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Smoke on the Wind

July 29, 2021 by Claire Leave a Comment

The air is like campfire smoke here today.

I was out with the kids this morning, walking around the neighborhood and chatting with a mom down the street. The air was fine then, not great, but decent given the drought.

In the afternoon, the smoke moved in. By evening, when I was out running errands, the sky had turned grey and the sun was red. Buildings were hidden in the haze. My eyes itched and my throat burned walking from the car to the store.… Read More »

Filed Under: Climate, Environmental Education, Green Living Tagged With: climate change, fire, Minnesota, smoke

Call Me Weird, But I Hate Hot Weather

May 26, 2018 by Claire Leave a Comment

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E and I in our natural habitat: a cold December day in the Flatirons

This is random, but then again, so are most things I post on my blog these days. But does anyone else actually NOT like the heat? It’s hit 90 for the past couple of days here and I am miserable. Anything over 75 is pretty much too hot for me.

While I can’t get enough of cold, ice, and snow–you’ll find me out for a walk every day, bundled up appropriately of course–I have been practically hidden inside since this heat wave hit. Some people in the winter carefully chart the shortest courses from their house, to their car, to work, to the store, back home again for the evening. They spend as little time outside as possible in cold. That’s me, but in the summer.… Read More »

Filed Under: Personal Tagged With: climate change, Minnesota, nature, personal, weather

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