Monthly Archives: November 2015

Signs of Winter 2: Preparation

It’s a Sunday afternoon in early November, and I am sitting at one of my favorite spots in all of Western Pennsylvania (my writing desk) looking out a large picture window into my back yard. The sky is blue and … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 1: Tiger in a Tree

(Here is a posting from five years ago. I heard a Great Horned Owl the other evening and remembered this encounter. It seems like a good way to start our search for winter! Enjoy!) This morning I looked out my … Continue reading

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Signs of Fall 12: Seasonal Jet Lag

Weekend before last we changed back over to Standard Time. The “fall behind” change in our clocks does nothing to alter the total amount of daylight we get in a day, but it does change our perceptions of lengths of … Continue reading

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Signs of Fall 11: Caffeine

I know that “Caffeine” is a funny title for an ecology blog, but I will, eventually, get to my ecological point about it. Caffeine is, of course, the active chemical (OK, let’s be honest here, the “drug”) that makes tea … Continue reading

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