by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – Christmas week 2022 in the United States was, depending upon your circumstances and point of view, exciting, challenging, profitable, calamitous, frustrating, expensive, or ruinous. The winter storm, as if programmed by an enemy, caught us at our most vulnerable, and even strained the best-prepared[Read More…]
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A Robin’s Winter Habits
by Anna Morris QUECHEE — One January day, my husband and I set off on a walk around our neighborhood. The temperature was a bone-chilling negative 19 degrees, and although we worked to get our blood pumping, our fingers and toes eventually revolted. As we turned back toward the warmth[Read More…]
When We Lose Sight of Reasons to Hope, We’re Licked
EAST MONTPELIER – My son reminded me recently of the encouragement I sometimes offered when we were climbing through woods toward a summit or a ridge.
Flash Flood Potential Increases Wednesday
HARDWICK – Abnormally wet conditions remain in place for the weather, as we start the forecast period with the likelihood of showers and thunderstorms with the potential to produce very heavy downpours and flash flooding. As mentioned in previous weeks, we have seen 30-day rain totals on the order of[Read More…]
Weather Watch: Flood Threat Continues; Tornado Watch Issued
This afternoon is shaping up to be quite interesting. We are in the middle of a humid and sticky airmass that is being influenced by the remnants of tropical cyclone Beryl, which lies just south and west of Lake Erie at the time of this update. As we move into[Read More…]
Area Flooding Update
HARDWICK — Daylight, Thursday morning, July 11 revealed flooding and road closures in the area. Today’s forecast for scattered showers suggests caution if one must travel, Hardwick’s Thursday, July 11 morning update at 4:50 a.m. reports, “The Lamoille River near Cooper Brook has risen beyond its banks. The low lying[Read More…]
Tranquil and Refreshing Week Ahead
HARDWICK – Flood waters receded as quickly on Thursday as they rose on Wednesday night. Not everywhere in Vermont had the same set of conditions priming the risk for flash flooding. As higher-resolution modeling came into more agreement Wednesday afternoon, areas of north-central Vermont already experiencing saturated grounds from above-average[Read More…]
Propagating Perennials for Free
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – For those who wish they had more favorite plants in your garden, by propagating new plants from those already there, additional perennials are free. The easiest method to propagate perennial plants is by rooting cuttings, either in water or in soil. Catmint (Nepeta) and herbs such[Read More…]
