Thanks once again to Mickey Raine for his series of sunrise photos taken at DeKorte yesterday. We’ll end the day reposting Mickey’s message from his first post of the day. Goodnight everyone.

FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THOSE POOR FOLKS IN LAS VEGAS LAST NIGHT DURING A COUNTRY WESTERN 3-DAY FESTIVAL

I WAS ORIGINALLY NOT GOING TO SEND THIS OUT TODAY, FOR THIS TROUBLING NEWS OF INSANITY WAS WEIGHING ON MY MIND . . . BUT THEN, LOOKING BACK AT THE SENSE OF TOTAL PEACE AND CALM WHILE AT RICHARD DEKORTE PARK OF THE MEADOWLANDS VERY EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AND SEEING THE RESULTS OF THE PHOTOS TAKEN, I FELT THAT THESE PICTURES SHOULD BE SENT, FOR ANYONE APPRECIATING THE SIMPLE BEAUTY OF LIFE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GAIN A BIT OF COMFORT AND PEACE FROM THESE SCENES. 

Here’s part two of Mickey Raine’s fantastic sunrise photos taken at DeKorte yesterday morning. We’ll finish out the day later with one more batch. Thank you Mickey for sharing.

Mickey Raine sent in these amazing sunrise photos he took yesterday at DeKorte, along with the following, heartfelt message. We’ll have more sunrise photos from Mickey later today.

FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THOSE POOR FOLKS IN LAS VEGAS LAST NIGHT DURING A COUNTRY WESTERN 3-DAY FESTIVAL

I WAS ORIGINALLY NOT GOING TO SEND THIS OUT TODAY, FOR THIS TROUBLING NEWS OF INSANITY WAS WEIGHING ON MY MIND . . . BUT THEN, LOOKING BACK AT THE SENSE OF TOTAL PEACE AND CALM WHILE AT RICHARD DEKORTE PARK OF THE MEADOWLANDS VERY EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AND SEEING THE RESULTS OF THE PHOTOS TAKEN, I FELT THAT THESE PICTURES SHOULD BE SENT, FOR ANYONE APPRECIATING THE SIMPLE BEAUTY OF LIFE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GAIN A BIT OF COMFORT AND PEACE FROM THESE SCENES. 

A hemlock branch free of hemlock woolly adelgid intrudes on a trail off Clinton Road in West Milford last month. (Photo: David M. Zimmer/NorthJersey.com)

There’s an article in today’s Record about a west coast beetle helping to stem the loss of hemlock trees in New Jersey. According to the story:

“A tiny beetle from the Pacific Northwest may be reversing the fortunes of the region’s remaining hemlock stands. Once thought to be doomed by a sap-stealing insect from Japan called a hemlock woolly adelgid, North Jersey’s hemlock groves now appear to be in the aftermath of a near fatal attack, said Rosa Yoo, an assistant regional forester with the state forestry service.”

Read the story here