Sky watchers, look for a warm place to view this month’s lunar eclipse on the night of December 20th.  It promises to be the best lunar eclipse until April 2014 for North America.

The last total lunar eclipse occurred on February 20, 2008.  While there are two total lunar eclipses in 2011, North American [...]

Morning Visitor

This little guy was waiting for me when I got to the office this morning. He was right in the center of the door, so with a wingspan of more than 2″ was hard to miss.

I’ve grown up calling these critters mosquito hawks; their more correct name is crane fly (genus Tilupa, [...]

Fragrant Spring Evenings

What a beautiful week we had with cool, sunny days and brisk winds.  It was those very winds that brought sweet scents down from the fields along the creek.  Investigating this last night, I was overwhelmed with the floral smells of the Autumn Olive, Morrow’s Bush Honeysuckle, and Hobblebush. I was surprised by the [...]

Snowshoe Blitz!

Today was the kind of day we hope for to help us get through these long western New York winters.  It was absolutely glorious with bright sun, ice blue skies, no wind, and tons of snow of excellent consistency for sledding, snowshoeing, and snowman building!  Sixty-five folks braved these conditions to visit our Lillibridge [...]