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The Weather Handbook

Weather Handbook cover

You know the old saying, “Everybody talks about the weather…” The problem is that while everybody does indeed talk about it, far fewer actually understand it beyond the level of the daily forecast – including me. Which is why I was so excited when I saw the announcement of the publication by Bloomsbury of Alan Watts’ The Weather Handbook; An Essential Guide to How Weather is Formed and Develops under the Adlard Coles Nautical imprint.

A Little Color on a Rainy Day

Two things about living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States are most certainly true: the “default” weather forecast is always for rain and with precious few exceptions the birds match the color palette of the weather.

Sub-zero Hummingbird

As we have Anna’s Hummingbirds, Calypte anna, in the area throughout the winter, we keep a hummingbird feeder stocked and in position on the deck at all times.

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