Tag Archives: weather

Centerbrook Saps Suffering

March 2, 2012 – 1:33 pm

The weather is always a good topic of conversations in these parts. Last winter the water cooler chatter was about the record amount of snow we were getting, which roof collapsed, or whether ice dams were forming in the attic. The weather caused many construction projects to be delayed, but also meant that ski resorts [...]

By Patrick McKenna | Posted in Around Centerbrook, Culture | Also tagged | Comments (1)

How many architects does it take…

June 20, 2011 – 9:03 am

A violent storm last week blew our wisteria right off its trellis. Once the rain soaked deck dried up, a crew of our strongest and limberest architects hoisted the hardy plant back onto its perch. Being neither strong nor limber, I chose the much lighter video camera… The wisteria, shown below in full bloom, is [...]

By Derek Hayn | Posted in Around Centerbrook, Video | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Falls River Finally Falling

March 31, 2010 – 1:34 pm

It rained and rained Monday and Tuesday.  Then it rained a little longer, stopped and poured some more.  Mother Nature can be so redundant.  Sepia-toned water arched over our dam, turning white and foamy when confronted with an obstruction or the rocks below. At the end of the day, the badminton court was under water, [...]

By David Holahan | Posted in Around Centerbrook | Also tagged | Comments (1)

The Big Drip by the River

March 19, 2010 – 4:03 pm

Spring comes earlier for maple sappers.  Robins or green shoots in the garden means a missed maple sugaring season.  The first unseasonably warm day in February, or even January, is our harbinger of Spring.  I panic, thinking I’ve missed the early run with highest sugar content destined to become Grade A light amber.  I tapped [...]

By Alan Paradis | Posted in Around Centerbrook | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

The Rain in Centerbrook

February 24, 2010 – 5:24 pm

Late this week here in the Land of Steady Precipitation has been dreary to the Nth power, unless, of course, you are calculating the kilo wattage that the winter freshet is producing at our corporate dam site out back, as “rain man” Bill Rutan is wont to do on his PC.  The word that our [...]

By David Holahan | Posted in Around Centerbrook, Sustainable Design | Also tagged | Comments (0)