Hearth Hill news

Misty Mountain Farm

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:00:59 -0400

While doing a search for local farmer’s markets, back in May, I discovered folks right here in Calhoun County who bought an old homestead in the late ‘90s, where they’re now practicing sustainable agr

Rain in the River Room

Fri, 13 May 2005 17:58:30 -0400

The hard spatter of rain drops on the still river is like textured moon glass. Sitting in the Sun Room or the River Room of the log house is about as close as you can get to being right out in the r

Drive-in Movie Theater

Mon, 7 May 2007 19:00:15 -0400

I just got word that the Mount Zion Drive-in will open for the summer on Friday the 18th. This recently renovated drive-in theater has been in operation, here in Calhoun County, since 1949. They s

Day Rhythms

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:55:40 -0400

The summer weather cycle at Hearth Hill can be wonderfully dramatic. Cool nights with incredibly dark skies, the rich white spattering of the Milky Way, and stars big, bright and crisp. Mornings y

West Fork Flooding

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:00:17 -0400

After a few weeks of frequent precipitation, I think our watershed is thoroughly waterlogged. So the past day and night of fairly steady rain has the West Fork of the Little Kanawha River rising wel

Then Snow

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:00:43 -0400

Overnight, the temperature dropped below freezing, as the precipitation continued. As I write this, there are flurries of fine snow, and melt water dripping steadily off the roof. Winter going out

West Fork Rising

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:15:28 -0400

Since the hail storm two nights ago, there’s been a more or less steady light rain here in the valley. Ever wondered how the West Fork of the Little Kanawha River looks after almost 2 days of consta

Hail Storm

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:00:06 -0400

It was a sunny and warm spring-like day, the kind that invites short-sleeved shirts and open windows. Then, around sunset came the Olympian rumble of thunder from adjacent valleys and, in the span 2

Daffodils

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:00:22 -0400

Open windows weather has come to Hearth Hill, as the first flowers prepare to open in the valley.

HearthNet

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500

It’s a stunning crisp, clear and moonless night, the sky a blackground [sic] of maxi-noir, the wide streak of the Milky Way splattered across it, and the foreground riddled star bright like the oncomi

First Frost

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:00:15 -0500

Day broke, burning off the mist of late night, to reveal a light frosting in steady retreat as the sun slid across the land, making everything bright, yet leaving the crisp air to bite.

Coming Soon

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:48:31 -0400

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