When the heat and humidity reach their peak in July and August we want to escape to the shade or a cool spot much like our pets learn to lay back and deal with the lazy hazy days of summer.
Last week we were treated to some refreshing, cool air from Canada and this weekend we are ...
Here it is mid-summer already.
Actually meteorological summer runs from June 1st until the last day of August and better fits the actual weather we experience here in Southwestern Pennsylvania. With that in mind we usually see the beginning of the fall season just after the first of ...
How far do you think you’d need to drive to see a prairie? To Iowa? Minnesota? Somewhere on the far side of Ohio? Do prairies even still exist?
The answers might surprise. Prairies do still exist, but only as a tiny fraction of their original extent. And you can see one as near as ...
The river flood in Texas of July 4th still haunts me.
At last count 134 have died, many of them children and the worse aspect is that over 100 are still missing.
ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ hard to imagine the grief and agony of those who are dealing with this tragedy. I know we wrote about this last week ...
By now we have all seen the pictures of the Texas Hill Country flooding that has killed so many innocents as they were camped along the river.
All deaths are sad, however the young children who were victims is especially difficult to even understand.
On my way home from Pittsburgh this ...
Deer hunters still have a few hours to acquire something never before available in the history of Pennsylvania deer management — a guaranteed doe license (antlerless deer) in any unit of their choice.
Until midnight July 13, Pennsylvania resident hunters can visit the Game CommissionÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...