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hail

April 21, 2015 by Dave Bonta

A red-tailed hawk struggles to stay aloft against the wind. A spit of rain. Then the clouds disappear as quickly as yesterday’s hail stones.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags hail, rain, red-tailed hawk, wind 2 Comments
September 12, 2025May 15, 2010 by Dave Bonta

From the luminous green wall of the woods, a pewee calls. Maple keys come spinning, take the place of yesterday’s hailstones on the porch.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags eastern wood pewee, hail, red maple

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