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The changing of the seasons

In the mountains, the leaves are down as Mother Nature took her show on the road, pausing in a few of the more urban areas in the lower elevations to show off a bit of color. But overall, another disappointing show this season as the wet summer and fall continued the growing season and this ...

Fifth season around the corner

October is usually the transitional autumnal month, starting out with summery green and ending with wintry grey. About mid month, we usually have a glorious display of colorful trees, starting in the mountains, and by the end of the month, finishing up in the lower elevations. Sometimes it even ...

Fall colors have been disappointing

Here we are at the end of October and still little if any color in our forests and woodlands. Tour buses and country roads filled with tourists coming to see the colorful leaves only to find the scheduled big fall color spectacular show a disappointment. My wife and I have lived in the ...

Where are the colors?

What happened to the nice summer-like weather we were experiencing last week?Temperatures were running in the mid to upper 80s and folks were enjoying a lot of outdoor activities. Things changed abruptly and these past few days have seen the weather patterns go from 10 to 15 degrees above ...

Rising sea levels a cause for concern

Harvey, Maria, Katrina, Sandy, Florence and now the boy Michael is on a rampage causing destruction and perhaps changing forever our vulnerable coastline. Katrina sank much of New Orleans, Harvey did its work on Houston, Maria destroyed much of Puerto Rico and Sandy created a whole new ...

Are you ready for more summer?

Tired of the clouds, rain and dreary weather of the past few months? Hang in their as better weather is on its way and should begin today and last at least until the middle of the coming week.Temperatures are expected to climb to around 80 degrees and for early October that is pretty nice. ...