Category Archives: Weather

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Clare B. Dunkle

What a peaceful nighttime scene! Just a quiet street in Rodenbach, Germany. But that was before the madness. I’m from the western United States, a land of droughts, dead vegetation, and fast-moving wildfires. More than 21,000 wildfires burned across my … Continue reading →

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Winter Begins

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

In one of my happiest childhood memories, it is nighttime in north Texas, and I am standing with my brother Anthony in the middle of the street in the thickest snowfall I have ever seen. Enormous, fluffy flakes, pink in … Continue reading →

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The Big Sleep

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

When we place a city on the imaginary globe in our minds, we tend to think first in terms of weather. Kaiserslautern, Germany, has a wonderfully mild climate: the average daytime temperature in winter here hovers several degrees above freezing. … Continue reading →

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Art from life

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

I took this photo from my hotel balcony last weekend on the evening of our arrival in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. We stayed at Hotel Schatten on the Partenkirchen side, and I heartily recommend it. The church you see is Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt, … Continue reading →

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The Bostalsee

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Yesterday, Joe took a half-day holiday. The weather was perfect: 76 degrees F (24 C) and not a cloud in the sky. We wanted to spend it outdoors because the big H on the weather map is drifting south, and … Continue reading →

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Leaf Fall

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

The leaves have started to change in Germany. That’s a very big deal to this Texas girl because where I come from the leaves don’t bother to fall off the trees until spring. We rake live oak leaves from February … Continue reading →

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It’s been rainy and chilly. Last night was a crisp 43 degrees F (6 degrees C). Today is beautiful, though, sunny and hot–unseasonably warm for September. But it isn’t the start of Indian summer, as my friend Heidi points out. … Continue reading →

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle | Leave a comment

Carried Off by a Chill

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

This weekend, I woke up with a cold. My body ached, my nose was stuffy, and I felt weak and miserable. Now, the American thing to do is to think about where I picked up the germ, so I thought … Continue reading →

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Escape from the Dust

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Why do I love northern Europe? Because I’m from Texas, the land of barbed wire, mesquite trees, and prickly pear cactus. The beauty of Texas is severe. And some years, there’s no beauty at all. This year is a dry … Continue reading →

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