Monthly Archives: December 2023

Week 52: Winter Moon–Season Words

Posted on December 29, 2023 by pedometergeek

Naturalist Weekly has a new name; it has been rebranded as Season Words. This week at Season Words, Mark has written his blog about the fifty-second week of the Gregorian calendar. This means, of course, it is the last week … Continue reading →

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Week 51: “Winter Solstice”–Naturalist Weekly

Posted on December 27, 2023 by pedometergeek

This week on Naturalist Weekly Mark wrote about the fifty-first week of the year, which included the winter solstice (for the northern hemisphere, at least). “Where did the year 2023 go?” One of my favorite authors, Jennifer Estep, tweeted that … Continue reading →

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Carrot Ranch: The Dance Off (99-Word Story)

Posted on December 20, 2023 by pedometergeek

This week over at Carrot Ranch, Charli Mills gave the following prompt: December 12, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a dance-off. Who has come together in dance for what purpose? What are … Continue reading →

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Haiku Happenings: Cold Moon Journal

Posted on December 17, 2023 by pedometergeek

This pedometer geek poet just had two haiku published in Roberta Beach Jacobson’s Cold Moon Journal. Roberta is not only an editor of several journals (Cold Moon, obviously, and Five Fleas (itchy poetry)), but is an outstanding haiku poet in … Continue reading →

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Week 50: The Bear Retreats to Its Den (Naturalist Weekly)

Posted on December 16, 2023 by pedometergeek

This week is the fiftieth week of the year. It straddles the two micro-seasons (The Sky is Cold, Winter Comes and The Bear Retreats to Its Den) of the Solar Term, Major Snow. Mark’s blog, Naturalist Weekly, discusses why farmers … Continue reading →

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Carrot Ranch: 99-Word Story

Posted on December 12, 2023 by pedometergeek

This pedometer geek has been slacking recently in regards to the prompts set by Charli Mills at Carrot Ranch; however, this week I wanted to participate. The prompt was as follows: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a … Continue reading →

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Naturalist Weekly: Week 49: “Major Snow”

Posted on December 10, 2023 by pedometergeek

This week over at Naturalist Weekly, Mark wrote about the forty-ninth week of the Gregorian calendar (December 4 through December 10). It is the end of the Solar Term of Minor Snow and the beginning of the Solar Term Major … Continue reading →

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Naturalist Weekly: Week 48: The North Wind Brushes the Leaves

Posted on December 7, 2023 by pedometergeek

This week over at Naturalist Weekly blog, Mark has written about the Solar Term called Minor Snow and the micro-seasons of “The North Wind Brushes the Leaves” and “The Tachibana Turns Yellow.” When this pedometer geek first began writing this … Continue reading →

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