Before turning in, we could see a frenzy of snow flakes flitting through the lone light in the parking lot. The weatherman was right! By morning there was a foot or more of snow on the ground and on our…
The topic of conversation in the restaurant on Sunday morning was the weather, not the current sunny-blue-sky weather, but the forecast. A storm would be moving in Sunday night that could bring up to 13" of snow before moving out…
Eight days until Winter. In Beatles time that's exactly one week. Our very mild autumn weather has finally decided to dress for the season. So, I donned some extra layers yesterday afternoon and went for a walk in Owen Conservation…
Apple Blossoms It's difficult to pass up flowers, especially in the spring! I hope you'll pardon me for taking a break from my series of posts about Death Valley. Yesterday was May Day. The forecast was for rain but the…
We've had a very mild winter with very little snow. So, with one week until spring, Mother Nature and Old Man Winter conspired to dump snow on us. Fortunately, it was nothing compared to what the Northeast got, but it…
...that these are my last ice pictures of the year.
When the calendar says February and the thermometer says 62 degrees F, there must be something wrong. Just an unusual weather pattern? Global warming? Who knows, but it's a Saturday and not much would be capable of keeping people indoors…
The weather in November was strange. I'm sure some people loved it -- 60s and 70s -- too warm for the furnace and too cool for the AC. But, when would we get that first snow? The answer: today! Just…
I like to take walks in Owen Conservation Park. It changes by the season but always has some interesting things to offer. With the sun getting lower in the sky and overnight lows flirting with freezing, another walk was overdue.…