As fall migration continues, it’s time once again to play that favorite game of birdwatchers and Sesame Street watchers alike: One of These Things (Is…
Birds of a Feather
Good Growing Weather
File:Cotesia9061.8.15.07.c.jpg Pam’s Perspective From the… Pam Otto is the Manager of Natural Programs and Interpretive Services for the St. Charles Park District July 26, 2012 This year promises to be big for gardeners. Plenty of rain along with a few steamy days of what my grandfather the farmer used to call “good growing weather” have
Dress
When was it that dressing for the weather became uncool? I first noticed this trend a few years ago as I drove past a school bus stop. It was winter, and the temperature was maybe in the 20s. Of the six kids waiting for the bus, only two had coats on; the other four were
Winter Walk
During a winter like the one we’ve had, it’s easy for people to put nature on hold. In fact I’ve heard, “It’s too ______ (cold, cloudy, snowy, windy, downright nasty) to go outside,” more times over the last several weeks than I care to count. But you know what? Despite the cold, clouds, snow and
Rain
I’d wager that there’s not a soul in the TriCities who wasn’t in some way affected by last weekend’s rain. Hundreds of people got water in places they really didn’t want it. Many possessions were lost. And thousands of us were at the very least inconvenienced by flooded streets and impassable roadways. As the rain