Outdoors

You don't have to quite batten down the hatches with the warm weather here and mosquitoes, ticks, and other insects and bugs settling in around here, but, there are some things you can do to stay protected from them.

The temperatures are rising and the sun is shining down on that empty backyard of yours. It's the perfect blank slate for a fun wonderland right outside your door. Turn your yard into your kid's favorite place to be with this list of must-haves!

If you have never been to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge than you are missing out on a truly beautiful National Refuge and it’s right here at the beautiful Jersey Shore.

After more than two centuries, downtown freehold is the central gathering place for western Monmouth county for a reason. BECAUSE. IT. ROCKS. Oh and by the way, the Freehold Summer Concert Series is back baby!

There is not much that will spark panic in a Mom more than spotting a tick. Do they not send shivers up your spine? They are gross, unsuspecting and can make us really sick. It's the first day of tick season by the way...April to mid-to-late October is when they are in full swing. Experts are predicting that the tic population in New Jersey to be off the charts this year. Well super.

It is that time of season and anyone with even one green thumb is thinking “gardening”. Great hobby, productive, safe outdoor activity, healthy etc. My wife April has extended our garden this year and it will be bigger than ever.

Pt. Pleasant Beach is such a fun, family spot.

They are particularly noticeable in New Jersey in the low-lying terrain of the Delaware Bayshore and the Mullica River basin.

I could not believe what I was seeing with my own eyes.

Yesterday was a big learning experience for my family. I posted about my close encounter with a huge, hungry hawk while playing outside with our puppy Fozzie yesterday and it was intense. Imagine this thing starring you down!