When large volumes of predicted snow the last day of March ends the school day midway, and you’ve got visitors who’ve been off anyhow because of a flood in their town, and about five minutes after your mom drops you off at home the snow stops falling for a while, there’s only one reasonable thing [...]
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Apr 01
Apr 01
fargo flood 09: a view from the outside 6 (nature relents)
This morning, we woke to a stunning sight. The trees are heavy with thick, wet snow, and the air is calm. This feels to me like nature’s breath of softness being lathered onto us after a difficult week. As we look out the windows, fluffy chunks of white fall intermittently from the tall birches out [...]
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fargo flood 09: a view from the outside 6 (nature relents)
This morning, we woke to a stunning sight. The trees are heavy with thick, wet snow, and the air is calm. This feels to me like nature’s breath of softness being lathered onto us after a difficult week. As we look out the windows, fluffy chunks of white fall intermittently from the tall birches out [...]
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