Severe tornadic thunderstorm: six years later
The best – or worst, however you’d like to classify it – thunderstorm I have ever directly been impacted by and experienced fully happened six years ago today on August 7, 2008. As a weather nerd I will never forget that date. As a human being who values his life I will always remember what it was like to feel a tiny taste of the true power of the atmosphere. I was living in Stratford, Connecticut, a coastal town, and after a relatively typical warm, humid August day we entered the evening as I kept an eye on a large cell moving very slow to the east/southeast further...
Read MoreFlower Crab Spiders (Misumena vatia)
Flower Crab Spiders (Misumena vatia) are common in temperate zones throughout the northern hemisphere, but they are not easily seen. Even when photographed up close, Meet Your Neighbours-style, they still simply vanish in their natural habitat. Due to their ability to change color between yellow and white (by either incorporating or excreting a yellow pigment into their outer cell layer, respectively) they manage to create the perfect shade of camouflage make-up to blend in with white or yellow flowers in your backyard. You’ll see them during summer and fall, hunting for pollinators...
Read MoreSnowmobile trails are open, enjoy our mobile tour!
Our winter trails cell phone tour is now online and fully operational and snowmobile trails are open! Whether you’re snowmobiling, hiking, birding, skiing, photographing or more you can enjoy our mobile tour. Look for these signs we erected on Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club trails like this now snow-covered one. Visit this page for more information on the tour, how it works, what it includes, and to view our generous sponsors.
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