The Quadrantid meteor shower, which peaked last week, remains visible on the eastern horizon after midnight should the skies be clear. Venus has been a brilliant evening star but will seem to disappear as it moves closer to the sun; by Jan. 15 we will see it again as the morning star.
Local creeks are full of water and welcoming the return of coho salmon and steelhead trout, along with a rare chinook salmon sighting.…