Spring Outlook: Our Animal & Bug Forecast Published on April 12, 2020 – Written By Erin Gerken Insects to Expect in Spring Insects are the main pest that we deal with upon the arrival of spring. They can, sometimes literally, come out of the woodwork once the weather warms. Asian lady beetles, boxelder bugs, and…
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” -Maya Angelou It’s Christmas time again. Stores have had their well-lit displays of bangles, baubles and toys front and center a week before October 31st! Bing Crosby and “Old Blue Eyes” (Frank Sinatra, to the young folks) started crooning about sleigh bells and white snow…
“Stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.” -Captain America My 12-year old son, Colin, is obsessed with all things superhero, in particular Marvel’s Avengers. It’s not the lengthy action sequences or the mind-blowing special affects that he loves so much. It’s merely the fact that the Avengers run into situations…
The spring equinox (also known as the March equinox or vernal equinox) will occur on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. This means that the amount of daylight and darkness will be approximately equal on that day, the astronomical first day of spring. On the equinox, Earth’s two hemispheres are receiving the Sun’s rays…
It was the spring of 1988, I had just graduated from high school and my parents Paul and Jessica Winkelmann called a “family meeting”, so I sat down with my brother (PJ-7) and sister at the kitchen table. They had some big news. They were going to start a business to remove problem wildlife from…
Well the winter weather is hitting us hard here in southeastern Wisconsin and the month of February has come and gone which can mean only one thing! Raccoons and squirrels will soon be entering your homes through attics, chimneys, soffits, vent fans, garages etc. Our phones will soon start ringing off the hook with calls…