#SOLSC21: Anticipation
The ticker flies across the screen. Refusing to wait for the county name in the alphabetical list, I stare at the map.
“Great, only two colors. Six counties way north are pink. The counties above I-80 are snow alerts.”
Meanwhile, the rain continues.
The radar map flashes. Green, yellow, red, white and purple.
The wind gusts from 20 mph to 40 mph.
Meanwhile, the rain continues.
Projections of up to 8 inches of snow.
Wait, wasn’t it 70 degrees for three consecutive days this week?
Meanwhile, the rain continues.
With one ear, I listen to the wind whistling . . .
A continuous, whiny, blowing sound.
Meanwhile, the rain continues.
I check the temperature.
It’s hovering at 40 degrees – near the expected average.
Meanwhile, the rain continues.
The Ides of March are upon us,
Signifying a new year, debts are due, or the death of Julius Caesar.
Meanwhile, the rain continues.
What are your predictions for the day? And what are they based on?
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#SOL19: Day 26 SOLSC
What will the weather be?
Do we celebrate the possibilities?
Or bemoan the results?
(Totally beyond our control like many other things in our lives – personal and school.)
From Enchanted Learning . . . Weather words that begin with “S” . . .
Wednesday’s predicted high is 69 degrees.
Snow is predicted for Friday night.
Which prediction do I want to be correct?
How will I celebrate on Wednesday?
How does the weather pendulum impact student learning?
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#SOL19: To Celebrate or NOT!
Embrace it!
Be joyful!
Enjoy it!
It’s inevitable!
It’s only mid-February!
More snow coming tomorrow!
We’ve had 16 snow/winter storms that have been names. That means 16 storms that have affected two million people or more. So they are NOT just local storms. They don’t fade out after “the big dump”; instead they hang around trying to create new records for the longest snow, the coldest snow, the deepest snow, and the dubious
The Most Snowfall in the Winter!
We now equal the Fifth Snowiest winter in the history of winter records. More than 40 inches of snow. A lot of snow. Snow that looks pretty . . .
for maybe the first five minutes.
Snow,
Snow,
Go away!
Snow that might be enjoyable in the right company:
snow people
snow kids
snowy kids
snow shoveling kids
snowy grandkids.
Snow,
some days pretty,
some days annoying,
often creating travel hazards.
Snow,
almost daily
bracing
for the deluge.
Snow,
white
pretty
and endless.
Snow,
a challenge
to navigate
on foot or on wheels!
Are you celebrating this wintery “white stuff”?
Or are you ready for it to end?
What’s your current take on the weather?
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#SOL18: Remnants
In the trails
In the hollows
In the ditches
In the shady spots
Out of the sun
In those darkened spots
Traces remain
A glimpse of what was
Just two short weeks ago.
Flat spaces of brown
Dry and sparsely vegetated
Scattered collections of gray and white
Remnants of the great snowstorm of two weeks ago.
Snow in the news.
20 ” shattering records
Causing accidents
Collapsing roofs and
Exploding transformers.
A blanket of snow
A fresh new covering
Quickly fades as the danger emerges
For people, animals, and vehicles on the road.
Observation and Reading the World – First four stanzas
Final two stanzas – Found poem from CBS Nightly News @ 5:30 pm on December 10, 2018.
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#SOL18: Which View?
Fluffy
Pellety
Pristine
Early
Pretty
Accumulating
Blanketing
Warning
Caution Urged
“Tow Ban”
Travel Not Advised
White Out
Weather Channel personnel on site
Millions under “Blizzard Warning”
3″ in Pella
15 miles away – 12″
Busy Travel Day
Flights Cancelled
Cautious Early Travelers Rewarded
Overturned bus stranded passengers at casino
Early snowstorm
Snowmaggedon
Blizzard of the Century
Depending upon your snowfall
Pretty – Hazardous
Snowball packing snow
0 Visibility
Better inside
Off the roads
YAY! Snow Day!
Rats! Off to work . . . Slowly . . . Cautiously!
Maybe as bad as the “Blizzard of 73” . . . Maybe . . .
I’m in the gold; fortunately not in the orange!
Which view of the winter activity matched your area?
Why does perspective or point of view matter?
Can it change over time? Can you “choose” your response?
What’s your prediction for the winter?
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#SOL17: Fun with Words
(Today is the last day of February so I will be blogging and posting for 32 straight days. Thank you, in advance, for your kind comments and thoughtful reflections!)
K-r-u-n-c-h! K-r-u-n-c-h! K-r-u-n-c-h! K-r-u-n-c-h!
Tracks in the snow show where I have stepped.
Soft snow covering treacherous ice.
Danger! Danger!
Coat zipped, hat on, scarf around my neck, gloves on hands and ice scraper ready.
18 degrees
S-c-r-a-p-e. S-c-r-a-t-c-h! Scrape,Scrape,Scrape!
Window on door cleared.
I tug on the door. It does NOT budge.
I tug AGAIN!
Scr-e-e-e-e-ch!
18 degrees
“How can this be?” I wondered. “Just yesterday it was 74 degrees.”
So cold.
“Can it get any worse?”
Eventually, windows cleared and I’m on the road.
“NNNNNN – N – N- O – O – O – O!
I slam on the brakes.
A deer strolls casually across the road!
So, slowly – barely inching across!
“Not a good morning! Do I continue on my way?”
18 degrees
“That darn deer should be holed up in a warm spot – not out for a morning walk!”
A dilemma
“Does she have any friends? Do I tempt fate by continuing on?”
“It’s okay. It’s daylight.” My self-talk is not very convincing.
“But does that mean MORE deer?”
It should be too cold for deer!
Off to work with miles to go . . . AND . . .
It’s obviously a “Deer Thirty Day”.
Caution, caution, caution . . .
On this 18 degree day, it’s obviously a “Deer Day”.
Not to be confused with a “Deere Day” . . .
Nor with D.E.A.R . . .
Deer, Deere, D.E.A.R . . .
All in a day’s travel to work!
How do you “PLAY” with words?
When do you intentionally have “FUN” with words?
Which words caught your attention?
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#SOL16: Winter
Winter
That season between Fall and Spring
Sometimes that never ending season that seems to begin in October and end in April.
The meteorologist on tv merrily says,
“Precipitation is headed your way!”
Will it be
rain?
sleet?
snow?
ice?
flurries?
showers?
slowly and gently falling?
torrential downpour?
Will the weather map be
pink for ice?
light blue for some snow?
medium blue for some accumulation?
deep blue for snow to be measured in “feet”?
I prefer snow . . .
the cleansing beauty of a layer of snow,
the crunch underfoot while
while walking in a winter wonderland.
Closely examining leaves frozen in time
as brilliant crystals glow in the sunlight.
Beauty or Danger?
Snow and frost accumulate on windhields,
Requiring scraping so views are not obstructed.
Daily scraping,
Drudgery,
Crispy, cold, and repetitious!
How much snow?
A skiff?
A blanket?
An inch or two?
Six or seven inches?
A foot?
Snow day?
An opportunity to read a good book?
Alas, not meant to be!
Road crews working diligently to make sure the roads are safe for travel.
Making sure we can get where we need to be.
Don’t forget to stop and look.
Where are we going?
Where have we been?
What did we see along the way?
Beauty?
Danger?
Tricky?
What do you see in winter?
Most of the time,
I love winter in Iowa!
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