The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns.
We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below.
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December 9-12, 2021
SalishSea, PacificNorthwest
Where I live in the islands of the Salish Sea, the sky changes radically from day to day in winter. Sometimes it’s just socked in, grey from horizon to horizon, usually raining also, not great days to be out. But more often than you might think (given it’s the Pacific Northwest) we get sunbreaks, a local weather term meaning fleeting intervals of light, even patches of blue sky.
The days are short and fairly dark in December up here at 48° latitude north. Most of my forays outside are in the early afternoon since it’s starting to get dark by 3:30pm now. That’s when these pics were taken over the past few days.
We’ve been getting unstable weather as systems roll through and roil around. It means rain or hail can fall at any time though not necessarily for long. It nearly always means wind, which stirs up layers of clouds.
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December 9:
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December 11:
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December 12:
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Cloudy and cool and grey in the PNW islands today. Temps in the low 40s.
Our late Bucket is open now for your observations.
WHAT’S UP IN NATURE IN YOUR AREA TODAY?