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Awanadjo Almanack

Rob McCall lives way downeast on Moose Island. This almanack is excerpted from his weekly radio show, heard on WERU FM (89.9 in Blue hill, 99.9 in Bangor). It features his musings on the natural world and seasonal happenings.

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The spring thaw, mud season, pussy willows

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Migrators, hibernators, and percussive woodpeckers

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Turning trees, hibernating critters, and a season celebrating light

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Asters, cooler nights, and pumpkins

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Flight on bright and hopeful wings

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Dandelion wine, salamanders, and bunchberries

Awanadjo Almanack — March/April 2023

Stacking wood, turning toward spring, and so many birds

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A blizzard, an ermine, and sleeping trees

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Stone walls, witch hazel blooms, and plaid hunting hats

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Autumn vines, apple harvest, migrating warblers

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Summer camp, earwigs, and weeds

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Pollen, peonies, island camping

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Melting ice, swelling birdsong, and red maple flowers

I’ll Never Forget What’s-His-Name

Observations of the natural world, daily life, theology and literary quotes

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Migrating geese, an aggressive turkey, and light in the dark