Black Ice
A stealth coating of black ice covers our driveway. It’s worse than deep snow and it’s far more treacherous. On the roadways, you won’t see it until it’s too late. But this time, we’ve all been...
View ArticleThe Storms that Won’t Let Up
Utility lines hang tight in Bridgewater, as the ice covering them begins to melt. (Photo by Dick Bergeron) My sister-in-law sent an e-mail from Cape Coral, Florida, and reminded us that it was around...
View ArticleNature’s Own Icy Christmas Tree
A Wintry Freeze (Credit/Dick Bergeron) After the last snow storm which showered the Bridgewater area with about 5 inches of snow less than a week ago, I looked out of the dining room window. There, I...
View ArticleOut in the Cold
This morning, a herd of hungry deer forages for food along Bridgewater's Washington Valley. (Bergeron Images) Without the well-timed intervention of Mother Nature, this post might have been about the...
View ArticleSnow-Bound
One of my favorite poets is John Greenleaf Whittier. I first read one of his works, Snow-Bound, as a teenager studying in the frosty northern realm of mid-Maine. Since that first reading, it has...
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