✦Smoulderhouse

Landmark No. 004 · Beyond the eastern garden

The Weather Office

Where Edgar watches the skies so you don’t have to.

A small room above the Post Office where clouds are observed, rain is measured, and walking conditions are written in a careful hand.

Edgar’s warm Weather Office, with rain at the window, forecast papers, instruments, a sky log, and a small bat peeking behind the rain jar.

Monday in the Valley · August 10

Warm beneath the trees, with a wandering breeze

Soft summer warmth is lingering under the canopy. A light breeze will wander through Lantern Lane and Crow’s Nest Lane this afternoon. The Turning Fields remain excellent for pumpkin growing, and lanterns are strongly recommended shortly before dusk.

Morning
Warm light through the trees
Afternoon
A wandering breeze along the lanes
Evening
Lanterns expected before dusk
Walking
Excellent. Take the long way.

If you’re headed down Crow’s Nest Lane, take the long way.

The instruments of the day

Observed with care.

Edgar’s trusted tools for sky watching and story telling.

Weather instrument shelf with a rain jar, a tiny bat peeking from behind it, a brass wind vane, thermometer, cloud gauge, Edgar’s feather, and handwritten labels.

Pinned beside the shelf

Edgar’s Method

One wet feather: drizzle.

Two wet feathers: rain.

No Edgar: seek shelter.

Today’s sky log

A good day to visit a neighbor.

  • Morning: warm light
  • Midday: shade under the old trees
  • Afternoon: breeze through the lanes
  • Evening: porch lights recommended
“Every storm eventually becomes a story.”

Before you go

Edgar has already checked tomorrow.

He says not to worry. The kettle is still warm.

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