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Week of November 27th – December 3rd, 2025
Weather: Highs of 59 – 64 Lows of 33 – 38 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Thanksgiving Traditions Most people associate Thanksgiving with the pilgrims, but most don’t know the whole story. The pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in the winter of 1620. About 50% of them perished from malnutrition…
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Week of November 20th – 26th, 2025
Photo by Lynne Eodice Weather: Highs of 42 – 62 Lows of 34 – 42 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Cougars or Mountain Lions Yes, we have cougars (also known as Mountain Lions) in Idyllwild. You are VERY unlikely to ever see one, but they are here. The photo below…
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Week of November 13th – 19th, 2025
Tree full of Turkey Vultures – Photo by Stan Pekler Weather: Highs of 43 – 62 Lows of 28 – 43 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Back to some of the original topics…Granary Tree: One of my first postings in Good Morning Idyllwild back in May of 2023 was about…
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Week of November 6th – 12th, 2025
Full Moon Photo by Trudy Levy Weather: Highs of 62 – 75 Lows of 42 – 49 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Next Full Moon: Thursday December 4th Where do we get the word November? November is the latin word for the number “9”. Prior to 325 BC (or BCE if you want to be politically…
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Week of October 30th – November 5th, 2025
Happy Halloween! Weather: Highs of 65 – 75 Lows of 41 – 48 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Full Moon: Wednesday November 5th Halloween Halloween is a complex holiday that has evolved over centuries and was brought to our country by immigrants in the early days of the U.S. It was never a holiday worshiping the…
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Week of October 16th – 22nd, 2025
Photo by Gary Leva Weather: Highs of 63 – 72 Lows of 40 – 47 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar Discovering the Western Screech Owl Introduction Just in time for Halloween, I had a fascinating experience with the Western Screech Owl. I kept hearing a unique sound at night—a fluttering coo—that captured my curiosity. Eventually, a…
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Week of October 9th – 15th, 2025
Photo by Al Matta Weather: Highs of 57 – 74 Lows of 38 – 58 Idyllwild Sun/Moon (Rise/Set) Calendar The Science Behind Fall Colors As we approach the time of year when everyone starts searching for the brilliant colors of autumn, it’s a perfect opportunity to explore how nature produces these breathtaking hues. The Hidden…
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Week of October 2nd – October 8th, 2025
Weather: Highs of 65 – 75 Lows of 40 – 52 Alpenglow A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains. When the sun is technically below the horizon, only the longest wavelengths (the reds & oranges) are able to bend from beneath the horizon and reach the mountains(The blues and…
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Week of September 25th – October 1st, 2025
Ladybugs at Lake FulmorPhoto by Jim Brock Weather: Highs of 62 – 68 Lows of 44 – 47 Words that describe animal activity. I love words…and I was thinking of the word “Crepuscular” which describes animals that are active during the twilight hours, both before sunrise and after sunset, and I wondered what other wonderful…