Sights and Sounds of Spring in Central Pennsylvania

Posted on 5 April 2008 by wilde

Yesterday the weather cooperated in the afternoon just long enough for me to get in a little gardening. The air wasn’t real warm, but a touch of sun here and there after the previous days of rain felt really good. The vegetable garden is too wet to turn over, but at least it’s cleaned up […]

Icy Rorschach on Wood

Posted on 30 January 2008 by wilde

Today’s weather could be described as topsy-turvy. Starting out with light rain the snow was disappearing slowly until the sun came out later in the day. We don’t have much snow left now, but what remains is changing over from hard ice to a slushy mess.
High winds had the trees really swaying, especially early on […]

Snowy Trees in the Pennsylvania Mountains Bring 2007 to a Wintery Finish

Posted on 31 December 2007 by wilde

Last night we were promised 2-4 inches of snow and by all accounts the weather forecasters were right on target. We did get about 3 inches of flaky, heavy snow.
Up before the sun, which is pretty easy to do now that the days are so short, I went outside with thermals on to snap a […]