HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

What lightning did in Riverside Cemetery

Written August 18th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Saturday’s thunderstorm in the Albany area didn’t last long, but it brought down at least one big tree.


On Sunday afternoon, encounter in the rain

Written June 2nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

What do you do if you find a couple of ducks hanging out behind your car in the parking lot of the Albany Fred Meyer? Ask them to hold still for a quick photo, of course.


A weather plus: Mild month saved us money

Written March 29th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

In case you had not noticed, the bills Albany area residents received in March for power and natural gas reflected quite a jump in temperatures during the billing period, which covered much of February.


Planning to be better prepared

Written January 16th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
This little deer, experience what may be the first winter of its life, looks for edible leaves but canlt find any Monday outside my window.

When this winter storm is over and I can get on the bike again, there are some things I will want to do — or at least think about — before the next storm hits.


Checking riverside parks for high water

Written December 4th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

The Willamette River at Albany was expected to crest at just under 20 feet in the early hours Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, well below the flood stage of 25 feet.


Oregon weather: A question of latitude

Written December 20th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

It was a question of latitude, more or less. And of time, and of where weather systems go in Oregon when they come from the southwest. On Sunday I was riding the bike in Jacksonville outside of Medford. The weather was cool but clear and partly sunny, sunny enough for people to check out the […]


Nearly three minutes of surf in the sun

Written February 9th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

It will be Monday soon enough. But before the start of another valley week in February — first fog, possibly freezing, and later rain — take a look at some surf in the sun.


 
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