Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Virginia, Colombia, the Comoros, the Congo, and the Congo Republic.
Sunday States: New Hampshire, the Central African Republic, China, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: New Hampshire, the Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, and China.
βFrom this day to the ending of the worldβ
We few, we happy few.
βThis story shall the good man teach his sonβ
Yearly, on the vigil, feast your neighbors (or your students).
Sunday States: South Carolina, Cabo Verde, Canada, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: South Carolina, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, and Canada.
Sunday States: Maryland, Brunei, Burundi, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Maryland, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, and Burundi.
Sunday States: Massachusetts, Bolivia, Brazil, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Massachusetts, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, and Brazil.
Sunday States: Connecticut, Belgium, Bhutan, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Connecticut, Belgium, Belize, Benin, and Bhutan.
The Great Swan of the Heavens
The swans of North America, and the Great Swan (Cygnus) of the heavens.
Sunday States: Georgia, Bahrain, Belarus, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Georgia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Belarus.
βOur summer made her light escapeβ
Reading a poem of the autumnal equinox.
Sunday States: New Jersey, Australia, the Bahamas, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: New Jersey, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, and the Bahamas.
We the People
Marking the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
Cassiniβs End, and a Saturnian Poem
The Cassini mission to Saturn comes to an end, and Kenneth Rexroth describes (perhaps) one of its scientists.
Anniversaries and Other September News
States and countries, monuments, 9/11, and the National Anthem.
The Week of the Corn Moon
Libraries, states and countries, nighthawks, and a song at the beginning of autumn. Welcome to the first developmental year of the River Houses.
Let the River Run!
Let all the dreamers wake the nation.
Homeschool Astronomy: The Great American Eclipse of 2017
A view of the August 2017 solar eclipse from the Nashua River valley of New England.
This was ever my wish
Horace welcomes you to the River Houses.