November 15th, 2011
By Jan Barry Early Warning Winter dropped from the October sky Two days before Halloween— Tree branches smothered in snow On summer leaves snapping deep into the night Made darker by downed power lines Global warming! skeptics scoffed— As this part of suburban civilization Staggered for days without electricity, Closed schools, postponed Halloween Until tangled […]
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Tags: electricity, global warming, New Jersey, snow, weather, winter
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December 22nd, 2009
By Jan Barry Swan cygnet, Monksville Reservoir, Long Pond Iron Works State Park, West Milford, NJ (Photo from Wild Life by Jan Barry) A snowstorm has turned this area of New Jersey into a sparkling winter landscape. The rumble of highway traffic and freight and commuter trains that surround the village of South Bound Brook […]
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Tags: canal, conservation, kayak, landscape, preservation, wildlife, winter
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