Iceberg Riders screening at Olana, Vassar Brothers Institute’s science & travel series
Now that the busy festivity of the year-end holidays is behind us, the specter of three months of cabin fever
Nature
Venus, meet Mercury: Oddities of a fabulous conjunction
The planets Venus and Mercury will be truly noteworthy the next ten days. They’ll do a photobomb. Venus had a
Kids’ Almanac (Jan. 8-15)
“Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?” – Mary Ann Pietzker, Miscellaneous Poems, 1872 Lego invention contest
Coming up: an amazing year in the sky
We personally experience better years and worse years – and so does the sky. Some years bring no visible eclipses,
Burroughs Society leads Wallkill Valley Raptors outing
The Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson was right: “Birds of prey know they’re cool.” Though they get their living by
Kids’ Almanac (Jan. 1-8)
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou Local kids
My favorite quotes
Now at year’s end, as we wrap things up, I have to ask you: Isn’t this an amazing newspaper for
Climate change: Maybe we shouldn’t worry
A couple of weeks ago, in the wonderful HBO series The Newsroom, a climate expert told the news anchor that
Organic Farmers & Chefs of the Hudson Valley book & exhibit
Photographer Francesco Mastalia – whose new book Organic: Farmers and Chefs of the Hudson Valley will be celebrated with a
Odd weather pattern
A few weeks ago this page listed a month-by-month synopsis of typical sunlight, cloud and climate conditions for our region.