Snow on the ground, or the lack thereof ... Send your photos and observations to spike3116@gmail.com. Read more of her Nature News columns online at Seacoastonline.com and pikes-hikes.com ...

Mother Nature likes to give us one final round of snow to keep us on our toes. Our average snowfall we see here in Albany is roughly 1.6″ and our average for the last 10 years has been 1.8″.

As Tshiring works to communicate the importance of balance in nature and how the snow leopard has contributed to this balance, she’s also faced with the prevailing wisdom of the time ...