Photo of Andy Arthur

Andy Arthur

The color television assures us that April showers bring May flowers. 🌷🌻🌼 I'll believe it when I see it, though there are definite hints of the green up -- grass is looking greener in the city, some bushes are starting to bloom and there are signs of the days to come. Days have gotten longer, windows open and it's generally just nicer then not that long ago.

Keuka Lake

 Keuka Lake

After you head west from Kueka Lake, you enter hill and hollow country like you see in Madison County. Much bigger hills and aggressive terrain elevation changes once you get west of here.

Today’s Almanac for Thursday May 2

Today’s Almanac

Night before dawn is 5 hours and 16 minutes,
Dawn starts at 5:16 am and runs for 29 minutes,
Sunrise is at 5:46 am which is 6 hours and 13 minutes before noon,
High noon, the transit of the sun, is at 12:52 pm,
From twelve noon to the sunset at 7:58 pm is 7 hours and 58 minutes,
Dusk lasts for 30 minutes concluding at 8:28 pm,
Leaving 3 hours and 31 minutes until midnight.

One of Marshy Bays

Major Vermont Watersheds

Major Vermont Watersheds

48.2% of Vermont is in the Lake Champlain - Richelieu River watershed, with much of rest of the state in the Upper Connecticut River watershed (37.4%).