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Nothing is so beautiful as Spring—
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing.
–Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89) |
Thursday, May 30, 2019
150th day of the year
Summer begins in 22 days
Wynonna Judd (country music singer) was born on this day in 1964.
Gus Wickstrom (retired farmer who used pig spleens to forecast the weather [claimed 90% accuracy]) died on this day in 2007.
Question of the Day
When my daughter and I wish on the "first star I see tonight," are we really wishing on a planet? How can we tell one from the other? Answer
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THE OLD FARMER SELECTED THESE PRODUCTS FOR YOU |
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