by Eileen Parsons | Dec 22, 2022 | Articles
Winter Solstice. Yesterday, December 21st, was the first official day of winter. It’s been cold and snowing for several weeks now (at least in Northern New York where I am silly enough to live). Darkness envelopes us by 4:30 pm and doesn’t let the sun come up before...
by Eileen Parsons | Jun 8, 2021 | Articles
Several months ago, I started an article about the December 21, 2020 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. I never finished the article, and today, I went back and re-read what I had written: I’ve read articles about the celestial event, and watched the sky all...
by Eileen Parsons | Jul 14, 2020 | Articles
Have you ever looked at the membranes in a dragonfly’s wings? Or noticed the tiny fibers along the edge of the wings of a moth? How about the powdery dust that coats a lily’s stamens, or the veins that run through a maple leaf? I’m fascinated by these tiny...
by Eileen Parsons | Nov 9, 2018 | Articles
Thunder rumbles in the distance. Lightening streaks across the sky. The wind sweeps in, twisting the tree limbs, shaking the few remaining leaves to the ground. Within seconds, snow and sleet are pelting the windows. It doesn’t take long for the ground to change...
by Eileen Parsons | Jul 16, 2018 | Articles
Beautiful and warm have been the norm this summer. I can hear the birds singing outside my office window. A family of squirrels is chattering to one another in the branches of the trees. The breeze rustles the leaves. It’s all so peaceful, relaxing. Well, now it...
