Tag Archives: Puffer’s Pond

02.20.2023 Been there, done that…not!

Just like much that happens in nature is by way of chaos, so too freezing waterfalls. Even the same waterfall takes on different appearances and textures from one year to another.  This is from 2017 and the one a few … Continue reading

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01.16.2023 Once upon a time when winter was winter

At least when it was winter in Amherst. Back in December when we had a few days of relatively cold weather I drove by here, Puffer’s Pond in North Amherst, to see if anything resembling this scene was happening.  Not … Continue reading

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01.16.2020 More Winter 2018 Hiatus

Following up on yesterday’s Ice Cube image from a period when I wasn’t posting much, or at all, for a few months. On this day in 2018 it was cold.  Below 0° cold which is what it takes to get … Continue reading

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01.15.2020-1 Ice Cube

Something from the archives to encourage the return of winter this weekend. I checked to see if I had shared this before but apparently I went on a forgotten three month hiatus at the beginning of 2018. This was found … Continue reading

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10.31.2019 Puffers Pond Phantasm

Don’t get too close or it might bite. Happy Halloween Pareidolia, folks.

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06.15.2019 Puffers Pond Reflection

I’ve shot this rock a few times and today was the closest to flat water I have seen.  To the left is a waterfall  that is pulling water constantly thus there is always a flow. I was attracted to the … Continue reading

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01.20.2015 Puffer’s Pond Dam Waterfall in Ice

Just before our freezing rain started on Sunday, I drove from Pelham to North Amherst and Puffer’s Pond.  The pond was created by the construction of a dam of the Mill River during a more industrial period of Amherst’s history … Continue reading

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