Iceless Lake Erie

In 30 years of living on the Chautauqua Ridge overlooking Lake Erie, we have never seen the lake without ice this far into the winter.  Climate change is real!

 

Snowless Winter in Western New York

 

the last rose...

Earth Day 2016

The Earth is our mother, we must take care of her...

Eared Grebe

The Eared Grebe is a western bird not typically found on the Great Lakes.

The Rare Monarch Butterfly

This is the first Monarch Butterfly that I've seen this year.  Experts are saying that their numbers are down by 80% this summer because of the drought and excessive heat that occurred during the summer of 2012.  Only 60 million of them wintered in Mexico compared to the average of 350 million.  How many have you seen this summer?

Last Day of Autumn

Attention climate change deniers:  Blossoms on a tree on the last day of autumn 2012 in western New York!  Our unusually mild weather this month has totally confused this tree.  The winter storm predicted for tomorrow should put a quick end to the confusion.