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Week of June 14th – June 20th 2024
Photo by Frank Colosi Weather: Highs of 72 – 85 & Lows of 49 – 61 Solstice: A solstice is an event that occurs twice a year, usually June 20th or 21st, and December 21st or 22nd. The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol (“sun”) and sistere (“to stand still”), because at the solstices, the Sun “appears to stand still”…
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Week of June 7th – June 13th 2024
Photo by Ed Warner Weather: Highs of 76 – 82 & Lows of 50 – 57 Notice the Sunrise and Sunset times are changing very little heading toward the Solstice which means “Sun Standing Still”. The days are getting just a tiny bit longer until June 20th when the sun will move the other direction…
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Week of May 31st – June 6th, 2024
Mountain Dogwood on Dark Canyon Rd. 5/27/24Photo by Jon King: SanJacJon.com Weather: Highs of 75 – 87 & Lows of 49 – 60 Lake Fulmor: Around 1904, a road from banning to Idyllwild was being formed. It was dirt, and it had to cross Indian Creek about 18 miles up. In 1933, a county surveyor…
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Week of May 24th – May 30th, 2024
Weather: Highs of 59 – 78 & Lows of 40 – 51 Memorial Day: Memorial Day was originally named “Decoration Day”. It started informally, in the South, by women who committed to “decorating” soldier’s graves of both the North & the South. This caught on and by 1868, 3 years after the Civil War ended,…
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Week of May 17th – May 23rd, 2024
Photo by Al Matta Weather: Highs of 62 – 72 & Lows of 42 – 47 Manzanita Tree/Bush: The Manzanita bush and tree are everywhere in Idyllwild. There are 105 different species of manzanita and Idyllwild has several of these. You will normally find them in sunny places (not usually under shady stands of pines).…
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Week of May 10th – May 16th, 2024
Happy Lilac Season! Weather: Highs of 69 – 77 & Lows of 44 – 51 Mothers Day & Lilacs: Mother’s Day and Lilacs just seem to go hand in hand…especially if you live in Idyllwild. Did you know that Mother’s Day was originally started by a woman in West Virginia as a way to not…
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Week of May 3rd – May 9th, 2024
Photo: Darla Priest Weather: Highs of 49 – 71 & Lows of 36 – 45 Cinco de Mayo: Did you know that Cinco de Mayo is a primarily an American Celebration, Not a Mexican celebration? Like St. Patrick’s Day, it’s the Americans that find a niche involving the immigrants to this country and capitalize on…
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Week of April 26th – May 2nd, 2024
View from Mt. San Jacinto April 23rdPhoto: Jon King www.sanjacjon.com Weather: Highs of 49 – 72 & Lows of 35 – 48 Gardening in Idyllwild: I wanted to do a column on gardening in Idyllwild since it seems to be “growing” in popularity, but my husband and I are brand new gardeners, so I had…
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Week of April 19th – April 25th, 2024
Photo: Al Matta Weather: Highs of 53 – 73 & Lows of 32 – 49 Earth: In honor of Earth day this week, let’s talk about “Earth”. This famous image taken from Apollo 17 in 1972 is called “The Blue Marble” Our planet is the only planet in our solar system that can be inhabited…