no idea if suckass

GOOGLE

will let me load

Should be lady slippers

If it loaded

But, google sucks so bad

May 2022 - On & Off Earth

 It doesn't need to be said, everyone knows

GOOGLE SUCKS

May 2022 - On & Off Earth

April’s last morning and May’s first will have the two brightest planets so close together in the pre-dawn sky as to look like one, very bright, “star”. They are actually about 450 million miles apart and binoculars or a telescope will separate them into the brighter but smaller Venus and larger but dimmer Jupiter. Hope for cloud free views of the southeast sky at least one morning; yes, this late sleeper will be up to check it out.

Winding down seasonally rambunctious April and heading into May finds me looking to rapidly expand my garden from a few hardy spring crops to the heat lovers of summer. May’s high sun angle and long days warms both the air and soil, tomato roots liking a warm footing to get the growth and blooms going.

That said, into my fourth decade of gardening in Louisa, with our, often, later spring and earlier fall frosts then Richmond or Charlottesville, I am wary of planting too soon. If you get your tomatoes in early, be weather aware and ready to cover on chilly nights; it’s May, not quite summer yet.

Most months the moon is slightly above or below the plane of Earth’s orbit but twice a year it levels out with us and we have eclipses. April squeezes in a partial solar eclipse on the 30th for the southern hemisphere but the Full Flower moon on the evening of May 15th treats us to a prime time, total lunar eclipse. 

The moon begins to slide into Earth’s shadow at 10:28 that evening. It will take about an hour for the shadow to cover the entire moon, totality beginning at 11:29. Because the longer waves of red sunlight bend moving through Earth’s atmosphere some still hit the moon, even with the moon in our shadow. The eclipsed moon’s shade of red or copper are different for every eclipse and will likely vary during the almost hour and a half total phase.

The total eclipse ends at 12:54am and the moon exits the shadow completely at 1:56am. Hope for clear skies, although a few clouds during an eclipse add an eeriness to the event. The next night the still bright, now waning gibbous moon, sits just above Antares, the giant star that marks the heart of Scorpio. Our Sun moves from Aries into Taurus, also on the 15th.

As promised, the Big Dipper guided tour of the Spring sky continues as we look away from Polaris this month. Using the two stars of the Dipper’s lower end as a pointer, we follow them away from the North Star, about the same distance, (you’ll have to crane your neck over to do so) to Regulus, the star at the heart of Leo, the lion’s neck and head forming a backwards question mark above bright Regulus.

Following down the curve of the Dipper’s handle will arc your eyes to brilliant, Arcturus, the 4th brightest star in our night sky. Spiking down from Arcturus will lead your eyes to Spica (#16), the alpha (brightest) star in Virgo; arc to Arcturus, spike to Spica.

While I have spent much of this month’s column off Earth, May, on Earth, is a wonderful time to get out and enjoy the next round of flowers, get your hands dirty in the garden, and enjoy the last cool days of spring before the summer heat settles in for good.

Google sucks..no idea if this will post...Today On Earth

A World Of Extremes..

With our planet trapping lots of heat

Extreme weather daily is our new treat

So, let's see what we got

Blizzard up north, here toasty hot

Mix in dust storms, fires & a tornado

MO said, "show me", Earth, "here ya go"

But, for beauty, spring is in full show

Rose Breasted Grosbeak, can only say whoa

Passing thru on yearly migration

Glad they stop at my fueling station

Today, tiny striped warbler w/ dog hair

Building a fur lined nest somewhere

And, then there is the thickening green

Bursting leaves so no long views seen

Raccoon in the yard, middle of night

Spotted by Breyer, chased out of sight

And, a little late, but I'm not aware

Of annual visit by the annual bear

Quakes around, nothing too wild

And, while mag. 5's not too mild

Mostly sea floor either side of the Ring

Slowly Earth doing subduction thing

Big sunspot seems to be shrinking

And, little less wind our way blinking

Pre-dawn sky is still the real show

As ever closer Venus & Jupiter grow

Waning crescent below Saturn today

Tomorrow Mars & moon w/ play day

TrumpVirus deaths, numbers seem down

While reality is, fewer reports around

Closing in on "official" million dead

Likely way more, all on Punk'n Head

Lying fat donnie, the traitor president

Taught by his daddy, rip off on rent

Steal from poor to get your money

Then lie & use a lawyer, sonny

Then thieves, pedophiles & liars befriend

Then all the rules you can just bend

Like google, don't care if they suck

W/ verizon's bad service, you outta luck

Burn the oil, trash the Earth

Surprised at so many mutant births

😱

Onward we drift down Da Nile

Can we hold on for a little while

Before extremes smack us all in face

And, by the millions begins to erase

Maybe giant volcanic blast

Will bring cool times to pass

Not sure result, no summer

Wouldn't be an equal bummer

Enjoy the beauty while you can

Today will not be here again

Today On Earth

Went out & tied one on

Well, suck ass google won't let me post a photo

No idea if this loaded

Cuz google sucks....

SUCKS....

Moon Joins Morning Planet Show

S & E, Jupiter & Venus get closer to meeting

To the west, Saturn gets 3/4 lunar greeting

But, up early you must be

And, clear SE view if ya wanna see

The baby leaves continue to grow

Forest vistas shortened, w/ green glow

Temps are warming, even hotter tomorrow

Out on the High Plains, major sorrow

South: wildfires torching homes and land

North

Another blizzard, wild Earth, in command

Earth day, usual human scene

Blah, blah, blah, gotta go green

When every where, too many people seen

But, talk population..it's so unclean

Why can't fools have kids they can't care for

Why can't they just demand more & more

Yet, they just pray & pray & pray

Why does jesus, allah, buddha look away

Well, cuz it's Earth & evolution in charge

Natural Selection's given us a brain that's large

But, use it rationally we won't do

Keep thinking prayers will go through

We hold science right in our hand

Will search out our every demand

Still it's superstition we go to

Thinking prayer will get us an Earth re-do

So, if ya keep praying & nothing ya see

Sounding like the definition of insanity..

🌞

In real heavenly news

Sunspots so big, offers easy views

(Wear your eclipse shades)

Lining up w/ Earth in its sights

Will monster blast shut off our lights?

Just a thought, we don't want to have

Not sure we're ready w/ the grid salve

Sure dominion's plan, raise rates

In DeeCee, more worthless debates

Humans: blah blah blah blah

Earth: Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Actually, Earth don't care

But, has so much to share

But, not for 8 billion

Today On Earth

Lady Slippers bloom on..

Earth Day 2022 - We Better Care..& Soon

Earth Day 2022

Our planet, our home, our choices

We gather today to join and raise our voices

Thanks to those helping with road clean up today

So sad, so many, lower the window, throw it away

So sad, for so long we’ve treated Earth like that road

 For millennia, Earth’s been humanity’s personal commode

Now, here we sit in an awkward position

Living by science yet still ruled by superstition

Hunter/gatherers gone urban in a rapid transition

All sharing a planet now in a precarious condition

But, 50+ years ago saw change could happen soon

Cuz..On Apollo 8, coming home from the moon,

A photo was snapped, of Earth, all alone in space

That dazzled earthlings with our planet’s beauty and grace

And…

52 years ago on that small planet named Earth

A bold, radical, new idea was given birth

That more we should care

Bout Earth’s soil, water & air

Having just.. just, realized what it’s all worth

Yet, now 52 years later, it’s still pretty clear

We’re pumping too much CO2 into the air

The 4 billion then is now up to 8

And, for any real changes…we all still wait

Ice keeps melting as temperatures rise higher

Takes a monster storm to end a monster fire

Our plastic pollution is a new ocean feature

Found on every beach, in every sea creature

And, is it wise to cut all of Earth’s trees

Except bananas, palm oil and loblollies

We’re growing GMO food in poisoned soil

And we’re stuck, trapped, still burning oil

Yet, talk and talk and talk is all we do

Do politicians really not have a clue

They seem OK with an economy

Where growth forever we will see

But, that’s the same plan cancer uses

And, with that plan, everyone loses

For the needed changes, are we too late?

I think not, but, for action, little time to wait

But, ya know, every day Earth provides

All we need, If we take a few, simple strides

The sun shines every day, daily winds blow

We all know that’s the way the future will go

More rooftop solar, today, is what we need

Cuz, cutting trees for big solar, that’s just greed

Remember, big oil & energy’s only real goal

That for power, forever, we all pay their toll

Yet, every storm, down goes another line

But, make, store power at home, you’d be fine

We know how, why do we continue to wait

To make America and our world, truly great

Yet, it seems so hard, so much pollution

And, there is no easy, one step solution

You know we humans, can be pretty smart

Be both wise and clever and have a big heart

We need to elect folks that admit and see

Earth’s rapidly changing new reality

Plan smaller families that buy and use less

More and more growth will not fix our mess

Once, shopping, buying local was all that we had

Now, that’s really hard to do, that’s pretty sad

Yet, changes keep coming, some fast, some slow

More local food we’re beginning to grow

But, how to slow a world built on shopping

Without a crash from a sudden stopping

Too many, daily, sit, shop, order and wait

For more plastic in another cardboard crate

If it wasn’t so sad & true, it might be funny

If soon we discover, ya can't eat oil or money

Will we agree too late, a world built on war

Is an economic model that only takes us so far

Cuz planet Earth doesn’t care, nor need to be saved

As a planet, unaware if desert, forest, or paved

About bacteria, dinosaurs, humans, Earth cares not

Nor if it’s frozen solid, flooded or cooking hot

It’s we humans that better care

I we want to keep living here

If today’s babies grandkids can hunt & fish

Or if for them, surface living is just a wish

And, though optimistic I try to be

I keep crashing into our new reality

What will Earth Day be like, 48 years hence

6 billion humans in peace & quiet reverence

Or 10 billion on a hot world of war & strife

With little value on any one human life

Our proactive choices, even made today

Will not quickly make humanity’s issues go away

But, if we continue to stall, bicker and deny

I fear, millions..or billions will die

So, today, let’s hear and share, new ideas and voices

Our world, our home, our choices

Today On Earth

Dog's enjoying the planet

Sun Blasts, Earth Shakes..The Usual

While our star stays spotty, blastin' away

Philippines & Nicaragua, havin' a shaky day

Mags. 6.0 & 6.7, but seems no big wave

Sun's blast causing radios to misbehave

2 dozen mountains, stirred up & spewing

Just be cautious w/ any volcano viewing

Forecast for a warmer day

But, a lot of clouds in the way

So, warming is coming slow

Air turmoil, standard spring show

Still snow up north, AZ still aflame

Wonder whom GOP deniers will blame

TrumpVirus report, another 600+ dead

From usual states, nothing said

Least Gang O Pedophiles raises a smile

Tucky on fox, tan your balls for awhile

Help to make you more virile man

Floriduuh idiots w/ anti disney plan

Earth warms & Vlady still blasting away

Yet, Floriduuh's concern, kids saying gay

If your focus is all on gay, gay, gay

Maybe cuz you really lean that way..

"Not that there's anything wrong w/ that"

New Floriduuh law, wear big G on your hat

If 50 million people say a stupid thing

It's likely just another GOP lying fling

When blame & denial is your only plan

You know you're a republican!!

Today On Earth

4/20 leftover easter lunch

Yummm

But, another google

Pain in the ass to load
And, it's sideways..

No idea how to rotate

Thanks google..still suck..

4-20-'22..Whatcha Gonna Do??

It's the official, worldwide ganja holiday

Long stares, red eyes, will be in play

Lot's of snacks, mindlessly consumed

Serious munchies, it will be assumed

After a chilly start, temps are upward riding

Winds have faded, eastward High is sliding

But, just stepped out & there is still a breeze

And, calling it warm, right now, just a tease

Put on eclipse shades to check the sun

There it is, upper left, sunspot, huge one

Report: 19+ flares since yesterday

More solar bombardment headed our way

But, in "more likely to do damage" news

Deeper we are stuck in TDS* views

Donnie's idiot bimbo Floriduuuh judge

Against CDC & health safety has a grudge

Says agency formed to keep us all safe

Has no authority..to keep us all safe

How can one idiot, barely on the bench

Affect entire world w/ a donnie wrench

(Didn't want to insult any monkeys

Cuz they are much smarter than donnie)

No masks on planes on TDS* fools

Still we refuse to follow basic Earth rules

ADAPT - yet we will not

So..soon, TrumpVirus deaths, an upshot

AGAIN - if we refuse to change

Earth will continue w/ rearrange

Coastal water wells, lands slowly subside

Now from rising seas, no where to hide

Not that there really is anywhere

'Cept up, into another rule violation

MIGRATE - fools fleeing own creation

Overbreed, over crowd, destroy home

Then those fools begin to roam

Most seem to wanna come here

Where they will fit, remains unclear

Complain about locust, we are the same

Bigger guns, invade & lay new claim

To justify, imagine their god says it's OK

& another good neighborhood goes away

Will it be sad or just kinda funny

When we discover, can't eat oil or money

Irony: hear TDS* about inflation whine

Buying bottled water in a walmart line

Paying more for water than for gas

Filter & drink tap water, Nope! dumbass

Quakes: south edge of Philippine plate

Against Asia/Aussie continues to grate

Causing seafloor there to gyrate

But, for any real problems, we wait

Well, that's really not true

SW still a'blaze, more storms coming, too

Same ole. snow north, south, tornadoes

And, on our pandemic goes..

But, take a break...

Have a great 4/20

Today On Earth

There are pretty flowers out there

Wild Azaleas..

*TDS-TrumpDickSucker..

Still millions of 'em

So sad...

Even sadder

Most claiming to love jesus...