Showing posts with label mid-atlantic weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mid-atlantic weather. Show all posts

Friday, March 12, 2010

storm watch

i get alerts on my i-phone when anything bad happens or is going to happen. right now, its a flood alert for the potomac river, and that is not good! all of the sand, salt, garbage, asphalt scrapings, car drippings, kitty litter, dog crap, and varied rubbish from the last few months of wintery hell will be washing down the sewers to the creeks and rivers, and finally into whatever water you live near. polluted stormwater overflows into our water supply. here are three ideas from the audubon naturalist society we can all do to try and reduce the toxic stew.

1. fix leaky cars
2. choose organic fertilizers, but don't apply them if your yard is frozen or before the big rain storm. 
3. use CMA-calcium magnesium acetate- for future de-icing ventures

here are ten other very easy household ideas to help our local waterways and reduce your carbon footprint.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

snow on the chesapeake bay

January Thirtieth
big snow storm saturday...we got fifteen inches in heathsville, i heard: i wasnt there this weekend. this photo from st. mary's, across the river from us, shows they got a little!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

three old dogs on new year's day

new year's day has gone to the dogs.
this year has started with cold-but nice-weather.
i should have put the boat in,
because today is crazy-cold with 40+nph winds.