Did you know that fresh snowfall absorbs sound, lowering ambient noise over a landscape? This is because the trapped air between snowflakes attenuates vibration. That’s why it gets so quiet when it snows. On January 28, 1887,...Read More
Every now and then, I come across something that makes me say “Wow, I didn’t know that”. I guess I never realized that you can drink too much water. I just didn’t see how that was possible....Read More
Perseid meteor rates are swiftly climbing as Earth moves deeper into the debris zone of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Forecasters expect as many as 100 meteors per hour when the shower peaks tonight, Aug. 12th and Monday the 13th....Read More
The cooler weather patterns we experienced last week continued into this week with lower day time temperatures in the 80’s and low humidity. Since we have very little current and the lake is slowly dropping, fishing all-around...Read More
Did you know that there are about 1800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world! Another interesting fact is that all thunderstorms produce lightening which normally strikes outside of the area where it is raining....Read More
One of the first signs of fall I always look for is the movement of the Monarch Butterflies starting their fall migration. As we enter the second week of August, I have already seen several Monarchs headed...Read More
You know a meteor shower is going to be good when it produces dozens of fireballs a whole week before the shower peaks. Welcome to the Perseids. The best meteor shower of the year peaks Aug. 11th-13th...Read More
