Springing slowly — The Pink Moon
Finally Spring begins to unfold and this moon (interchangeable with ‘month,’ but runs from full moon to full moon) is...
Finally Spring begins to unfold and this moon (interchangeable with ‘month,’ but runs from full moon to full moon) is...
The Worm Moon — Finally the increasingly-higher angle of the Sun’s rays will start to have an effect.
Polar winds plunge over the southeast Catskills, freezing all before them and casting frosty whiteness about as they continue to...
Pre-settlement and up through the settlement era, there were many wolves (mostly grey, I believe) still in the northeast until...
As our Earth spins on its journey around the sun, this is the time that the northern hemisphere is tilted...
Autumn winds — Winds of seasonal change blow across these ancient hills, lifting dry leaves from their now sapless branches,...
I think we’ve seen the last Hummingbirds and Monarchs (what relatively few there were) for the season, with a few northern...
We are at the end of what was a glorious Summer. Yes, it was a little strange, July and August...
So much life is in evidence - “making hay while the sun shines”. Both forest and meadow are about as...
Once again the Earth has cycled back to where its northern half (which happens to include us) is tilted towards...
June 1 is considered the start of meteorological summer.
The truth is that spring in the northeast is a time of great (albeit painstakingly slow) transition and impatient humans...
The days are noticeably longer, more and more migrating birds have returned; moths have hatched and are mobbing street-lights; the...
Even though winter is still upon us, occasionally pummeling the southeast Catskills with icy nor’easters, or fierce arctic winds blowing...
Wintergreen was the original natural source for oil of wintergreen used in early beverages and candy (and, yes, chewing gum)....
As the days become noticeably longer and the light (oh, so) gradually returns, it might seem like winter is waning,...
Don't miss the subtle yet striking details of this seasonal transition...
It is such a season of hyperbole. How can we consider autumn without expressing its beauty in extremes? Well, I...
In over 30 years writing about our wonderful corner of the Catskills, I’ve danced around this topic numerous times, sometimes...
As High Summer progresses, every day brings us new, additional, life-forms. With the increase in the dew point (and therefore,...
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