Head in the Clouds Amherst: Going, going...almost gone!

Monday, December 18, 2017

Going, going...almost gone!

Highlight of daily entries in Head in the Clouds Amherst wall calendar

(From August 2018)

The calendar entries may not be the first thing people notice when they open our Head in the Clouds Amherst wall calendar (first would be the photos), but we get lots of appreciation after the fact. As in "I really love all historical facts about local weather and Amherst. So many things I never knew!"

We just did our final delivery of calendars to Simple Gifts Farm Store and Hastings, and each place has about half a dozen calendars on hand right now. And we still have about a dozen available for mail order or pick up through our website. And if you place your mail order by the end of Tuesday, December 19, we will send them off to their destination via Priority Mail on Wednesday, December 20^th, with likely delivery before Christmas.

Once our calendars sell out, they are gone for the year. Meaning if you don’t have your own and want to know what happened to the bridge from Northampton to Hadley on June 14, 1877, you’ll have to ply the information from a friend who actually has the calendar.

Enjoy!

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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.

(Read past entries here.)

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Monday, December 18, 2017

Going, going...almost gone!

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