Head in the Clouds Amherst: Head in the Clouds Amherst passes 25,000!

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Head in the Clouds Amherst passes 25,000!

Bridge Over Cushman Brook, Amherst MA
Photo by S. Vardatira

Delighted to report that as of this moment, Head in the Clouds Amherst - our small-town local blog - has been visited 25,000 times since January 2013! What's even more interesting is that, while 72% of our readers are from the U.S., a whopping 28% are from abroad. Our most frequent "abroad" visitors hail from Germany, France, Russia, U.K., China, and Malaysia. And after our main page, our other most popular blog pages are "About Us," "Weather Cooks," "Emily's House," and "Night Sky." If you haven't checked us out yet, there's no time like now. Besides, what else do you have to do on a snowy day like today?!

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AnonymousFebruary 13, 2014 at 6:45 PM
congratulations, love the pictures and unique amherst perspective!
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On Puffer's Pond

Saturday, February 4, 2023, 3:35 pm: The past two days have seen record-breaking cold in the area, with the temperature dipping to -14F overnight, Friday into Saturday. To make matters worse, the wind was unyielding, whipping through the trees and driving wind chill readings down to -40F. In a season that had been unusually mild up until that point, it was something of a shock. Local residents were suddenly forced to think about warming up their cars, preventing pipes from freezing, and dressing in multiple layers to walk their dogs. By Saturday, while many were happy to hunker down and wait for temperatures to stop breaking low records, this was the moment that ice fishers and skaters had been waiting for all winter. With temps hovering around 12F (albeit above zero) by Saturday afternoon, Puffer's Pond was the place to be for about 30 people, many of whom were spread out over the ice, either ice fishing or playing hockey. While this is a fairly typical sight at Puffer's in the coldest winter months, our current lack of snow made it unique. No one had to contend with snowpack - the skaters didn't even have to clear a "field" for their game. And with all the hiking paths snow and ice-free, photographers had no trouble capturing water flowing through, under, and around layers of ice on the water. And, still, at 12F, without hand and foot warmers, I did not linger long. The temps will be rising quickly in the coming week, climbing well above freezing, even to 50F in the days to come. So, I'm guessing the skaters and ice fishers also won't be here much longer.

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Head in the Clouds Amherst passes 25,000!

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