When weathergrams were mailed in December 2020, I expected to hear, in the season or two that followed, a few stories about their whereabouts. Some of you hung them immediately in your outdoor spaces to test their winter resilience. Others placed them on Christmas trees or plants indoors before relocating them to your outdoor summer hangouts.

You shared their stories and sent photos to mark their progress. Here are the latest two stories: one from Libby Amy, and the second from Bret and Lynne Maukonen.

Libby, your spring weathergram did extremely well to last 11 months! Thanks for sharing the lessons it taught us through the seasons…and the pandemic. It was a piece of ephemera that was not intended to linger longer than one season, let alone a year! However, it leaves a legacy of photos!

“Sadly, as I dug out my yard today, I noticed that my [spring] weathergram is gone. These past two snowstorms were too much for it. I guess it’s not the time of year for it to end up in a bird’s nest, but maybe it will surface come spring!”
Libby Amy, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

“A while ago, you asked about the condition of the wind words [weathergram] that you had sent out. Honestly, we saved ours for the Christmas tree each year. Today, I removed the butterfly which was not very effective (too heavy) and placed your wind words as the central piece. We’ll get more music with it.”
Bret and Lynne Maukonen, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada

The Maukonens sent a video (that I was unable to post), but imagine a sweet tinkling sound as the wind chimes move with the breeze. Interestingly, the weathergram acts as the ‘sail’ to move the glass clapper against the metal tubes. How appropriate since, as a seasoned mariner, Bret would be an expert in getting the most out of a sail!

Many thanks for sharing your weathergram stories!

More weathergram stories:
Weathergrams
Strength and Resilience
Weathering Winter
Nestergram
Weathering Spring
Chiming In
Heart of a Weathergram