Archive for July 2015

Seven Tubs Nature Area

I had some business to take care of in the Wilkes Barre area today so I decided to visit a place I haven’t been since my college days, the Seven Tubs Nature Area. Located a few miles outside of Wilkes Barre, the tubs were created by glaciers during the last ice age. When I last…

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The Tower Lines Are Gone, But Not The Memories.

It was probably on a day in July, similar to today , that my friends and I first hiked out the “black road” to the ‘tower lines’ in search of blueberries, known in these parts, as huckleberries. I am guessing I was around 10 years old.  The “black road” is gone a victim to the…

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Mushrooms, Huckleberries And My Macro Lens.

We finally got some summer weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  Mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures have a lot of folks  enjoying some outdoor activities. I did some swimming on Friday but spent the weekend enjoying two old time outdoor traditions, picking mushrooms and huckleberries. And I was able to engage in my new hobby…

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Summer Heat At The PPL Wetlands.

It seems like only yesterday I was hearing the chorus of the spring peepers as I walked through the PPl Wetlands in April. The woodlands were still naked then  just awakening from there long Winter sleep.  Not today, they were in their full July  attire, the deep green of Summer.  It was a partly sunny…

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Summer Clouds And A Thunderstorm.

Like most of the country, we’ve been having some hot and humid  weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I have always loved the Summer and it is never too hot for me. I also love the many cloud formations the warm weather brings. The intense sun in the Summer months can cause puffy cumulus clouds to…

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Bear-glar In The Backyard.

Got home from my afternoon walk today and I noticed the door to my tool shed was open. I immediately feared the worse, thieves, but thought to myself, what is there to steal in there? Went outside to investigate and found this young bear, I think it is a male, happily munching on a 40…

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