Auroras & Gloom

While we sit a long way from sunny & warm

Solar winds bathe Earth & auroras swarm

Both ends of planet seem to be a'glow

W/ our star still into a big spot show

Tajikistan quake pushes Himalaya higher

Wild US storms, likely a few to expire

Here, cold NE wedge has us in the gloom

Hope that it will soon leave the room

Planet show tonight nearing its peak

Seems my big dog's out on puppy seek

Blaming teachers & school will not halt

Won't til we get..It's always parents fault

Fat idiot donnie thinks he's a DJ

Surprised he knows how to make iPad play

Sure he needs help w/ that every day

But, same story, he's got nothing to say

Speaking of a sure way to die

Give russky army a try

Fools refuse to heed old Ghinese warning

"He who attacks must vanquish

He who defends must merely survive"

Occupation worked in Crimea

But, in rest of Ukraine, they said seeeeya

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Don't take much rain

Efts are out!!

Whoa

Ghina just got a mag. 5.2 shake

That'll make a 100 million wide awake

On & Off Earth; March

Turkey w/ another 5.2 aftershock

More shiftin' the rubble & rock

Taliban head scarfs wrapped too tight

No women in school, that ain't right

Little sick Vlady continues to bomb

But, his head, no need for a comb

Solar blasts continue to be large

Into N. USA auroras do barge

Jupiter & Venus getting so near

I fear, clouds here, sky not clear

Got a view...Enjoy!!

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March 2023 - On & Off Earth

I know I am writing this for the month of March but am having some minor confusion, seasonal drift confusion. According to the sun, which continues to move ever so slightly out of my house every day, we are in late winter. But, then I step outside and the jonquils and forsythia are blooming, maple buds are popping and TV weather folk are warning allergy sufferers of high pollen counts.

While not unusual to see some bugs about on any warm day in the winter, last Friday I saw a butterfly…in February. Blizzard warnings in southern California and we have butterflies flitting about. Extreme seems to be the new normal on our warming world; will our snow storm for the year be after we tilt into Spring? I will make no wagers.

I hope you have been getting out just after sunset to enjoy both the mildness of February and the daily shrinking of the gap between the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter. After their close encounter on March 1st, Jupiter will continue to fall from the sky as we leave the King of the Planets behind. It will have a quick, hard to see meet-up with Mercury on the 27th (great view of the west and binoculars needed) before joining Saturn in the morning sky.

Venus will continue to track Earth down and dominate the sky after sunset as the Evening Star. Mars, still brighter than nearby winter stars but much dimmer than Venus, remains high overhead at dusk, slowly drifting westward. Mars won’t have its close encounter with Venus until very late in the spring. For astrology buffs, the sun moves from Aquarius into Pisces on the 13th. The Full Worm moon brightens the sky all night on the 7th into the 8th.

The annual March time shock happens this year in the wee hours of the 12th as we ‘spring forward’ into Daylight-Saving Time. Whether we ‘fall back’ in early November or remain trapped in a dark morning gloom of year round daylight-saving remains a question not likely discussed or answered until Fall. Until then, I will enjoy sleeping-in during the extra hour of morning darkness and wandering late in the extended evening light. 

Our orbit brings the sun back to a position directly over the equator at 5:24pm EDT on March 20th. That marks the Vernal Equinox and begins Spring in the northern hemisphere. Sunlight gains about 2 minutes on darkness every day of March. Plenty of time to get out for a wander on your planet.

I just did a survey back eleven years in my weather journals looking for trends or patterns that would lend me insight into what to expect for March weather. I looked for days that dipped below freezing and days that temperatures climbed above 70; a few days made both lists! 2013, ’14, ’18 and ’19 trended cold, in 2012, ’16, ’20, ’21 and ’22 warmer air ruled the month; March days in the 80’s are on the rise.

What will March 23 have in store for us? I know after spending ten years living in the mountains of Colorado, where it can snow any day of the year, I tend to be a bit over-prepared any time I venture out. So, I will be ready for the pleasant days when the March lamb visits as well as when the March lion roars into town. Cold or hot, cool or warm, calm or breezy; there’s plenty of daylight and a walk is always better than sitting around inside.

Not as cute as the puppy but what a handsome dog!!!

Stuck In The Gloom..A New Puppy

The sunny Sunday is yet to arrive

At my feeders birds looking to thrive

But, feed is low they're coming to see

Where the guy w/ the refill does be..

Big dog is out, new puppy next door

So terribly cute, just got to adore

Pretty good shake (6.2)just off PNG

But no tsunami are they likely to see

The tsunamis are happen on our star

Effects being felt on Earth, way of a'far

Pole's atmosphere is now super charged

Radio blackout have seriously enlarged

Blizzards out west & raging up north

Wilder extremes continue to sally forth

No idea if we'll see the sun today

Be nice to see the planets, but who can say

If you can see 'em, should be drawing near

As usual, cloud blockage alway my fear

Always weather aware is what I say

Always change On Earth, Today

Is he not adorable???

Gotta go see him...

Saturday...Must Be Cold

Sticking w/ a month long trend

After warm week, a Saturday bend

Seems another 1 day chill..w/ rain/sleet

So far..it's just the cold that does greet

Usual bird feeding frenzy in the yard

W/ cold day, snow birds working hard

But, yesterday..February 24th

I saw a butterfly sail forth

A butterfly..in February

Future...not looking too cherry

While we sit w/ one day below norm

Much of US still deals w/ monster storm

Or maybe two, they just keep coming

No power in blizzard, set ya to bumming

Mag. 6.0 quake just offshore Japan

And, a 5.3 shaking Turkey's cleanup plan

Big solar blasts keep coming our way

Short wave radio again gonna pay

TrumpVirus deaths, several 100/day

Old & unhealthy still going away

Prez w/ surprise anniversary trip

Into Ukraine, Joe did slip

World slime still buying russkie oil

So it seems, on war will toil

Wonder how we got this far...

World economy still based on war

At least we got a quick peek at the sky

First moon, then Venus & Jupiter by & by

Planets gonna get closer than close

Hope there are no clouds for the hose

Seems likely

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I'm so proud...sic..

My traitorous congressman

Bob SoNotGood

My apologies to Satan...& Adolph

Bob would be worse if he could

Or he likely already has...

Bet Bob'd like to join JD for a blow

Always nearby, donnie's hillbilly sap JD Vance

On his knees, unzipping fat liar's large pants

Ready for a suck or a blow

Do we really want to know

Seems Mr. Denial & Blame has a new bromance

Transition Friday...Death To Little Vlady!!

While still above average, today's no freak

But tomorrow, winter refuge we will seek

Into the low 80's yesterday in RVA

Tomorrow we got snow on the way

But, another cold Saturday & gone

And toward Spring we roll along

1 year since start of little vlady's war

Still his lame troops ain't gone far

I think we should send him a treat

Fat donnie riding a nuke'd be sweet

Pretty normal day of round ring quakes

New monster sunspot, no solar wind breaks

Why would you go out in a blizzard?

Traffic snarls, 'mericans so not wizards

Snow..so grid is down again

Mile of lines, logic more & more thin

Still on we go, same old thing

Has a bit of the insanity ring

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Sky last night

Just gorgeous..contrails..

Some planes were flying

Moon..Jupiter & Venus, too

Record Heat & Snow

SE will blow record high temps away

Rest of country..big blizzard underway

Cyclone Freddy pounding African coast

Twin cities, new snow records to boast

Another psycho w/ a gun on killing spree

USA: armed & stupid are wandering free

Fat, donnie the douche visits train wreck

Blaming others for what he can't detect

He signed law to weaken train safety

More TrumpVirus wrath he won't see

Usual Thursday TrumpVirus death spike

Many 'mericans still on science strike

22 volcanoes listed, blasting away

Ash, steam, lava erupting..every day

Tajikistan latest quake site, be beggin' soon

Buddha & allah not hearing their sad tune

At least big sunspots have turned away

So...no big CME's headed Earth's way

Sun will keep spinning, more soon

Hope for clear skies & view of moon

Nice line tonight w/ Venus & Jupiter

Clear skies, that remains unsure

But, hot it is going to be

New records set...we will see

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Clouds blocked the moon/planet show

But, dazzled w/ the sky all a'glow

George, Margaritas & Moon Joins Planets

Sure, it's Hump Day but so much more

After sunset, more eye treats in store

And the man that did it all for the USA

To George Washington, respect we pay

🎂🎂

It's my Grandma's birthday, too

She'd have been 122!!

And, while some may begin a lenten fast

I say..maybe..don't let your life slip past

Perhaps a little less planning for death

And, savor life while ya got the breath

🍸

Cuz..it's also National Margarita Day

What more do I really need to say...

Skies are cloudy, temps are cool

But, these day's, quick change the rule

Tomorrow to mid 80's, records broken

Still climate reality by some unspoken

Solar reality..sunspots still going wild

Effects on Earth remain low to mild

Radio blackouts & auroras seen

Glad NASA's watching w/ monitors keen

Arabian plate still rather shaky

W. Texass frackers increasingly quake-y

Heat wave down south, up north; snow

46 degree change 'cross Kansass, whoa!

Atmosphere extremes, it's where we be

Getting better soon, don't think we'll see

When Antarctic ice makes a move

Avoiding the coast, you it would behoof

But, for now, hope skies clear late

Cuz the sky view is truly great

Moon has joined the planet show

Last night tiny crescent down low

Tonight will be near Jupiter

Which to Venus is dropping near

Little dick vlady still telling lies

Pretending he's winning, no surprise

But, after a year & killing a lot

Destroyed tanks is 'bout all he's got

Let's send him a bomb..via airmail

End this mess, he can't prevail

AND

Nice job Kevinn, giving videos to fox

To increase infection of donnie's pox

Still slime, still no plan

Poser christian, Republican!

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A spectacular sky!!

A Warm & Windy Mardi Gras Day

Into the 70's w/ a wild, wild wind

Branches flying, trees on a big bend

Crazy EUFA match well underway

Liverpool's 2-0 lead quickly gone away

Now on counter Royal Madrid up 5-2

Up 2-0 a curse...whatcha gonna do

Quakes around, issues local only

No falling building will w/ see

Jupiter & Venus, still quite the show

Tiny crescent..maybe but don't think so

All I got..it's getting late

Another walk on this day...great!!

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Party on...it is Mardi Gras!!

Rockbridge Co. Tetons:)

A Day For George...Washington

Mattress sales & a day off school

Although, these days, not the rule

Today's a holiday because of George

And, not the 2 Texacans oil engorged

George Washington, cuz he's the man

Mighta had slaves but also a real plan

To beat the British & start our country

I'm sure he's glad that he can't see

The giant mess that greed has created

And at 8 billion none should be elated

Today's about shopping, less war & drugs

On a warming world mostly ruled by thugs

Seems that Saturday's now the one day/wk

That winter appears, it's almost a freak

Although the northern states..a blizzard

In dixie, more trailers tornado scissored

E. Africa about to get wind & rain

Tis their season for cyclone Freddy pain

Quake number remain a little high

But, no real big shifts ripping by

Subtle auroras across northern skies

From solar blast, no real surprise

A horde of finches graze in the yard

Sunflower seed, they hit it hard

Time to get on the road again

Short adventure, Breyer w/ a grin

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Jupiter & Venus

Are in the pic...

W/ tire house lights

Get out and see 'em!!

Jupiter is easy

Venus just in trees..

Auroras, Quakes, Winter Gone Again..

The sun has more blasts headed our way

Northern US, may get an aurora display

High is moving off the east coast

We're warm again but we won't roast

Aftershocks still rattle Syria & Turkey

But, from allah, still no help they see

They look for blame but reality at mag 7.8

Most anywhere, damage would be great

Even Cali would have buildings fall

Stop a big planet, that order's too tall

Big cyclone headed Madagascar's way

Southern season, for excess heat we pay

Something spooked the birds in the yard

One poor guy hit the window too hard

Didn't make it, now it's a dog treat

If it's got feathers big dog thinks..sweet!

Perigee today, tomorrow moon is New

Big Ole King tides rolling thru

Tuesday; it's cajun & zydeco

Cuz it's the Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras show

Get out the beads & get w/ the bake

Gold, Purple & Green on a king cake

But, the real show is in the sky

As 2 brightest planets draw nigh

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Jupiter & Venus dazzle

Over C'ville last night

Getting close..

Little dick-tator Vlady...

You suck so bad

Please...someone take him out!!

Get potato. 🥔

Another Random Day Of Winter

The rain & front are far offshore

And, in briefly, the cold air did pour

But, seems today is about it

Then back to 60's we will get

With more 70's as week goes on

It's like winter, just don't belong

But, today, entire country is in the chill

Even deep into Floriduuh it did spill

I'm sure DeSatan will deny reality

Have it banned so no one will see

How will he explain coming King tide

From which Floriduuh coast can not hide

New moon is near, literally, at perigee

So big tidal rises will be set free!

Enjoy Miami..a taste of the near future

🌊 🌊 🌊

Sun is still spotty, major Earth disruption

W/ our star gearing for another eruption

Quakes, yea..pretty usual scene

Costa Rica, w/ 5.2, minor issues seen

Tonight, Colvin, Cohn & Jarosz

Nothing quite like free shows

Bulbs are popping blooms abound

Winter only w/ a little whimper sound

Wanted life easy but what we got

Is a few filthy rich but all are hot

Keep watching Jupiter fall, Venus rise

Ongoing delight for the eyes...

Welcome to..

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Temporary planet cloud block

But, all lovely...

Warm, Wet, Front, Cool & Dry

We're still in the warm, ahead of front

Most of country got big cold on the hunt

We will get our's & coming fairly soon

Up early, enjoy a waning crescent moon

Jupiter & Venus continue to draw near

Quite a spectacle..if evening sky is clear

Solar blast coming our way..today

Across northern US auroras may play

Turkey w/ a 5.3 nerve rattling aftershock

Of Erdogan's corruption now taking stock

Already given amnesty to his friends

As more tax money he onward sends

Other quakes, a few of local concerns

Round the rim, subduction taking turns

TrumpVirus, guns, opioids & obesity

Same old thing, more US deaths we see

Here, rain is trying to wrap up

Then switch to cold will be abrupt

But, only another one day chill

Before back in southern air does spill

Wind from SW to NW, you'll know

In the front is thru & breezes will blow

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Venus & Jupiter w/ cloud

But, they are ooohhh so tiny

 

Train Apocalypse & Other Fun

The question no one seems to ask

Other than taking the railroad to task

What if the train had not derailed..

Where were those poisons to be unveiled

Why do we need such horrific stuff?

Anywhere it goes, end result is rough

How much travels across the USA

Every single day??

If those chemicals really meet a need

Perhaps...we need to rethink our greed

Naaaaaah...it's all good

Creates jobs, keeps economy strong

Seems to me we got something wrong..

Round the world we got shakes

Off Haiti & Philippines biggest breaks

A mag. 4.3 in heart of Texass

But, stop fracking...Big Oil will pass

Turkey & Syria beg on, dig in rubble

Refuse to see, they created the trouble

23 volcanoes make the list this week

🌋

10 in Indonesia, if lava you seek

903 today's TrumpVirus death count

Ever upward the toll does mount

Sun sending extra energy our way

In high lats auroras will play

Jupiter & Venus draw ever near

View tonight, likely not clear

One day rain event will return

One day chill we come in turn

Then it's back to global warming

Gotta keep those tornadoes swarming

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Venus & Jupiter..

Gotta look close

But, it was lovely...

A Quick Wednesday Warming!

After a cool, mini-shower start

Temps are on the go-upward cart

Dixie likely back on the tornado train

Toward trailers Earth w/ such disdain

Out west, cold & snow

New Zealand, quakes & typhoon blow

Turkey; hypocrisy & self denial

Putting just the builders on trial

But, ignore problem of too many kids

Too little money so built w/ low bids

Can't build w/ quality for 8 billion fools

Need 5 more Earths to make the tools

And, one is all we got

And, it's gonna shake & gonna get hot

But, give Adapt, Migrate or Die

A much needed try...

Nope, although the migration is underway

And, all headed Europe & 'merica's way

Screwed their own home & think we care

Just have one kid we might help & share

But, the six now dead under the rubble

Mom, dad & allah created that trouble

On a positive note..Venus & Jupiter

Gorgeous evening view for sure

Watch them draw closer than close

For eye beauty, it's a full dose

March 1st is the closest they'll get

Will be cloudy here is my bet...:)

Little vlady gearing up for big blow

300K soldiers he's ready to throw

Away

Speaking of throwing away

Teen age girl's phone, an easy play

Or stare & stare & then feel bad

Knowing by Ghina...you been had

tiktok should be on the banned list

Oh but poor babies would be so pissed

Or watch on & plan your suicide

Option: leave your phone & go outside

Like I'm about to do...

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Sweet dog napping w/ his moose

I guess before Eagle fan's complain about a bad call

Remember, that's how their 1st score came to be

Against 49'ers

If that pass is incomplete, and it was

That game takes a different journey...

Bottom line

Playoff refs aren't a team...and suck

Valentine's Day, Florists Rejoice!

💳💘 🥀🍬💍

Time to get out the plastic, Valentine's Day

Cuz worldwide, FTD gotta get their pay

Big Sugar also riding on today's wave

More overworked hearts to the grave

If spending big makes your love work

Seems..good chance you might be a jerk

Am I cynical, you bet I am

Just another 'merican cash sucking scam

But, if you're only loving 1 day/year

Relationship collapse you should fear

💔

Romania w/ a mag. 5.6 shake

Good chance, some houses did break

Turkey & Syria still a mess

That they caused it, they won't confess

Overbred & under-built

At plate junction set to easy tilt

Still allah does not respond to pleas

Still beg to Mecca from their knees

But, still nothing...

Here, we have another spring-like day

Warming world w/ winter held at bay

Sun remains spotty & blasting wild

Meteor spotted, fireball seen, effect mild

What is all this stuff flying overhead

Unknown, seems all that will be said

In typical fashion, a bad call for the win

KC does it again & again & again

Playoff officials suck every year

Why break up teams remains unclear

Lambs last year, now racist chiefs

Turns out zebra was super bowl thief

Glad I didn't watch...

And it was on the fox...:)

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Puppy into self imposed time out

No one around to harrass...

Floriduuuh: No Books Allowed!

In a constant effort to be anti-woke

Gov. DeSatan has made Floriduuh a joke

In every school, in every library

There is not one book you can see

Cuz, we sure don't want kids to read

And, free thinking, well, we got no need

If we don't mention slavery or say gay

All our troubles will just vanish away

So, in every public school, books are gone

We wait, for one/school to pass judgment on

Might be one person, seem kinda understaffed

Remove books from schools...truly daft

Maybe just stick a bible up every kid's ass

Give 'em a trophy & tell 'em they all pass

Floriduuh's sucked since Y2K & hanging chad

But, this takes them waaaaay beyond just bad

DeSatan & DeChump, front runners in GOP

No doubt more evil & stupid we're gonna see

More flying objects into our air space

Glad at least of a quick but messy erase

🌧

We were the cold spot yesterday

For the whole, entire USA

But, cold & rain are gone, hazy sun

Our spotty star getting the warming done

Lot of quakes but no big destruction

Turkey arresting builders: bad construction

But, the problem, that reality thing..again

Can't protect/heal 8 billion from everything

Too many people, too much greed

No way in hell to meet every need

The anti-woke scene remains the same

Never my fault, who can I blame..

I still have no idea of Super bowl winner

Maybe still playing, maybe all thinner

Seems little vlady's hired killer thugs

Having trouble working out the bugs

Give 'em a gun to fight off the tanks

Seems to be some chaos in the ranks

So spineless vlady keeps missiles coming

In Ukraine, the daily bumming

His goal unmet, now it's all a blur

But, he sure puts the dick in dicktator

🥔

Complete meal in Russia

Is Potato!

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Oh yea...

Got clear skies...

Jupiter's dropping fast toward Venus

In the west just after sunset

Closest, March 1st

But, get out & watch the gap close

Some recent Texass winter weather

"There was a ice storm!

How can there be global warming"

Maybe should be woke..

Or at least, awake!

A Cold & Wet Lincoln's B'Day!!

Just degrees away from a snowy mess

But, just a cold rain, yucky more or less

Not many quakes, mag. 5.0 biggest today

Turkey aftershocks much less local sway

Sun still showers Earth w/ the solar wind

Radio blackouts & auroras it'll send

Sadly, Abe has lost out to President's Day

But, so many sure don't deserve a hooray

Yet, Abe & George we should celebrate

Cuz deeds of both certainly were great

Today is also Super Bowl & I don't care

Hope both set up for failure next year

City of Brotherly Love, gimme a break

And, how gross, cheese whiz on sub steak

KC, never stopped, ain't real BBQ

Slow cooked pork is whatcha gotta do

Air force still shooting down UFO's

Ghina menace, onward grows..

We humans are so charming..

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So...it was just grubhub...?

A Little More Like February..

With a front passing on through

Cool is back, whatcha gonna do

Put on more clothes & a hat

Tomorrow, rain gear's where we're at

Maybe a little sleet, few snow flakes

Like most this winter, it won't take

Back to warm quickly next week

Why do we think this stuff is freak?

Earth is warming & rapidly, too

Culprit's known, all our nasty CO2

Turkey, Syria really show why

Prayer & dictatorship; we shouldn't try

Both dictators making excuses

Both countries, rife w/ abuses

Imaginary allah remains a no-show

As upward the death toll does grow

Kinda like the TrumpVirus here

544/ day dead makes it pretty clear

With this thing we are not done

Another concern, our very spotty sun

Big blasts likely headed our way

When will one make us all pay...?

Usual quakes on Aussie/Pacific boundary

But, no tsunamis will anyone see

Kinda...same as it ever was

Another spin, more change..

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Dog knew there was bird up there

Solar Flares, Quick Chill Down

The sun is spotty & blasting away

Gonna be solar flares today

Front is also coming through

Cool down & a wet Sunday due

20K, the latest Turkey body count

From destruction.. that will mount

Over breed & build like crap

You tumble in to the collapse trap

Big typhoon headed New Zealand's way

Welcome to Earth, don't' care, don't play

About to sneak out to the course

Golf is good, better or worse

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Thirstday...

Mild Times Continue

It may be winter but it isn't here

Tis a bit cool & skies ain't clear

We're on the front's cool side

But, northward it's gonna slide

Forecast calling for little rain

Only a little, think odds will wane

Turkey aftershocks slowly subside

Honduras w/ 5.5 rock slip & slide

22 volcanoes, most round the Ring

Earth & subduction, it's the thing

Sunspots have suddenly gotten huge

Will we get a solar wind spluge?

TrumpVirus deaths sneaking back up

535/day no longer raising a cup

Ghina spy balloon..it's pretty clear

But, we moved our economy there

We knew they're slime..but we're greedy

Of cheap crap from walmart we're needy

Still need someone to blame

Never our fault, always the same

Today On Earth

Hickory Dragon @ sunset