Hearth Hill news
Misty Mountain Farm
July 4, 2007 - updated by Mykl
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
Drive-in Movie Theater
May 7, 2007 7:00 PM - posted by Mykl
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
West Fork Flooding
April 15, 2007 4:00 PM* - posted by Mykl
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
Then Snow
March 17, 2007 11:00 AM - posted by Mykl
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
West Fork Rising
March 16, 2007 4:15 PM - posted by Mykl
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
Hail Storm
March 14, 2007 8:00 PM - posted by Mykl
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
Daffodils
March 13, 2007 3:00 PM - posted by Mykl
Open windows weather has come to Hearth Hill, as the first flowers prepare to open in the valley.
HearthNet
November 21, 2006 7:00 PM - posted by Mykl
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
First Frost
November 21, 2006 9:00 AM - posted by Mykl
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
Saturday, 21 October 2006 - posted by Mykl
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Day Rhythms
Tuesday, 21 June 2005 - posted by Mykl
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
Rain in the River Room
Friday, 13 May 2005 - posted by Mykl
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
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