Archive for April 2021
Enjoying Spring In Northeastern Pennsylvania.
For me, there is no place like Spring in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I don’t like the Winters here anymore but Spring brings a magic to this area where I was born and lived all of my life. I have passed retirement age now, but still work at my law practice. However, after 37 years, I am…
Read MoreA Walk In The Susquehanna Wetlands: A Different Name But The Same Natural Beauty
Many of you who have followed my blog the past 6 years have seen posts from the PPL Wetlands and River Lands. Located along the Susquehanna River in Salem Township, Luzerne County this nature preserve was created by the PPL Electric Corporation adjacent to it’s nuclear power plant. It preserved the wetlands created by the…
Read MoreAnother Hike In The Susquehanna Wetlands With Some Old And New Critters
On Easter Morning I decided to take another five mile hike in the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County. I love trying to capture some of the many critters I know that live here. It was mostly sunny and a seasonably cool 43 degrees when I arrived at the wetlands. Once again I scared…
Read MoreA Weekly Wildlife Report From Community Park In Hazle Township
I continued my afternoon visits to the Community Park near my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County this past week. On Monday it was sunny and mild with temperatures in the low 60’s when I arrived. I wasn’t the only one enjoying this beautiful afternoon in the park. The shores of the lake in the…
Read MoreFog, Flora And Fauna At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
A thick fog settled in on the mountain where I live in Hazle Township, Luzerne County on Saturday morning. I wasn’t sure at first, but I decided to drive to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township with my camera despite the fog. I wasn’t expecting to photograph much wildlife because of the fog but I…
Read MoreRoaming In The Mine Reclamation Lands Near My Home
As some of you who follow my blog may know, there is a large mine reclamation area of land near my home in the Green Ridge section of Hazle Township in Luzerne County . For almost a century before I was born there was extensive deep coal mining on these lands. Then, beginning around 1900…
Read MoreBack In Berks County: Another Lake Ontelaunee Hike
On Saturday I returned to Berks County and made my third visit to Lake Ontelaunee. This 1,000 acre lake was formed by the damming of Maiden Creek in 1926 to provide a water supply for the City of Reading. (these are links to blog posts of my two prior visits. https://wp.me/p5GeDV-J2m https://wp.me/p5GeDV-s3K). After a 41…
Read MoreEagles, Herons And A Muskrat: Another Walk In The Susquehanna Wetlands
It was Sunday, and, of course, I decided to take another walk in the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County. As the Spring progresses I know there is a good chance to see some wildlife here. And the wetlands and river lands are a great place to observe the trees, plants and flowers come…
Read MoreEnjoying The April Sun In The Susquehanna Wetlands
It was a cool 39 degrees when I awoke Saturday morning. However, the skies were clear and I knew the April sun would sun warm it up. And what better place to enjoy the April sun than in the Susquehanna Wetlands and Riverlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County. Nature always has something on display out…
Read MoreNot Many Signs of Spring On The Local Rails- To -Trails
It was raining here in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday morning. And I was still feeling some side effects from my second Covid-19 vaccine shot. So I decided not to travel far and hike on my local Rails -to -Trails which is located a couple of miles from my home in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. Ground…
Read MoreDucks, Geese And A Bald Eagle At Community Park in Hazle Township
I have continued my afternoon hikes in the Community Park near my home in Hazle Township every chance I got these past two weeks. Located on top of a mountain ridge, Spring always arrives later here in Hazle Township than in the surrounding valleys. On my first hikes two weeks ago there were few signs of…
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