August 29, 2004

This one bears watching - target DW? Weather Underground: Tropical Storm: Storm-Centered Satellite Image Everyone is focusing on Hurricane Carol right now - the big hit on southern New England 50 years ago. Because of my web site I've been contacted by three papers, a Providence television...
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April 05, 2004

When ignorance is blissful -a fish tale Click on image above to see larger version. Read what follows or jump right to the heart of the matter ;-) The slideshow is here. (Quicktime required.) The albums are: Paul's Aquarium (small) Paul's Aquarium (large) One of the...
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February 06, 2004

Dancing with light Or, why I’m excited about another piece of new technology. I know my interests tend to vary, but they all have always had one focal point - communications. And in the end, that’s why I’m excited about my new...
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October 12, 2003

Fall foliage reports Fall Foliage Reports and Updates - New England Foliage Central - Check Current Foliage Conditions Online Before You Visit Maine Massachusetts Connecticut New York Vermont or New Hampshire this Autumn If these reports are as accurate as they are detailed,...
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September 25, 2003

Speaking of flying! I was going to write something - with a few pictures - of hawk viewing. In a nutshell, it was fun, but the really big flights never materialized this year for observers on Mount Wachusetts. There's still a chance, I...
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September 16, 2003

Aha! So that's why the forecast are different! This just in - Tuesday, 4 pm. MIAMI - East Coast residents were given two more days to get ready for dreaded Hurricane Isabel under a new five-day forecast that took effect this...
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July 30, 2003

Exactly as they are Friends had urged we see "Winged Migration" - playing locally at the Bijou in Fairhaven - and last night we did. There's very little symbolic information - words written or spoken - in this movie. It is really an epic...
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June 24, 2003

Nobody here but us cows! "Shhhh... we're bird listening." "Gesssh... you're right Belle, not too smart. . . You mean bird watching, don't you buddy?"
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June 05, 2003

Beach swallows and going beyond paper For a long time I have wanted to try to do something that took more advantage of this medium - or, I should say, this multimedium. Today I took my first small step, combining my experiences at the beach with...
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May 29, 2003

Remembering Hurricane Carol - a special feature Hurricane Carol made a big impression on me in 1954 and it remains my most vivid storm experience. Our home on Mathewson Road in Barrington, RI and we overlooked a harbor filled with pleasure craft. The storm was a surprise,...
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May 21, 2003

Crying over spilled oil - and broken lives Bouchard Transportation, the folks who spilled the oil in Buzzard's Bay, now say they underestimated the damage. Instead of 14,700 gallons leaking from their barge, it was more like 98,000 gallons. Wonder who their accountant is. The Coast Guard didn't...
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May 14, 2003

After the winter of our discontent, what a joy the yard is! Arranged around the dandelion, clockwise, are the great crested flycatcher, a "Confederate" violet, a curious catbird, and a blue violet that I think of as a "Yankee" violet. I usually hate mowing the lawn, but what a treat today!...
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May 12, 2003

When the words hide the truth . . . . . . and numbers and pictures serve to obscure, I am reminded of what Einstein said some years ago: "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all art and science....
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May 07, 2003

Messing about in boats . . . . . . or not in boats, it really doesn't matter. What matters is the "messing about" part - the aimlessness. All of this came home to me today as I opened a small gift from Margaret, a little ceramic...
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May 03, 2003

Keep off the beaches - don't add to the harm of the oil spill The word from the experts is play it safe and stay off of area beaches, including Horseneck in Westport, even if you don't see obvious examples of oil there. The reasons are three: 1. There can be oil present without...
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May 02, 2003

Oil - the second wave While I still feel lucky - and a little selfish at feeling that way - that the oil has not impacted Westport seriously, the spill is proving worse than anticipated. A second wave hit area beaches yesterday. You can read...
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May 01, 2003

From flat on your back you can see millions of years! Yesterday was one of those “Where-did-you-go?-Out!-What-did-you-do?-Nothing!” days. Well, some of it was. Like when I turned the point on the beach, put the ocean behind me, and headed up the river shore. Nothing but blue sky, whispy clouds, warm...
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April 30, 2003

Oil spill update The stories in the paper this morning indicate that the oil spill in Buzzards bay, while bad, is not likely to be the disaster feared. At the same time, it is having far reaching effects. One report that surprised me...
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