Thunderstorms, even severe thunderstorms, are common on the northern plains, especially in early summer, when warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico sweeps up the plains and collides with the yet wintry and drier air of the north. Most often these collisions dissipate without much fanfare, but sometimes, and ever so rarely, these storms…
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Beaver Lake
One morning, not so long ago, my husband and I walked together. We followed a muddy wisp of a trail along the river to a beaver pond, or lake, as it’s called, Beaver Lake. The sun shone in our eyes and made the frost on the trees glint. We were chilled at first but the…