The magnolia and forsythia blossoms have given way to the flowering crab, dogwood. And closer to the ground, the wildflowers of the forest are spreading their carpets of color on the hillsides of Southwestern Pennsylvania.The magic of spring鈥檚 rebirth is everywhere. Many yards are filled with ...
I grew up in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh. 鈥淪liberty鈥� as it was known then. It was a bit of a rough and tumble part of town with a lot of bars and a great retail section. East Liberty also had five movie theaters and for 25 cents kids could spend the better part of Saturday at the ...
This past Sunday the weather forecast was for a lot of sun and temperatures warming into the 70s. No rain was in sight until later that night and after the cold chilly rainy days of the past few weeks, I was ready for a bike ride on the GAP trail in Ohiopyle.I was on my bike just before 8 a.m. ...
Last Saturday, temperatures jumped up into the mid-70s across Southwestern Pennsylvania and it was enough to hear the sounds of the spring peepers singing from area ponds and waterways. Peepers are a small chorus frog found in ponds. Their calls are an indicator that winter cold is giving way ...
March has been on the chilly side. Despite a few mild days mid month, temperatures are averaging about 4 to 6 degrees below normal and this has contributed to a delay in the spring growth that is usually evident in the later days of March.In the urban areas, it鈥檚 not uncommon to see the white ...
Late this past fall, Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of South America began to warm and a weak El Nino weather pattern was born. Warmer waters are associated with more energy and more energy means more storms. El Nino strengthened this winter, and over the past few months, it has been ...
