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April 12 – Jeff Vogelgesang & Zachary Deming
April 26 – Jeff Vogelgesang & Zachary Deming
Jeff Vogelgesang, of The Virginia Ramblers and whom many of you have heard accompanying Jan Smith at The Mark Addy in The Fountain Room, performs acoustic instrumental and folk/roots music in duo with Zachary Deming April 12th and April 19th
For more information call 434-361-1101 or e-mail them at: info@Mark-Addy.com
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Photography By Ann Strober
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Spring Flowers
Nellysford, Virginia
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Don’t you just love it when you see folks doing something good…No I mean really good. moving some place, taking a leap of faith, and doing in their heart what they know’s right. That’s Ken and Yvonne Harris. They’ve made Afton and the Rockfish Valley their home. Heck, they’re already raising the next generation of Harris’ now. Farming and farming right is the way they do things.
At a.m. Fog on the Nelson-Albemarle County Line along Route 151 in Afton. They’re as close to the farm as you can get with plenty of fresh meats and vegetables.
They tell me right now they have veggie start, 6 kinds of lettuce. spinach, kale, brocoli, cabbage. And soon they’ll have 26 types of heirloom tomatoes, sweet peppers, and a big selection of HOT HOT HOT HOT, did I say HOT, YIKES! peppers!
They’ve already got; asparagus, lettuce, cucumbers, STRAWBERRIES, strawberry onions (the best!!!), roasting potatoes, Idaho potatoes, carrots, green peppers, farm eggs, meat, and fresh baked bread.
And yea, they still have my favorite the trusty:
-Local “Happy Steer†Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat
-Local Hormone & Antibiotic Free ChickenNot to mention all of the other vegetables, annual, and perennial plants along with fruit trees ready for the spring planting! It’s time!
That new beautiful farm market is OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOW, and before long stop in for hot teas, coffee, muffins, and bread while you take a look around.
Visit them on the web at www.amfog.net or call them at 540-456-7100.
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 69°/48° – RAIN APRIL: 1.06″ – YTD: 6.82″
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 63°/41° – RAIN APRIL: 1.77″ – YTD: 11.41″
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : °N/A/N/A° – RAIN APRIL: 1.65″ – YTD: 12.40″
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 65°/48° – RAIN APRIL: 0.00″ Monthly Total Unavailable
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : 66°/48° – RAIN APRIL: 0.14″ – YTD: 4.46″
–WEDNESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards @ Arrington, VA : 65°/48° – RAIN APRIL: 1.01″ – YTD: 3.42″
Thanks again to Ann Strober of Nellysford for our the beautiful weather photo today. Ann has been sending some really nice ones along lately, and finally with some sun Wednesday it began feeling more like Spring.
Today will be the nicest day in about the last ten. For a change, we will see more sunshine and temps rising in to the mid and upper 70’s both today and Friday. Though Friday we will see more clouds with rain and thunderstorms moving in by Friday night into Saturday.
Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Nellysford, Wingina, Tyro, and Whetstone Ridge
Thursday: Partly sunny and very mild.
* Highs Valley: 73-76°
*On the mountains: 64-67°
*Winds: W-5 MPH becoming SE in the afternoon
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 53-56° : Mountains: 50-53° : Winds: S 10-15 MPH
Friday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, breezy.
* Highs Valley: 78-81°
*On the mountains: 69-72°
*Winds: SW 15-25 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mild with showers and scattered thunderstorms. Lows valley: 58-61° : Mountains: 50-53° : Winds: SW 10-20 MPH.
The weekend has showers, and possible thunderstorms lingering into Saturday morning, with temps in the upper 60’s for daytime highs. Sunday looks partly sunny and cooler with isolated showers – highs in the valley in the mid 50’s. By Sunday night believe it or not, we may see a snow shower or two particularly above 2000 feet as overnight lows dip to the upper 20’s mountains and low 30’s valley.
Don’t put the jackets up just yet!
Have a great Thursday everyone!
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Today’s cut is All Your Mama Don’t Care from her CD Tin Heart.
Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.
On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.
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Photography By Ann Strober
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Spring Bee
Nellysford, Virginia
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Don’t you just love it when you see folks doing something good…No I mean really good. moving some place, taking a leap of faith, and doing in their heart what they know’s right. That’s Ken and Yvonne Harris. They’ve made Afton and the Rockfish Valley their home. Heck, they’re already raising the next generation of Harris’ now. Farming and farming right is the way they do things.
At a.m. Fog on the Nelson-Albemarle County Line along Route 151 in Afton. They’re as close to the farm as you can get with plenty of fresh meats and vegetables.
They tell me right now they have veggie start, 6 kinds of lettuce. spinach, kale, brocoli, cabbage. And soon they’ll have 26 types of heirloom tomatoes, sweet peppers, and a big selection of HOT HOT HOT HOT, did I say HOT, YIKES! peppers!
They’ve already got; asparagus, lettuce, cucumbers, STRAWBERRIES, strawberry onions (the best!!!), roasting potatoes, Idaho potatoes, carrots, green peppers, farm eggs, meat, and fresh baked bread.
And yea, they still have my favorite the trusty:
-Local “Happy Steer†Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat
-Local Hormone & Antibiotic Free ChickenNot to mention all of the other vegetables, annual, and perennial plants along with fruit trees ready for the spring planting! It’s time!
That new beautiful farm market is OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOW, and before long stop in for hot teas, coffee, muffins, and bread while you take a look around.
Visit them on the web at www.amfog.net or call them at 540-456-7100.
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 62°/44° – RAIN APRIL: 1.06″ – YTD: 6.82″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 59°/34° – RAIN APRIL: 1.77″ – YTD: 11.41″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : °62/43° – RAIN APRIL: 1.65″ – YTD: 12.40″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 61°/44° – RAIN APRIL: 0.00″ Monthly Total Unavailable
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : 60°/44° – RAIN APRIL: 0.14″ – YTD: 4.46″
–TUESDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards @ Arrington, VA : 57°/44° – RAIN APRIL: 1.01″ – YTD: 3.42″
Want to keep Pauline Kendall and her family in our thoughts for the coming days. As we wrote about yesterday, her dad Paul Shelton over near Lovingston, passed away in late February. He was our cover story in the August 2007 issue of NCL when Pauline, his daughter, and her family surprised him with his old Model A 1931 Ford all refurbished for a birthday gift. Mr. Shelton was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed.
Changing gears a bit, want to let everyone know about Blue Mountain Brewery’s re-release of their Rockfish Wheat beer. Yep, at 4PM Tuesday it was available again on tap and in bottles. This is my personal favorite so stop by and check it out! Mandi tells me they have plenty!
Thanks to Ann Strober of Nellysford for our weather photos today! She had to be quick, but yes, we finally had sun yesterday and Ann managed to grab some fantastic shots of this bee doing its thing in the brief Spring sun. Hope you didn’t wink Tuesday or you missed the sun!
Wednesday will be another dreary day in the morning, with some light drizzle possible. But like yesterday, we should see sunshine by afternoon in most locations and temps will warm even more. Most area squeaked out lower 60’s Tuesday in spite of the clouds early on.
By the end of the week, low and mid 70’s still look reasonable, but yes, rain again by Friday afternoon into at least part of the weekend if not Sunday as well.
Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Nellysford, Shipman, Naked Mountain, and Amherst
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with drizzle early then partly sunny.
* Highs Valley: 65-68°
*On the mountains: 62-65°
*Winds: SW-5 MPH becoming S in the afternoon
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light scattered showers. Lows valley: 48-51° : Mountains: 44-47° : Winds: SW 5-10 MPH
Thursday: Partly sunny and even warmer.
* Highs Valley: 74-77°
*On the mountains: 66-69°
*Winds: SSW-5 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 53-56° : Mountains: 50-53° : Winds: S 5-10 MPH.
The remainder of the week has temps in the mid 70’s Friday with a chance of showers and partly sunny skies. Thunderstorms are possible Saturday with highs near 70°. Sunday light showers still are possible with temps cooling to around 60° for a valley high.
Have a great Wednesday everyone!
KnowYourNelson.com
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Today’s cut is All Gorham Mountain from the CD Tin Heart.
Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.
On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.
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One of Blue Mountain Brewery’s most popular beers is back beginning today at 4 PM!
Stop the presses! News FLASH! Well, sort of!
Mandi Smack, of Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, e-mailed this morning to let us know that, my personal favorite, Rockfish Wheat is back, on tap and in six pack bottles, beginning today at 4PM! If you remember after they opened last fall this was so popular it didn’t take long for it to be all gone.
Rockfish Wheat is an authentic Bavarian-style “Kristall Weizen” filtered wheat beer. The unique flavor created by the yeast has made this ale a summer favorite in the beer world.
OK Mandi, be sure to save me at least a couple of six packs! This stuff goes fast!
I just love summer!
Cheers!
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The cover from our August 2008 NCL issue featuring our story on Mr. Paul Shelton and his 1931 Model A Ford making it back home.
As I have said over the past several months, it seems like I am writing about way too many fine people leaving us here in Nelson County. Today I got a phone call from the daughter of Mr. Paul Shelton, Pauline Kendall, that her father finally lost his very dignified battle with cancer on February 24, 2008.
You may remember our web story from last year here. And, Mr. Shelton’s was the cover story in our August 2007 (Page 22) issue of NCL. I knew Mr. Shelton for less than a year, but what a fantastic man.
Mr. Shelton and his wife moments after his family surprised him with his old Model A Ford that had been completed reworked and put back in mint condition.
His daughter thought it would be a wonderful gift to have his old car restored and give it to him as a birthday gift. Mr. Shelton thought the car, from his younger days, was long gone, until last July when it was given back to him in top notch condition.
In those final weeks, Pauline tells me her dad never complained and never made it an issue that he knew he was about to make that final journey of The Long Way Home. How could any of us have known that title for the car story would have been such a fitting memorial to such a wonderful man.
I bet Mr. Shelton gets to drive that car everyday now!
We all will miss you Mr. Shelton.
Video from last year’s arrival of the car and the presentation to Mr. Shelton
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Photography By Tommy Stafford
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Clouds And Drizzle @ Pharsalia
Tyro, Virginia
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Not worry, you won’t find that kind of stuff at Ken & Yvonne Harris’ a.m. Fog on the Nelson-Albemarle County Line along Route 151 in Afton. They’re as close to the farm as you can get with plenty of fresh meats and vegetables.
They’ve already got; Asparagus, Lettuce, Cucumbers, STRAWBERRIES, strawberry onions (the best!!!), roasting potatoes, Idaho potatoes, carrots, green peppers, farm eggs, meat, and fresh baked bread.
And yea, they still have my favorite the trusty:
Local “Happy Steer†Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat
-Local Hormone & Antibiotic Free ChickenNot to mention all of the other vegetables, annual, and perennial plants along with lots of fruit trees ready for the spring planting! Spring is here!
And have you seen that new beautiful farm market going up, they ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOW, and soon they’ll be featuring hot teas, coffee, muffins, and bread.
Visit them on the web at www.amfog.net or call them at 540-456-7100.
–MONDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 52°/42° – RAIN APRIL: 1.04″ – YTD: 6.45″
–MONDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 49°/34° – RAIN APRIL: 1.77″ – YTD: 10.80″
–MONDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : °54/41° – RAIN APRIL: 1.65″ – YTD: 11.81″
–MONDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 52°/43° – RAIN APRIL: 0.00″ Monthly Total Unavailable
–MONDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : 51°/42° – RAIN APRIL: 0.14″ – YTD: 4.44″
–MONDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards @ Arrington, VA : 53°/46° – RAIN APRIL: 1.01″ – YTD: 2.87″
Before we kick off today, want to recognize Nelson Girl Scout Troop #249. They got a chance to head up to Washington this past weekend and see many of the sights there. Click here to see much more on their trip. That’s always an exciting one to make!
Yesterday we talked about how much this place is resembling Seattle lately. Well, Monday didn’t disappoint us! In the photo above the low gray clouds and sometime drizzle held in like the shot on Pharsalia Road looking north back toward Cub Creek. Cool, damp conditions prevailed for most of the day, though a tiny bit of sun did appear for a brief time.
Don’t look for much improvement today either. Though high pressure (which usually means fair weather) is in the area, we have a terribly stubborn easterly flow of moisture from the Atlantic that’s keeping these low gray cloudy skies in place. I do think Tuesday has a better potential to see some limited sun later in the day, but it’s still going to be difficult until we get something in here to kick this nasty lingering mess out.
A series of systems approaching the area will keep some clouds in the area for the next several days, though we do have a window for some sun by mid week before heading back into showery conditions. Most of the models I am looking at right now have cloudy skies well on into next weekend, but they do overplay it many times, so let’s see how the next 48 hours plays out. The second half of the week has great potential to be nice and Spring like, at least if everything pans out.
The one good bit of news is the temperatures. We will begin to see some warming up over the next several days, and right now low and mid 70’s look likely on Thursday and Friday when we have more sun vs clouds.
Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Cub Creek, Tyro, Faber and Howardsvillle
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and continued cool. Foggy early day, especially in higher elevations.
* Highs Valley: 53-56°
*On the mountains: 49-52°
*Winds: NE 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 43-46° : Mountains: 38-41° : Winds: E 5-10 MPH
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy early, then partly sunny. Warmer.
* Highs Valley: 64-67°
*On the mountains: 58-61°
*Winds: SE-5 MPH becoming S in the afternoon.
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy again. Lows valley: 47-50° : Mountains: 44-47° : Winds: S 5-10 MPH.
The remainder of the week Temps warm to the mid 60’s by Wednesday and into the lower & mid 70’s by Thursday and Friday, slightly cooler readings on the mountains. Rain showers back in the forecast by Friday night into part of Saturday.
Have a great Tuesday everyone!
KnowYourNelson.com
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Today’s cut is All Simple Path To Freedom from the CD 29 Dances.
Louisville, Kentucky native Jan Smith writes songs rooted in vibrant imagery and sincere, stark emotion. The artists whose music she grew up with — Merle Haggard, Nina Simone, and Townes Van Zant among many others – influence her work, as does the traditional bluegrass music of her new home in the mountains of central Virginia.
On April 4, 2006, Landslide Records released “29 Dances,” produced in Nashville by Bil VornDick (Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley). The record features Johnny Hiland, Byron House (Sam Bush, Nickel Creek), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Randy Kohrs, David Talbot (the Grascals), Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs), Robert Bowlin (Bill Monroe), Patty Mitchell, and Smith’s partner, Jeff Vogelgesang.
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Photography By Betsy Smith
For Nelson County Life Magazine ©2008
At The Capitol Building
Washington, D.C
Thanks to Betsy Smith of Roseland for dropping these photos our way. Girl Scout Troop # 249 got a real treat this past weekend on a trip to Washington.
Betsy tells us:
“The girls went on a special trip to DC for the weekend that started out with a visit at the National Zoo. While there, they were given a “back door” view of the invertebrate exhibit where they watched coddle fish, an octopus and spiders being fed. They also held sea creatures such as star fish, needle star fish and horseshoe crabs. That evening they enjoyed watching the fireworks over DC as part of the Cherry Blossom Festival. The next morning they visited the Arlington Cemetery and watched the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – very moving. They then headed into DC on the metro rail. This commuter system fascinated the girls – they learned quickly how to get on the “right” train and how to navigate the system, especially entering and exiting the metro stations! The metro trip ended at the Smithsonian where the girls visited the Museum of Natural History and the Air and Space Museum.
A very educational and fun trip for all!”
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Photography By Tommy Stafford
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Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Art Contest At NCHS
Lovingston, Virginia
Above, left to right, are the Nelson County High students in WFD’s art contest. Jordan Kennedy, Laurel Schablein, Marie Borgman, Chelsea Crouch, Shannon Spivey, Justin Lawhorn, Josh Morris, Erica Stowe, Tori Ashley, and Cally Bryant.
The entries are part of contest to select work that will be enlarged and hung in the Wintergreen Fire Stations. The contest was coordinated by, Tammy Fore, a medic / firefighter with the department in conjunction with art teacher, Elizabeth Knight at NCHS. “Their artwork is going to get transferred onto 4×4 sheets of plywood or luon or something and then we’ll put them on the walls in the station,” says Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Chief, Curtis Sheets.
The first place winner by NCHS student, Jordon Kennedy.
The second place winner by NCHS student, Erica Stowe
WFD also presented a gift check to the art department for all of their hard work and cooperation!
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Not worry, you won’t find that kind of stuff at Ken & Yvonne Harris’ a.m. Fog on the Nelson-Albemarle County Line along Route 151 in Afton. They’re as close to the farm as you can get with plenty of fresh meats and vegetables.
They’ve already got; Asparagus, Lettuce, Cucumbers, STRAWBERRIES, strawberry onions (the best!!!), roasting potatoes, Idaho potatoes, carrots, green peppers, farm eggs, meat, and fresh baked bread.
And yea, they still have my favorite the trusty:
Local “Happy Steer†Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat
-Local Hormone & Antibiotic Free ChickenNot to mention all of the other vegetables, annual, and perennial plants along with lots of fruit trees ready for the spring planting! Spring is here!
And have you seen that new beautiful farm market going up, they ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOW, and soon they’ll be featuring hot teas, coffee, muffins, and bread.
Visit them on the web at www.amfog.net or call them at 540-456-7100.
–SUNDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 51°/45° – RAIN APRIL: 1.04″ – YTD: 6.45″
–SUNDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 42°/36° – RAIN APRIL: 1.75″ – YTD: 10.78″
–SUNDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : °62/38° – RAIN APRIL: 1.59″ – YTD: 11.77″
–SUNDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 52°/44° – RAIN APRIL: 0.00″ Monthly Total Unavailable
–SUNDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : 65°/44° – RAIN APRIL: 0.14″ – YTD: 4.44″
–SUNDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards @ Arrington, VA : 50°/45° – RAIN APRIL: 0..99″ – YTD: 2.85″
Congrats to students in NCHS Art Class! They’re seen above showing some of their work in a recent competition for display in the Wintergreen Fire Department. You can read lots more above and see the top two winning entries!
I had someone say to me over the weekend they felt like they were in Seattle instead of Central Virginia. I couldn’t agree more! A stubborn easterly air flow that brings in these low clouds and drizzle held on right through the weekend. The upside to this is the needed rain. We are well on our way to making up for last year’s dry summer. And now’s the time to get it, because generally speaking mid summer tends to have less rain. Some locations in Nelson have already seen 11 inches or better of rainfall since January 1st! That is very good news.
Look for the clouds and sometimes drizzle to hang in there today early. Unfortunately we have a few more hours of this stuff before high pressure finally wins. I can’t rule out seeing some sun in places Monday, but it won’t be very much, especially early. If we do get some it will come later in the day. By Tuesday we’ll see more sun and of course warmer temps.
By the second half of the week, temps warm way up, but rain reenters the forecast too by Thursday night.
Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Wintergreen, Steeles Tavern, Rockfish and Greenwood
Monday: Mostly cloudy and cool. Sprinkles and fog early. Some sun possible in the afternoon.
* Highs Valley: 52-55° warmer if we get more sunshine
*On the mountains: 44-47°
*Winds: NE 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows valley: 40-43° : Mountains: 38-41° : Winds: E-5 MPH
Tuesday: Early morning clouds then partly cloudy. Warmer.
* Highs Valley: 63-66°
*On the mountains: 54-57°
*Winds: E 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy once again. Lows valley: 44-47° : Mountains: 41-44° : Winds: SE-5 MPH.
The remainder of the week is dry until Thursday night when rain is possible again continuing on into the weekend. Temps warm to the mid 60’s by Wednesday and into the lower 70’s by Thursday and Friday, slightly cooler readings on the mountains.
Have a great Monday everyone!
KnowYourNelson.com
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Updated 12 noon 4.6.08
Forecast By Tommy Stafford – Nelson County Life Magazine
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Not worry, you won’t find that kind of stuff at Ken & Yvonne Harris’ a.m. Fog on the Nelson-Albemarle County Line along Route 151 in Afton. They’re as close to the farm as you can get with plenty of fresh meats and vegetables.
They’ve already got; Asparagus, Lettuce, Cucumbers, STRAWBERRIES, strawberry onions (the best!!!), roasting potatoes, Idaho potatoes, carrots, green peppers, farm eggs, meat, and fresh baked bread.
And yea, they still have my favorite the trusty:
Local “Happy Steer†Hormone and Antibiotic Free Meat
-Local Hormone & Antibiotic Free ChickenNot to mention all of the other vegetables, annual, and perennial plants along with lots of fruit trees ready for the spring planting! Spring is here!
And have you seen that new beautiful farm market going up, they ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOW, and soon they’ll be featuring hot teas, coffee, muffins, and bread.
Visit them on the web at www.amfog.net or call them at 540-456-7100.
Readings as of 8:15 PM Friday night
–SATURDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Nelson County Life Magazine in the Rockfish Valley : 70°/53° – RAIN APRIL: 0.69″
–SATURDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation on Devil’s Knob @ Wintergreen Mountain : 58°/50° – RAIN APRIL: 1.04″
–SATURDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Hatcreek Farm on Horseshoe Mountain @ Roseland, VA : °70/47° – RAIN APRIL: 1.00″
–SATURDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Tiger Fuel @ Lovingston, VA : 68°/48° – RAIN APRIL: 0.44″ estimated
–SATURDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Delfosse Winery & Vineyard @ Faber, VA : 67°/53° – RAIN APRIL: 0.12″
–SATURDAY’S High / Low at NCL-Mini Tara Vineyards @ Arrington, VA : 66°/52° – RAIN APRIL: 0.42
Other area rainfall totals by clicking here.
Before we kick off into weather, want to remind you that anytime you want to find out what’s going on around the area, you can simply click on the Datebook category to your left for a listing of all kinds of events for the coming month. We are constantly updating them, so check their often, especially near the weekends when lots is going on!
Saturday was an uneventful day overall, starting cool, but some sunshine peeked through making it into the upper 60’s and around 70° at some locations.
Overnight showers fell Saturday night continuing into Sunday morning. Most areas east of the BRP will remain cloudy and with periods of drizzle. Few locations will see some sunshine. It will remain quiet cool.
Skies stay cloudy again Sunday night with drizzle possible.
We continue next week with variably cloudy skies until we reach mid week when temperatures climb into the lower 70’s.
Regional Current Surface Map via wunderground
Looking 12-24 Hours Ahead
Your Nelson County Life custom area forecast including: Roseland, Wintergreen, Greenwood and Paul’s Creek
*OVERNIGHT: Scattered showers. Lows valley: 44-47° : Mountains: 39-42° : Winds: NE 10-15 MPH with occasional higher gusts.
Sunday: Continued cloudy early with drizzle. Cool. Some sun possible late day especially on and west of the BRP.
* Highs Valley: 52-55°
*On the mountains: 46-49°
*Winds: NE 5-10 MPH
*OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy, light areas of drizzle. Lows valley: 41-44° : Mountains: 38-41° : Winds: SE-5 MPH.
Next week looks generally dry for now with daytime highs in the 50 & 60’s and overnight lows in the 40’s. Temps climb to the 70’s by Wednesday through Friday.
Have a great Weekend everyone!
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Beams Delivered For Devil’s Backbone Micro Brewery
Wintergreen, Virginia
Above, Steve Crandall, of Tectonics II, and creator of Devil’s Backbone Brewery in Beech Grove steadies a load of custom manufactured beams being delivered to the construction site in Beech Grove.
Nelson County, Virgnia’s next microbrewery is well on it’s way to opening this fall. Friday much of the “meat” for construction began arriving for the newest brewery that will join the already opened Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton.
Crandall tells NCL that everything is right on track and the brewery with a compete restaurant is slated to open later this year in the fall. The first phase of the Village at Glen Mary will open around May 1st. (See page 18 of the April 2008 issue of NCL) Sparrow’s Cafe is almost completed. They will be serving breakfast, lunch, and specialty coffee daily.
Above the reassembled Arrington Train Depot which will be the new home of Sparrow’s Cafe.
