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July 13, 2012 by Dave Bonta

Under a flat white sky, the catbird’s brassy harangue. Will it rain today? Some meadow plants are going limp while others are turning stiff.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags catbird, drought 1 Comment
August 5, 2011 by Dave Bonta

Humid, yet still so dry that the lilac leaves hang limply. In my last dream before waking, I couldn’t find the exit from an endless mall.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags drought, lilac 4 Comments
July 21, 2011 by Dave Bonta

Thanks to the drought, the bracken patch in my yard is browning from the outside in. A wild sunflower beside the path bows toward the east.

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September 17, 2010 by Dave Bonta

Due to the drought, the goldenrod display is subdued this year—but birch are turning three weeks early. September will have its yellow.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags black birch, drought, goldenrod
August 28, 2008 by Dave Bonta

Steady drizzle after three weeks of drought. The quiet, continuous insect trill in the grass sounds the way I feel—however that may be.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags crickets, drought
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