October Weekend, Charlemont MA Photo by Brittany Sinclair |
"If you don't like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes." Mark Twain
Monday, October 23, 2017
Foliage between clouds
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (tomorrow, actual rain)
Raindrops on Window Photo by S. Vardatira |
Friday, October 20, 2017
2018 Head in the Clouds Amherst Wall Calendar Now Available!
Click on photo to enlarge - and scroll below for a view of all the months Actual calendar photos and daily entries are high resolution images |
If you are looking for a unique Amherst gift that will keep giving all year round, look no further than our new Head in the Clouds Amherst 2018 Wall Calendar. This year's calendar features:
- 12 beautiful, seasonal photos taken in Amherst by twelve different local photographers (scroll below for their names).
- Over 100 daily entries highlighting:
- Astronomical events visible from Amherst with the naked eye (full moon, new moon, meteor showers, and more!)
- Anniversaries of catastrophic weather events that occurred in Amherst and New England between 1660 and 2017
- Pivotal dates in Amherst history
- Pivotal dates in the history of meteorology
- Major U.S. holidays
- Major religious holidays
You now have two options for purchasing online:
1. MAIL ORDER: $19 per calendar, which includes postage and handling. Click on this PayPal button:
2. LOCAL PICK UP: $15 per calendar. Click on this PayPal button:
(With this option, you will avoid built-in postage costs by picking up your calendars in North Amherst - directions to the pick-up location will be emailed to you after you complete your purchase).
Purchase here for local pick up:
For questions or special requests (including arranging for pick up in Amherst), please email Sharon at CloudsAmherst[@]gmail[.]com.
The [at] and [dot] are done to keep email addresses from being collected by spammers and harvesting robots. You just have to replace them for [@] and [.] when you write your e-mail.
Calendar Cover Photo by Joshua Wolfsun |
Snow Cow Atkins North, North Amherst ~ Photo by Sharon Vardatira |
Looking North from Rattlesnake Knob Mount Holyoke Range, Amherst ~ Photo by Elisa Campbell |
Tenderness at the Duck Pond UMass Amherst ~ Photo by Ellen Finkelstein |
Amherst Light Town Hall, Amherst ~ Photo by John Snyder |
Early Spring Morning at Bramble Hill Farm Amherst ~ Photo by Meg Wright |
Summer Glow The Old Landfill, Amherst ~ Photo by Meg Rosa |
A Thoughtful Heron at Puffer's Dam Puffer's Pond, North Amherst ~ Photo by Anna-Beth Winograd |
Dream Mount Pollux, South Amherst ~ Photo by Ben Harper |
Autumn at Cherry Hill North Amherst ~ Photo by David Sharken |
Autumn Light Wentworth Farm, Amherst ~ Photo by Mindy Domb |
A Foggy Start South Amherst ~ Photo by James Patten |
Quiet Dawn on the Common Amherst Center ~ Photo by Joshua Wolfsun |
Saturday, October 7, 2017
"The soul wants it all"
Dan and Elaine and the snowman on top of Triple Divide Pass in Glacier National Park. Water on Dan's side flows into the Atlantic. On Elaine's side, it drops into Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean. |
They're already planning their next adventure, of course. As Elaine puts it, We are not satisfied – I think the desire for adventure was a small flame, and we just poured gasoline on it. More, more – more wild, more mountains, more rivers, more vastness. The soul wants it all.
Cloud Sculpture
Detail of London Fog (2017) by Fujiko Nakaya, at the Tate Modern, London, UK, taken by Cloud Appreciation Society member Nic Cooper, as his wife turned into a cloud. |
Credit: Cloud Appreciation Society
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Update from Caguas, Puerto Rico
Storm damage in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Photo: AP |
They can only get a cell signal in Caguas. They have cut their way out of San Lorenzo and are able to get around that way. They have water from the hospital. You can’t get in to where they are. The thing they asked for was a chainsaw. They can’t get anywhere without having to cut through downed trees. We are going to figure out how to get a chainsaw to them. Some post offices are open, we just need to figure out which one, and then figure out when that would arrive so they can try to make their way there. They have been collecting rain water and they have livestock left for food. Their house is still there, but the house my husband's parents lived in is completely gone. The other grandparents lost all the wooden portion of their house, about half the house, the bedrooms. The house where many of the uncles live has lost their roof. We still haven’t heard from my husband's mom’s sister and daughters. There is no way to get in to where they are. The trees are everywhere. Everyone is helping each other out. No violence or theft where they are. Cutting through the trees is the main focus right now. We are so grateful for that phone call!
Take a moment to drink in this beautiful, beautiful day here in New England. And, then, if you can, please take another moment to make a donation or help out the Puerto Rico relief effort in some other way.
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Heron on Puffer's Pond Dam
Featured photo for October in the 2017 Head in the Clouds Amherst calendar. This incredible autumn tableau was captured at Puffer's Pond by photographer Anna-Beth Winograd. Here's hoping we see color like that again this year. And until then, just gaze at this photo from time to time to satisfy that longing for brilliant fall foliage.
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