Archive for February 2021
Sunshine, Ice And Birds At The PPL Wetlands
The cold weather continued in Northeastern Pennsylvania last week . On Saturday, it was windy and a frigid 16 degrees at my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. . The skies was clear and so I decided to walk in the sunshine at the PPL Wetlands in Salem Township and see if I could find…
Read MoreIce And Snow At The Lehigh Gorge
It was the last day in January and we finally got seasonably cold weather, with some ice and snow, here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was cloudy and cold on Sunday morning. with predictions of a major snowfall, when I decided to venture back down into the Lehigh River Gorge at Rockport. A few years ago…
Read MoreSome Winter Visitors To My Backyard
After a couple of mild weeks in December, colder weather, and snow, returned to our area here in Northeastern Pennsylvania in January. But, at my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, the weather really doesn’t matter to the Winter visitors to my backyard. They show up at my feeders regardless of the weather. I thought…
Read MoreInauguration Day Observations In Our Nation’s Capital, And A Unexpected Tour Of St. Matthew’s
It was overcast and cold when I arrived near the Capitol after my two mile morning walk on Inauguration Day. This was the closest you could approach the Capitol, at New Jersey Avenue and D Street NW . The security fence was about five blocks from the Capitol building. (Here is a link to my…
Read MoreA Green Ridge And West Hazleton Sunny Winter Walk, With A Lot Of Memories
A heavy nor’easter storm dumped almost two feet of snow on parts of Northeastern Pennsylvania two weeks ago. This kept me from my usual hike in the PPL Wetlands last weekend. Instead, I stayed close to home and walked the streets of the Green Ridge neighborhood of Hazle Township and in the adjoining West Hazleton…
Read MoreInauguration Day Three: An Early Morning Walk To The Lincoln Memorial
I awoke early in Washington DC on January 21, the day after the Presidential Inauguration. I hoped to be able to walk to the Lincoln Memorial. I wasn’t sure if I could get there because of the security measures put in place for the Inauguration. It was partly cloudy and a colder 36 degrees when…
Read MoreA Snowy Green Ridge And West Hazleton Walk
The snow pack was still deep here in Hazle Township last Sunday. And it was snowing again! So, instead of my usual hikes in one of the nearby parks, I decided to hike on the streets of Green Ridge and West Hazleton, and to again share some of my memories on my walk. It was…
Read MoreFebruary Backyard Visitors
Our weather was near or above average for most of this Winter here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. That was until February arrived. It has been mostly cloudy, cold, with plenty of snow so far this month. The colder temperatures and heavy snow cover didn’t stop my backyard critters from showing up at my feeders. These photos…
Read MoreFlorida Day One : Travel In The Pandemic
It was a difficult decision, to travel in the pandemic, risk versus reward. I had every intention with complying with mask wearing, social distancing and, hiking in the Everglades, avoiding crowds. Quarantine when I return , of course. Still two sides to the story, and, well, reward won out and on Wednesday I was on…
Read MoreNo Anhinga And Only One Alligator At The Anhinga Trail In The Everglades , Florida Day Two.
Of course I was up early Thursday morning, my first full day in Florida in over a year. The sun rose at 6: 54 a.m. and I planned to be on the Anhinga Trail in the Royal Palm Visitor Center in the Everglades National Park to watch it. Located about 15 miles from my hotel…
Read MoreFlorida Day Two: An Evening Walk At Anhinga Trail And Finally, An Anhinga Sighting
After my morning hike on the Anhinga Trail In the Everglades National Park, I edited some photographs, attended a zoom meeting and decided to return to the Anhinga Trail in the evening to again enjoy the scenery and hopefully to see some wildlife. When I arrived cumulus clouds floated in the deep blues Florida skies.…
Read MoreFlorida Day Three. An Early Morning Drive to Flamingo, The Southern most Point In The Everglades
I was up even earlier on my third day in South Florida. I planned to visit Flamingo, about 47 miles from my hotel in Florida City, and the southernmost point in the Everglades. But first, I hoped to catch the sunrise in the cypress forests at the Pa Hay Okee Overlook. So I began my…
Read MoreFlorida Day Three: An Afternoon Hike On The Southern Glades Trail
Although I was a little tired from my five mile hike on the Coastal Prairie In Flamingo in the morning, I was in Florida and wanted to explore some more of this natural paradise. I saw some folks biking along one of the water channels on my drive back from Flamingo , so I returned…
Read MoreA Hike On The Anhinga, Gumbo-Limbo and Old Ingraham Road Trails
My fourth day of exploration of South Florida continued last Saturday when I drove to Royal Palm in the Everglades to watch the sunrise and hike the Gumbo-Limbo and Anhinga trails. A cold front passed through overnight bringing strong winds and dropping temperatures into the low 60’s. That is as cold as it gets in …
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