https://www.cbsnews.com/news/northeast-midwest-temperature-heat-dome-next-week-forecast I was looking on a weather map and we are dead set in the middle of this oncoming heatwave. My understanding of life-threatening overheating comes from the somber story of Korey Stringer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korey_Stringer In my neighborhood, we are well-insulated from extreme weather: not coastal, protected from tornadoes by mountains, and an efficiently draining basement. […]

I remember seeing a swift when I was in Asia – beautiful! So when I read this article (belatedly) I was moved. Check out Jane Goodall’s video message. It turns out that chimney swifts migrate to Western Pennsylvania in April. http://aswp.org/pages/chimney-swift-faq I know we don’t want a swift in our chimney. Some animal once made […]