Category Archives: Weather and Seasons

Wind Chilled

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Jon Waldron

“Undoubtedly wind chill is a very real phenomenon that can have a dramatic impact on our bodies. It is, however, a parameter which has huge variation from person to person and depends significantly on how we dress, what our environment … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Turn Back, O Man!

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Jon Waldron

[December 2014 has been unseasonably warm and wet, with what has felt like several weeks of uninterrupted drizzle. In short, it has been pretty good running weather, all things considered. One benefit of having temperatures above freezing for most of … Continue reading →

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Almanac – December 12

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Jon Waldron

These days, as those of us in the Northern hemisphere are slouching toward the winter solstice, I find myself spending a lot of time brooding on small details in the celestial calendar. For example, today, December 12th, is one of … Continue reading →

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Rising in the Dark

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Jon Waldron

When the weather turns cold and the days grow short and the sun struggles to rise in the sky over Boston (if it bothers to appear at all), I feel a strange urge to run in the early mornings. I … Continue reading →

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Great Meadows: An Appreciation

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Jon Waldron

“Just twenty miles west of Boston lies an oasis for wildlife – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Roughly 85 percent of the refuge’s more than 3,800 acres is comprised of valuable freshwater wetlands stretching along 12 miles of the Concord … Continue reading →

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A Little Rain (to Brighten Your Day)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Jon Waldron

According to the Boston Globe, nearly four inches of rain fell in Boston over the past couple of days, as a typical Nor’easter brought strong winds and heavy precipitation to the area. Wednesday night was particularly delightful, as thunderstorms brought … Continue reading →

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At Franklin Park

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Jon Waldron

“It is one of the strange ironies of this strange life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest. When … Continue reading →

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Orrery

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Jon Waldron

“Orrery (noun) – an apparatus showing the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by balls moved by a clockwork.” – Merriam-Webster At no time of the year does the daylight flee at a greater rate than … Continue reading →

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Have We Become More Weather-Averse?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Jon Waldron

I don’t want to be the grumpy old man in the EZ-boy who tells annoying stories about how tough it was when he was a kid, but I’m struck by the number of road races that got canceled on July … Continue reading →

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Some Like It Hot

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Jon Waldron

Over the last couple of days, Boston welcomed its first really hot and humid weather of the summer. After a near-perfect weekend, temperatures rose into the nineties on Monday and Tuesday, prompting evasive maneuvers from much of the populace — … Continue reading →

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