In warmer urban areas spring has made lots of progress with flowers, bushes and shrubs in bloom and blossoms on the tress budding with a colorful array of spring beauty.In our woods and along our roadsides the ugliness of our discarded trash is giving way to a camouflage of new spring green ...
I had seen her a few times before; always sitting on the same bench along the bike trail on the Great Allegheny Passage, near the little town of Ohiopyle. She always seemed to be enjoying herself seemingly content to be just watching the coming and going along the trail.Several years ago I ...
As we close out the month of March and move into April, Mother Nature is busy preparing the landscape for the annual spectacular of the spring blossoms.Just a hint of spring growth here and there but as we were travelling through the south last week we were treated to a colorful array of Mother ...
A look at weather records and where our area fits into the picture:<strong>Record Cold</strong>Uniontown, -22 below zero (City location)Chalk Hill, -27 below zero (Mountains)Pennsylvania, -42 below zero (Smethport)Florida, -2 below zero (Tallahassee)Alabama, -27 ...
Some of us may think the past three months are what real winters are all about, especially after the run of mild winters we have experienced over the past decade.There is little doubt that winters aren’t what they used to be. We did have plenty of snow and cold weather and it may surprise ...
Most folks who live in our area are tired of the cold and snow that has persisted since early December.Skiers and people who love wintertime have a different view of the recent weather but I thinks it’s safe to say most of us are simply tired of the persistency of the cold and snow. l Last ...
