Tag: watershed

WHAT’S A WATERSHED?

It's a good question because, unless you live in or near one, the expression doesn't mean much except "Hey, there's a lot of water around here!" Obviously, that's true, but there's a bit more to it than that. This is my valley As you can see, it's not just one river or lake. It's a … Continue reading WHAT’S A WATERSHED?

WHAT’S A WATERSHED?

It's a good question because unless you live in or near one, the expression doesn't mean much except "Hey, there's a lot of water around here!" Obviously that's true, but there's a bit more to it than that. This is my valley As you can see, it's not just one river or lake. It's a … Continue reading WHAT’S A WATERSHED?

RUN RIVER RUN

A Photo a Week: Water Living in a watershed valley, there really is water everywhere. No ocean, but I don't believe you can live anywhere in this valley and be more than a quarter of a mile from a river, stream, or lake.

CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS

We don't need scientists to explain climate change to us. We can see it all around us. The rivers are dry with their muddy bottoms showing. Fall came weeks early and blew away a week later. The winds which normally blow straight up the Atlantic shore are twisting eastward, so all the rain goes from … Continue reading CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS

WHAT IS THAT SOUND IN THE BASEMENT?

We were watching "Father Brown" on Netflix and in the back of my head, I was hearing a grinding sort of sound. I could not identify it, but it was coming from the basement. I could barely hear it ... but it was there. It isn't the sound our boiler makes and it didn't sound … Continue reading WHAT IS THAT SOUND IN THE BASEMENT?