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Sarobia: Sanctuary for Human Beings, Birds and Animals
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Tag Archives: fall
Happy Halloween In Advance
Fall is in full swing, at least for the vibrant colors. Temperature-wise, the area around Philly has been more like late-spring and early-summer, not that I’m complaining. A cold front is passing through now, which will reset the climate to … Continue reading
And Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite!
Spotted a spotted lanternfly this afternoon at Pennypack Park on the Delaware River in Philly. It was lying dead on the back trail leading to the bridge over the creek. At least I thought it was dead since the bug … Continue reading
Spring Down and Fall Up
Spring back and fall ahead! Wait, that should be spring ahead and fall back. Don’t forget to change your clocks an hour back on the first Sunday of November. Daylight Saving Time (DST) has come to an end for another … Continue reading
Happy Autumn Equinox
Today’s the first day of fall. The full Harvest Moon approaches on Monday, and baseball season is giving way to the playoffs. The Phillies almost made it this year, but were eliminated by the Braves, who clinched the division unfortunately … Continue reading
Stick ‘Em Where The Sun Don’t Shine
The person who thought up the scheme for sending a batch of personalized return-address labels along with their solicitations for donations should be plastered head to toe with thousands of those blasted stickers, like in the olden days when a … Continue reading
Wishing Well
Whenever stuck for a topic about which to write in a weekly essay, write about the weather. The heat wave is finally breaking in the Philadelphia area; that is at least for the next ten days, according to Yahoo’s forecast. … Continue reading
How Do You Sleep At Night?
To whomever had the bright idea of printing return-address labels in the names of people on donor lists, and sending them out nowadays with contribution drives made by every nonprofit, charitable organization, you should receive a Pulitzer Prize for Fund-raising … Continue reading
Turn, Turn, Turn
To everything, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn, turn, turn, And a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to gain, a time to lose, A time to rend, a time to sew, A time to love, … Continue reading
Ode to the End of Summer
Earlier in this brutally hot season, fall seemed as if it would never arrive, promising relief from the blazing heat endured during the hottest season probably on record. Now, although still sweat-worthy but tolerable, the end of summer brings the … Continue reading
Love, Kristen: Last Leg of Summer
OK, so lecture me about not posting for a while. It’s not really my fault. The summertime has gone by so quickly, and I’ve spent most of it living at my folks’ cabin across the road from Plum Orchard Lake. … Continue reading
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