Author Archives: Nat Scrimshaw

It’s been a number of weeks since my last message, and I have nearly leapt over autumn! The colors seemed to come early this year, burning fiercely and fading quickly. Rusty reds and earthy browns still linger, but many of … Continue reading →

Two days of rain and gray.  This morning promised something more:  the sky was largely clear.  Clouds pinked the mountains early while mist hovered over the fields.  It wasn’t long before more mist rose from the fields and forest to … Continue reading →

The last two weeks have brought both sun and rain, hot days and cool evenings.  Rain and dull skies satisfied a thirsty garden, then a return to bright blue days and nipping nights.  Some mornings heavy dew and a translucent … Continue reading →

The week of cool and even cold nights warming to hot days with bright sun ended Saturday. The sky foretold change with high wispy clouds dimming the afternoon. Sunday brought gray sky and by mid-morning, rain. Rain was tentative at … Continue reading →

Last night light it began to rain, lightly, steadily.  This morning the rain continues, diminishing to a light mist, increasing to steady rain, but never too heavy, not a thunderstorm nor tropical downpour.  Blue sky breaks through and the sky … Continue reading →

We’ve had good August days: days starting cool and warming up to hot with few clouds and little haze to block the sunshine during the day or radiational cooling after sundown, making for crisp nights full of stars. Last night … Continue reading →

I awake to sunshine,  heavy dew, and crows calling.  I make myself a cup of coffee. The last few weeks have seen the peak and passing of heat, thunderstorms, hail and double rainbows. Two days ago I found a baby … Continue reading →

Morning.  Sweat drips down my face and soaks my teeshirt from the short walk to the Curious Gourds garden.  Again,  heat blankets New England. Two nights ago I awoke while it was still dark, enjoying the relative cool of  early … Continue reading →