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• Pat Shingleton: "Toads, Spiders and Snakes and a Perfect Storm"

  October 29, 2019 12:02 AM

  Wildlife and Weather’s Halloween edition reported that in some locations of the United States, toads, spiders and snakes will begin their underground migration. Toads might be a key ingredient in witches’ brew but a healthy toad population is a good sign of low pollution in your backyard. Spiders might be... more »

• Pat Shingleton: "Indian Summer, Apache Fog and Spiders"

  October 17, 2019 11:56 PM

  Wednesday's Nor’easter offered damaging winds and flooding in the Northeast. This item has been mentioned in other articles with somewhat of an update. Indian summer occurs in mid to late autumn, usually after the first killing frost. It’s difficult to experience this in our south Louisiana climate but is greatly... more »