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 It's Superb owl Sunday. The sun is shining. Temperature may reach 32℉ for a short time today, more time at higher temperatures later th...

Today is the Celtic feast of Imbolc . In Celtic country it would be the first day of Spring. Here in the North Country it's mid-Winter a...

We've entered what is typically the coldest period of the year here in the North Country. I'm hoping Mother Nature and the Fates wil...

I have a technical issue for your consideration this week. It has to do with equipment for Constitutional Observers. (If you missed the news...

Another day with some episodes of freezing drizzle and rain. Side roads are sloppy and slippery. If AI is the upcoming thing, why aren't...

All the small to moderate size ponds and lakes I drove past this morning are ice covered shore to shore. Green Lake had a flock of about a d...

This morning’s low temperatures, in the mid-20’s, brought the first ice cover of the season to shallow pools and ponds. Local families of Ca...

There is now open water in the Sunrise river at County Road 19, east of Stacy. The pools a couple of miles to the south are still completely...

Melting snow, still frozen ground, other than the top inch or two, brings puddles and mud to the driveway where it intersects the road. I’m ...

The picture below was taken on March 13, 2016, seven years ago. March 13, 2023 occurred ten days ago. Admittedly, I’ve not been out and abou...

Yesterday, beneath a gray, cloud-covered sky, we witnessed a flock of five swans flying toward something, somewhere. The silhouettes of whit...

The ice covered driveway has been augmented by puddles of raindrops which will probably freeze overnight. Fortunately, tomorrow is the last ...

I tried to surrender this morning, but no one could see my white flag through the falling, blowing, and drifting snow. Since my surrender wa...

Of course, we love our pets every day, if not every minute of the day. SiSi and Harry believe we don’t love them enough because we aren’t wi...

I’m seeing more folks acknowledging high probabilities we’ll be getting 10 to 15 inches of snow, or more, this coming week. That raises the ...

This morning the Better Half and I headed for the feed and grain store to get more bird food (50 lb. bag of coarse sun flower chips) and the...