Season

After a long time cooped up in the house even the best behaved pooch will be antsy. Winter is the most common time for this to happen. A combination of long dark hours, deep snow and plunging temperatures may make it hard for a dog to get all the outside time she needs. But an active dog can get a bad case of canine cabin fever at any time in Golden or Lakewood. Even the best and most involved owner can find themselves with a dog with a bad case of canine cabin fever any time of the year. The…

he time has come where most Americans will start to clean up around the house and maybe dust off some albums that have been laying around. There will be rainy days, beautiful sunshine, and blossoming flowers that will make everybody just want to get outside. You should get the mentality, at least on the East Coast, that the weather will not be below 30 anymore or the evident snow falls which made people just want to stay indoors. There are some bands that just know how to make music that fits…

1. Describe what changes between January, April, July, and October. In January, a continuous, circular jet stream goes from Africa to the west coast of North America until it splits up into two S shaped streams (one over Africa and one over the ocean between Asia and North America). A distinct ridge and trough develops over North America. Depending on the day of the month, there is a trough, continuous jet stream, or broken up jet stream over the ocean between North America and Africa. In April…

In Ray Bradbury’s October Country, we see the theme of autumn’s weather play out in multiple stories. In his story The Lake he gives us a setting of the ending of summer and the beginning of autumn, “It was September. In the last days when things are getting sad for no reason. [sic] The beach was so long and lonely with only about six people on it. The kids quit bouncing the ball because somehow the wind made them sad, too whistling the way it did, and the kids sat down and felt autumn come…

Keeping your Long Island home bright and cheerful even in when it's blustery outside. Most of us on Long Island haven't given much thought to cold weather lurking around the corner – beyond scheduling the annual heating system check-up and pulling the heavy drapes out of the linen chest. We're still enjoying the cooler nights and milder daytime temperatures after a hot, sultry summer. But, cold weather will arrive sooner than you think. The good news is that even cold, dreary weather outside…

Leaves are slowly beginning to fall off the trees and changing to beautiful orange, red, and yellow colors. The wind is getting colder and colder, and sweaters, scarfs, and coats are becoming a part of her everyday outfit. It is that time of year again. Fall is the time of year most people dread and are unprepared for; nonetheless, it is the time of year when being home inside warm doors becomes cheerful. Everyone has her own way of making those cold days inside enjoyable, but what better way to…

When Sakura (cherry blossom trees) starts to bloom, the Japanese’s hearts start to throb with joy. As a symbol of a new beginning, Sakura can be easily found in the streets when the cold of the winter starts to thaw. The Japanese celebrate the beginning of the spring through a festival called: Hanami, which means “watching blossoms” in Japanese language. During the festival, people sit underneath the cherry blossoms and watch the exquisite beauty of cherry blossoms with their families and…

Are you prepared for the fierce winter ahead Nature functions in cycles, each 24 hour period can be divided into smaller cycles of morning, afternoon, evening and night. The whole year can be divided into seasonal cycles. Similarly, one’s life can also be divided into cycles. Cycles are abundant in nature, we just have to spot them, understand them and be prepared for them. Likewise, experts have noticed that the world also follows different cycles. The pioneer in the field was the Russian…

Some people may not realize it but weather can impact your health and well-being. There are many ways weather impacts a person. Seeing how everyone is different the effects are different as well. Wintertime brings some people down, while violence has been tied to the hotter months of the year. Extreme weather like hurricanes or blizzards can impact mental health problems. The weather has a way of changing people. One of the most common types of health issue that comes from the change in weather…

In her essay “Pea Madness”, Amy Leach’s use of metaphors contributes to the idea that people in the world put harsh expectations on themselves due to the expectations from society. “Pea Madness” focuses on the life of peas and how they develop and grow whilst having people constantly watching. This can be seen as a metaphor for people in today’s natural world, specifically teenagers. The teenagers are the peas and the lattices they grow on is high school. But those who planted them, that is…