Category Archives: Life

When you forecast the weather in Wisconsin

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Milwaukee’s Fox 6 meteorologist Rob Haswell walks the talk😄  

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Umbrella Graveyard

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

It rained all day long in Milwaukee yesterday—so windy that umbrellas turned inside out or were wrenched away. Lots of people, like me, gave up and decided to brave the elements in raincoats alone. Yes, I felt like an idiot walking down … Continue reading →

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Evening Beckons

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Seen as I was leaving work last night. This is the changing quality of light that people talk about in northern climes. At least some of what they mean. The light slants from a lower place in the sky as … Continue reading →

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Sunlight and the Approaching Storm

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Yesterday morning was bright, but by about 10:00 rain was pelting down. You can see the contrast in weather systems, as well as the strange juxtaposition of sunlight and dark skies, in this photo I took around 8:30 or so on … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Autumn Leaf

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Usually I am looking up and noticing things like clouds and reflections in office windows. But lately I seem to be looking down and noticing things like the sidewalk moss last week and this leaf today. I don’t think there’s … Continue reading →

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As my half-caff patiently waits . . .

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

. . . I’m crouched down on the sidewalk with my iPhone trying to get a close-up of this plush stripe of moss growing in between the cracks. I’ve tried several times to capture the lush, jewel-like green, but somehow … Continue reading →

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“Sleep Walk” and a Fender Guitar

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

So I was at my office on campus today and walked into our main department office to get something from the printer. Our administrative assistant always has the radio tuned to our school’s radio station, WMSE (91.7 on your FM dial, … Continue reading →

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Big Yellow Taxi

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

I happened across this AP story by Frank Eltman in yesterday’s newspaper: “Solar projects can’t save the forests for the trees?” According to the article, several projects are currently in the works to cut down hundreds of acres of forest in New … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Tennis Courts

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

This is a tale of two tennis courts in Milwaukee’s Washington Park. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park fame (see a nice NY Times article about his Midwestern parks here), Washington Park was once home to the Milwaukee … Continue reading →

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Some background on Turkey within the Middle East conflicts

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Today seems like a good day to link to two of my older (March 2014 and October 2015) posts about Turkey. Mostly I talk about Turkey within the context of wider regional conflicts and history, but these posts may get you … Continue reading →

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