Tag Archives: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
This Morning’s Sunrise – 7-30-2026
Well, time is running out, and this will be one of the last few sunrise photographs I’ll be posting because I’m moving to a new building without windows. Ugh! In Continue ReadingThis Morning’s Sunrise – 7-30-2026
Busy, Busy Bees! -Part II
Since we let all of the Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) grow in the backyard, so many bees have been visiting the brilliant purple flowers! We have Common Eastern Bumblebees (Bombus Continue ReadingBusy, Busy Bees! -Part II
Sidewalk Shadow of a Tree
I captured this image of a tree’s shadow on the sidewalk yesterday early morning while walking up the subway\light rail station: That blocky, jagged image is just as it was Continue ReadingSidewalk Shadow of a Tree
Garden White At Rest
I was watching this Garden White (Genus Pieris) flutter around our backyard yesterday afternoon, it finally decided to settle on a Plume Thistle (Genus Cirsium) leaf: We left all of these Continue ReadingGarden White At Rest
A Near-Miss Disaster: How a Faulty Fuse Box Almost Turned Our Home Into a Bonfire
This has been a very interesting past week, to say the least. Why? Well, we were extremely close to a catastrophic house fire. It started late Monday afternoon when the Continue ReadingA Near-Miss Disaster: How a Faulty Fuse Box Almost Turned Our Home Into a Bonfire
Air Quality Alert And A Message To Our Canadian Neighbors
Just wow! I’ve never seen the air quality this bad: My deepest thoughts and prayers are with our Canadian neighbors: I am deeply sorry that some people in the United Continue ReadingAir Quality Alert And A Message To Our Canadian Neighbors
Chicory: Colorful, Beneficial and Pretty!
Chicory (Cichorium intybus), a flowering plant belonging to the dandelion family, is native to Europe but has since spread globally. It often grows wild in roadside areas and fields. The Continue ReadingChicory: Colorful, Beneficial and Pretty!