Intro to Cloudspotting - April 15 at 7 PM

Need a reason to look up? Look no further! 

I’ll be giving a virtual “Intro to Cloudspotting” talk with Cary Library in Lexington (on Zoom) – and you’re invited. We’ll explore cloud types, rare formations, tips on photographing clouds, and some ways clouds show up in local art and literature.

No rules. No tests. Just sky.

• Date/Time: April 15, 7-8 PM EDT
• Register here for this free talk: https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/hold-virtual-cloud-spotting-101-with-sharon-vardatira/

Come spend an hour with your head in the clouds!

"Amherst, where only the 'h' is silent"

Amherst Town Hall
Photo by John Snyder

This featured photo for April in the 2026 Head in the Clouds Amherst wall calendar comes from John Snyder, who captured this striking view of Amherst Town Hall beneath a vivid rainbow.

This photo won us over with its timing and symbolism – a hopeful and bright rainbow crowning Town Hall. It captures Amherst’s pride in community, embrace of diversity, and politically active and fiercely opinionated citizenry. As the saying goes, “Amherst, where only the ‘h’ is silent.”

This photograph originally appeared in the 2018 calendar – and it feels just right for April, a month of welcome change, new life, and the occasional burst of color after the storm.