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| OUR SIGN IS MISSING IN ACTION |
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| MALE WHITE PINE CONES READY TO SHED THEIR POLLEN |
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| HARBINGER OF THE ENDLESS CAMPAIGN |
Thursday, 7:45 AM. 57 degrees F, wind NE, very light. The sky is mostly cloudy but somewhat hazy. The barometer, trending down, predicts partly cloudy skies. It is another nice day, and Buddy traversed our usual route this morning sans leash.
The male cones of the white pines will soon shed their pollen in copious amounts. When fully ripe even a gentle breeze (pine trees are wind pollinated) will carry great clouds of golden dust and spread it over everything. The event doesn’t last long but it is monumental, and sets me to sneezing violently.
Almost as great an irritant is the fact that someone stole our “We Stand With Scott Walker” sign, which disappeared last night. And this morning there is a fresh “Obama/Biden” sign on the lawn across the street. Hmm. I would have taken my sign down today anyway, so thanks for the help, except that it probably was deposited in the woods across the street. We are in the age of the endless campaign, and it’s going to be a rough five months until the presidential election.
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