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Summer ends now; now, barbarous in beauty, the stooks arise Around; up above, what wind-walks! what lovely behaviour Of silk-sack clouds! has wilder, wilful-wavier Meal-drift moulded ever and melted across skies? âGerard Manley Hopkins (1844â89) |
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| Michaelmas Today Quarter Days and Cross-Quarter Days Ever wonder how Groundhog Day got started, why weddings were traditionally in June, or why we hold elections in the fall? The timing of present-day rituals and holidays were influenced by the ancient Celts. From Midsummer Day to Michaelmas, learn about the Quarter Days and how they influenced our calendar today. |
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| Yom Kippur Today When is Yom Kippur 2017? When is Yom Kippur, what is Yom Kippur, and why do Jewish celebrate this special holiday? |
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| Weather Update The Cooling Effect of the Sun As Earth continues to warm, lower solar radiation may help to ease the heatâs impactâtemporarily. Letâs take a look at some emerging weather patterns. |
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| Time to Plant Garlic Planting Garlic Few flavorings rival garlic. Itâs pungent, exotic, powerful and scrumptious. Fabled uses of the stuff also include the warding off of vampires and the cure for what ails you. Historically, many serfs were forced to grow it as the king demanded it for taxes. Garlic has been a mainstay of most households for a long, long time. |
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