Almanac: Diamonds and Pearls
When I was a boy, my father would bring cool things home from his chemistry...
Stephen Braun
Almanac: Zero
Before dawn last Saturday the temperature hovered near zero and a stiff north wind made...
Almanac: An Ode To Ice
Ice has had a tough time forming on local bodies of water this so-called winter....
Almanac: Happy Solstice!
The summer solstice always comes too early for me. It always feels wrong somehow that...
Almanac: Comet Hunting
In ancient times, people were well aware of the regular movements of the heavenly bodies...
Almanac: Winter Thunder
The sun had long since set by the time a friend and I started climbing...
A Cold Day In Hell
At the risk of my mortal soul, I spent the Sabbath last week visiting four...
Almanac: Flash Powder
The all-enveloping green of summer is gone. With the deciduous trees bare, the grasses brown,...
Almanac: Of Potholes And Giant’s Kettles
A couple of weeks ago I found myself in the middle of a thicket of...
Almanac: A Furry Friend
I dragged a chair to the south side of my house recently, the better to...
Almanac: Surprises On An Autumn Paddle
I had just paddled out from a narrow, cattail-bordered channel into the main body of...
Almanac: Looking For Lead
While researching last week’s column about the Sunderland caves I came across a book about...