Marc Edwards

ponderosa pines
high above the hot desert
summer, waves lapping

@MarcEdwards

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2023/08/ponderosa-pines.html

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09:02 AM - Aug 13, 2023

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clouds above ride the
ripples on the lake below,
sleepy summer days

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on 8/19/23 as the #Summer heat in the Sonoran Desert stayed above 100 in what seemed like a stretch of forever.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2023/08/haibun-august-heat.html

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09:14 AM - Aug 19, 2023

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above salt beds etched,
rivers lightly sketched now as
summer days can’t stretch

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 20, 2022 on a cool #Summer day in the Petrified Forest and Painted Deserts of Northern Arizona.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2022/08/salt-bed-etchings.html

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09:30 AM - Aug 20, 2023

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the moon speaks in its
dominant tones, full and bright;
summer skies drift cool

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 20, 2016, on a clear #Summer night in Upstate New York.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2016/08/not-inside-voice.html

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10:34 AM - Aug 21, 2023

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night—blackness— it's that
silent space, that pause, in a poem
meant to baptize the soul

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 22, 2014 on a black #Summer night in Upstate New York as I healed from a great loss.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2014/08/baptism.html

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08:37 AM - Aug 23, 2023

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water lacing rocks
as strings; no more robust creek:
autumn whispers

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 31, 2013 as the late #Summer showed the lack of rain in Upstate New York.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2013/08/drying-creek.html

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10:03 AM - Aug 24, 2023

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each green leaf becoming
the shaded gray hue above;
summer yawns with rain

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on September 3, 2016, as #Summer wound down in Upstate New York.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2016/09/that-green-of-gods.html

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11:03 AM - Aug 29, 2023

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clefted and sudden,
these green walls envelope me
back in her arms

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on September 1, 2012, the #Summer I moved back to Upstate New York.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/09/back-to-catskills.html

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08:27 AM - Aug 30, 2023

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“The mines produced an average of 14 million tons of coal per year and pumped billions of gallons of groundwater from the Navajo Aquifer, also known as the N-aquifer, one of the only potable sources of water in Black Mesa.”

#AZWater

azcentral.com

Federal agency failed to monitor AZ coal mines' water use, report says

Researchers said a federal agency should have held a mining company responsible for overuse of groundwater in the Navajo Nation's Black Mesa region.

08:38 AM - Aug 30, 2023

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“Winemakers argue that the Verde Valley – with its rich limestone soil, high altitudes, large aquifer and temperature shifts ….They also say that wine is a more water-efficient crop than others being grown here, such as alfalfa and corn.”

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theguardian.com

An Arizona malbec? How the arid state became America’s newest wine country | Wine | The Guardian

As scientists in the drought-stricken state worry about water use, winemakers believe grapes are the perfect crop for the dry land

09:03 AM - Aug 28, 2023

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“Environmental organizations urge governments to provide more – not fewer – incentives for alternative energy resources.”

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/commissioner-wants-to-further-slash-az-rooftop-sol...

12news.com

Commissioner wants to further slash AZ rooftop solar incentives | 12news.com

Nick Myers filed a proposal Tuesday to reduce the price APS pays to future rooftop solar customers by 37% beginning Sept. 1

05:56 PM - Aug 26, 2023

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If it comes out that Ramaswamy sees his most viable path the 2024 presidency as being the most like Trump and Trump unable to run from being arrested, I would not be shocked.

What’s the downside, Trump appreciates and trusts him enough to platform him?

02:08 PM - Aug 24, 2023

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“Thankfully, both lakes are in better shape this summer — not because of rain, but because of heavy snowpack last winter and a relatively cool spring that helped it run off slowly, creating a ton of runoff.”

#AZWater

azcentral.com

Lake Mead barely rose after Hilary's rains. There's a reason for that

If rain falls near Lake Mead, water levels should rise, right? Not exactly, but the question says a lot about how we manage the Colorado River.

03:10 PM - Aug 26, 2023

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full sonoran green
only around the rivers,
summer broils on

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 26, 2023, on the Salt River in Arizona this #Summer .)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2023/08/sonoran-green.html

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11:53 AM - Aug 26, 2023

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“An expanded agreement would allow EPCOR to use water from those wells or other sources to serve residents in Rio Verde Foothills…”

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/joannaallhands/2023/08/21/rio-verde-foothills-close-wa...

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azcentral.com

Rio Verde Foothills could be close to having water again — for now

Rio Verde Foothills has not solved its water woes. But deals with Scottsdale, EPCOR and Salt River Project may finally be on the horizon.

10:47 AM - Aug 24, 2023

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“….the buzz that recent rules from the Arizona Department of Water Resources will stop metro Phoenix’s growth isn’t warranted.”

https://azcentral.com/story/money/real-estate/catherine-reagor/2023/07/30/will-arizonas-new-water-li...

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09:04 AM - Aug 22, 2023

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Do you all agree with this?

I think libraries are the bedrock of a community, local temples to literacy. I think they have a bright future.

Iain McIntosh @IKMc

Not used library for > 30y but used to use them a lot. Pick up many books in charity shops + 2nd hand on-line so have no need of library nowadays (+ love to re-read books I own). For technical research Web is godsend => libraries obsolete for research. Can't see a future for libraries with books.
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07:25 PM - Aug 20, 2023

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antique blues and whites,
smudged with dusk's shadowy cloud;
cooled summer freedom

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 22, 2015, as #Summer cooled and bent towards fall in Upstate New York.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2015/08/old-summer-sky.html

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08:55 AM - Aug 22, 2023

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I love my local library!

06:13 PM - Aug 20, 2023

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Jerry Hill

@HillOfKansas

In response to Jerry Hill.

Farmers quickly adopted water conservation practices that conformed to the situation. Farmers tried alternative hybrids, crops and practices and found that little was lost in yields. The 5 year averaging allowed farmers to maximize yields over varying weather situations and soil types.

12:07 PM - Aug 20, 2023

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Jerry Hill

@HillOfKansas

In response to Jerry Hill.

Neighboring areas were mad that we acknowledged a problem. After two years the State stepped in and imposed LEMAs on all water users. Wells are metered, and our previous allowance of 24 acre/inches per year was reduced in 2012 to 55 acre/inches in 5 years.

11:59 AM - Aug 20, 2023

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Jerry Hill

@HillOfKansas

In response to Marc Edwards.

I am retired, but was one of the first irrigators in our area. The Ogallala Aquifer is huge. As the water table dropped a group in our area formed to mitigate the problem. We formed the first Local Enhanced Management Area (LEMA) in conjunction with the state groundwater management dept.

11:14 AM - Aug 20, 2023

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"Without regard to whether some place is wealthy or poor, everybody should have the chance at clean air and clean water."

Barack Obama

11:14 AM - Aug 19, 2023

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“Without rules or management of groundwater, depletion of groundwater supplies can accelerate quickly — a race to the bottom, which rural communities are sure to lose.”

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2023/08/17/groundwater-rural-arizona-trouble-gov-hobbs...

08:36 AM - Aug 20, 2023

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“Water levels at Lake Mead are rebounding after a rare wet and snowy winter in the Colorado River's headwaters and should start 2024 nearly 18 feet higher than last January, government forecasters said Tuesday.”

#AZWater

azcentral.com

Colorado River reservoirs gained storage, but states will still bank water

Federal officials said Colorado River reservoirs benefitted from the wet winter, but that won't mean an end to conservation measures.

10:07 PM - Aug 16, 2023

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Let us have peace and love. 😆

06:57 PM - Aug 15, 2023

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summer rain so thick,
looking like small icicles;
summer heat breaks loose

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 12, 2016 as the #Summer rains fell over the hills of Upstate New York.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2016/08/august-ice.html

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09:11 AM - Aug 15, 2023

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after the rainfall,
lingering clouds all... melt off
summer's refound sun

@MarcEdwards

(Originally published on August 12, 2017 as the #Summer rains lifted from the hills of Upstate New York.)

https://poemsandhaiku.blogspot.com/2017/08/summer-cycles.html

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10:44 AM - Aug 14, 2023

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