Aaron Mentkowski's Blog
The Lockport native grew up in North Tonawanda and, for as long as he can remember, has been fascinated with weather. Growing up in Western New York meant he saw his share of snow storms - and his passion for weather prompted him to pursue a career in meteorology. After graduating from North Tonawanda High School, he attended the University of Buffalo and went on to SUNY Oswego, where he studied Lake Effect Snow patterns and earned a BS in Meteorology.
In his spare time Aaron enjoys playing soccer and ice hockey, and is a First Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate. Aaron and his wife Sharon are the proud parents of three young boys.
I took my 2 oldest sons to the 12:30pm hockey game, at the arena on Tuesday, and we had a great time.
I took my 2 oldest sons to the 12:30pm hockey game, at the arena on Tuesday, and we had a great time.We had the chance to catch Finland versus Switzerland. My one son mentioned Finland was his second favorite team, after the US team, so it worked out perfectly for him. The game was a 4-0 Finland victory. The players on both teams really give everything they've got. It's great to see such passion on the ice.
The game was fantastic but my kids could not stop talking about how windy it was on our walk into the arena. I love listening to them in the car talking to each other about how the game was and they focus on the weather. Really makes a weatherman smile :)
I spent the weekend at Camp Scouthaven, in Allegany County, and had a blast with my oldest son. We arrived early on Friday and claimed our tent, our tent would be our home through Monday. Our new home was not like our real home. No electricity in this tent, which meant no air conditioning, no computers, no phones(including cell)-and it was great.
My son and I spent four straight days in the wilderness. We started out on Friday getting to know our new surroundings which meant a quick swim in the lake. Then it was into the woods with the frogs, chipmunks and bears. We encountered many frogs and chipmunks but thankfully no bears! After a great camp fire and star gazing it was time to call it a night and head back to the tent as many adventures were still ahead. We spent the weekend fishing, boating, bike riding, shooting bb-guns, and making memories that will last a lifetime. My son was able to spend 4 days without video games and he lived! He had the chance to hold a live python and while fishing he almost caught a snapping turtle. To his dismay I pulled his fishing rod out of the water before he could snag the turtle, Dad was not taking that turtle off the line! This was our second annual camping trip and I can't wait until we do it again next year!
My son and I spent four straight days in the wilderness. We started out on Friday getting to know our new surroundings which meant a quick swim in the lake. Then it was into the woods with the frogs, chipmunks and bears. We encountered many frogs and chipmunks but thankfully no bears! After a great camp fire and star gazing it was time to call it a night and head back to the tent as many adventures were still ahead. We spent the weekend fishing, boating, bike riding, shooting bb-guns, and making memories that will last a lifetime. My son was able to spend 4 days without video games and he lived! He had the chance to hold a live python and while fishing he almost caught a snapping turtle. To his dismay I pulled his fishing rod out of the water before he could snag the turtle, Dad was not taking that turtle off the line! This was our second annual camping trip and I can't wait until we do it again next year!
Just got back from vacation. It was great, took the family to California and we enjoyed Legoland, Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure Park. I was even able to surf and all I can say is "WOW"!
Surfing is like walking on water and it was awesome! Everything was fantastic except for the weather. That's right, the weather in Buffalo was so much better than the weather in San Diego last week.
Everyone was talking about the gloomy skies and cool temperatures in San Diego. The weather had been gloomy since May along the West Coast. We were in Southern California for a week and saw the sunshine three times. That is not a typo we saw the bright yellow thing in the sky all of three times.
The first day, Saturday, was gorgeous and everyone was saying it was the first nice day in weeks. I didn't believe them since our definitions of nice weather were different since, you know, I'm from Buffalo. Sunday the clouds returned and they didn't leave. The sun peaked out for a few hours on Wednesday while at Disneyland, and then again on Friday and that was it.
My two older boys and I went on some water rides at Legoland and we were freezing while waiting in line to get back on the waterslides. My oldest sons lips were blue it was that cool, in SAN DIEGO. Buffalo gets a bad rap for the weather but I'll take our summers anytime they are the best! Hope you enjoy the rest of it!
Surfing is like walking on water and it was awesome! Everything was fantastic except for the weather. That's right, the weather in Buffalo was so much better than the weather in San Diego last week.
Everyone was talking about the gloomy skies and cool temperatures in San Diego. The weather had been gloomy since May along the West Coast. We were in Southern California for a week and saw the sunshine three times. That is not a typo we saw the bright yellow thing in the sky all of three times.
The first day, Saturday, was gorgeous and everyone was saying it was the first nice day in weeks. I didn't believe them since our definitions of nice weather were different since, you know, I'm from Buffalo. Sunday the clouds returned and they didn't leave. The sun peaked out for a few hours on Wednesday while at Disneyland, and then again on Friday and that was it.
My two older boys and I went on some water rides at Legoland and we were freezing while waiting in line to get back on the waterslides. My oldest sons lips were blue it was that cool, in SAN DIEGO. Buffalo gets a bad rap for the weather but I'll take our summers anytime they are the best! Hope you enjoy the rest of it!
I have now entered into the blogosphere. I'll be blogging here about weather, of course, and other things I have interest in. I'm a pretty simple Buffalo guy, I watch every Bills and Sabres game and I feel the same pain you do at the end of each season. I wake up early on the weekend to play hockey with the guys and I'm a happy camper if I can have wings and a Chicken Finger Sub for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
My favorite title though, and the one I'm most proud of, is being a dad. 7 weeks ago we were blessed with another child. This brings my wife and I to a total of 3 boys! My grocery bill is growing exponentially and I know way too much about different types of Nintendo DS games but I wouldn't change a thing. This morning I broke out the baby carrier, like the one made famous in the "Hangover". My new son and I got a lot done around the house, at least in our eyes we got a lot done. We ran the vacuum and took a nap and all that excitement made my first blog.
My favorite title though, and the one I'm most proud of, is being a dad. 7 weeks ago we were blessed with another child. This brings my wife and I to a total of 3 boys! My grocery bill is growing exponentially and I know way too much about different types of Nintendo DS games but I wouldn't change a thing. This morning I broke out the baby carrier, like the one made famous in the "Hangover". My new son and I got a lot done around the house, at least in our eyes we got a lot done. We ran the vacuum and took a nap and all that excitement made my first blog.
Wow! My garden is blooming and it's the most colorful it's been in years. The incredible amount of rain we've received this June has helped the plants tremendously. I'm not thrilled about cutting my lawn so often this year but the green is much better than the crusty brown alternative.
As of this blog our June is the 8th wettest in the last 140 years of record keeping. The rainy nights and sunny days are making for some beautiful colors across Western New York. I love planting perennials, once they really establish themselves you can't beat the results. This year my kids are really enjoying it too. My son planted a bean plant next to my pepper plant and he checks on it every day. This new interest in gardening has been great.
It's interesting now that I'm blogging I'm always thinking about different things to blog about. I want to try to keep the blog weather-related and gardens are very weather dependent. Enjoy the great growing weather and I hope your time in the garden is enjoyable for you as it is for me.
One more thing before I sign off. Last week I blogged about how much I enjoy being a dad to my three fantastic sons. This week I took a phone call from Jane Kwiatkowski from the Buffalo News-she is doing a story on Father's Day and I'm going to be in it. If you get a chance check out the news this Sunday, I'm very excited to see how the story came out.
As of this blog our June is the 8th wettest in the last 140 years of record keeping. The rainy nights and sunny days are making for some beautiful colors across Western New York. I love planting perennials, once they really establish themselves you can't beat the results. This year my kids are really enjoying it too. My son planted a bean plant next to my pepper plant and he checks on it every day. This new interest in gardening has been great.
It's interesting now that I'm blogging I'm always thinking about different things to blog about. I want to try to keep the blog weather-related and gardens are very weather dependent. Enjoy the great growing weather and I hope your time in the garden is enjoyable for you as it is for me.
One more thing before I sign off. Last week I blogged about how much I enjoy being a dad to my three fantastic sons. This week I took a phone call from Jane Kwiatkowski from the Buffalo News-she is doing a story on Father's Day and I'm going to be in it. If you get a chance check out the news this Sunday, I'm very excited to see how the story came out.
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