And Spring I got! Not too shabby for seed that’s nearly four years old, eh? And, while Mother Nature and Old Man Winter have still not worked out their differences, fortunately, there are still plenty of other signs of Spring. Snowdrops are peaking through piles of dirty snow, the maple sugar sap has been flowing [...]
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Well! … I did ask for Spring!
Posted in Blogging, Close-up, December (Christmas) Cactus, Environment, Gardening, Houseplants, Maple Sugaring, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, November (Thanksgiving) Cactus, Or Just Plain "Old", Photography, Spring Activities, Topsfield, Writing, tagged Blogging, Close-up photography, December (Christmas) Cactus, Environment, Gardening, Houseplants, Maple Sugaring, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, November (Thanksgiving) Cactus, Or Just Plain "Old", Spring Activities, Topsfield, Writing on March 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It Never Fails …
Posted in Conservation, Environment, Gardening, Humor, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Spring Activities, Topsfield, Writing, tagged Conservation, Environment, Gardening, Humor, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Spring Activities, Topsfield, Writing on March 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It never fails, starting in late February and early March, when Mother Nature begins to flirt with springtime temperatures and the ground starts to show through the dirty snow cover, that I begin to crave my garden, to begin planting vegetable seed and to plant flowers in soil warmed by the sun. It doesn’t help [...]
Surprise!
Posted in Animals, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Environment, Global Warming and Climate Change, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Topsfield, Winter Activities, Writing, tagged Animals, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Environment, Global Warming and Climate Change, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Topsfield, Winter Activities, Writing on January 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
To me it is anyway, to see an Eastern Bluebird here in winter? I thought bluebirds were insect eaters. Of course, the northern line has been moving up for many species of birds. Just more evidence of global warming and climate change. Still, this is my first siting of bluebirds, EVER, and just to think, [...]
Saving Red-Tailed Hawks
Posted in Animals, Autumn Activities, Birds, Bradley Palmer State Park, Conservation, Deer Mouse, Environment, House Mouse, Humor, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Red-Tailed Hawks, Spring Activities, tagged Animals, Autumn Activities, Birds, Bradley Palmer State Park, Conservation, Deer Mouse, Environment, House Mouse, Humor, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Red-Tailed Hawks, Spring Activities on November 1, 2008 | 8 Comments »
My apologies if I sound a bit defensive here, but, whenever I mention to friends, relatives and neighbors that I prefer to trap (in Havahart® traps) and relocate mice (to places like a local park, NOT to another neighbors yard) as opposed to killing them with poisons, more often than not, what I get in [...]
Hey All! Miss Me?
Posted in Airbrush, Art, Birds, Blogging, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Hunting, Illustration, Mallard Ducks, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Watercolor, Writing, tagged Airbrush, Art, Birds, Blogging, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Hunting, Illustration, Mallard Ducks, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Watercolor, Writing on October 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, I sure hope so! I can tell you one thing for certain though, I know that I’ve missed blogging and now, I’ve got so much to catch up with that I don’t really know where to begin! And, I’ve never really been far away either, just incredibly busy. For one thing, I finished another [...]
An Art Festival Extraordinaire!
Posted in Animals, Antiques, Art, Autumn Activities, Birds, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Fine Art, History, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, Old Homes, Photography, tagged Animals, Antiques, Art, Autumn Activities, Birds, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Fine Art, History, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, Old Homes, Photography on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just yesterday, I was reminded (via an e-newsletter) about an art festival that I had attended far too many years ago yet the memory of that event stays with me as though I had attended just yesterday! It is held each November (the 14th through the 16th of this year) in Easton, MD and this [...]
With Much Sadness & Disappointment …
Posted in Art, Birds, Close-up, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Fine Art, Fishing, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, Photography, Reflection, Writing, tagged Art, Birds, Close-up photography, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, Fine Art, Fishing, Hunting, Miscellaneous, Nature, Reflection, Writing on September 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This past May, with much sadness and disappointment, one of my all time favorite magazines titled Wildlife Art, ceased publication. Perhaps what makes this an even sadder event for me, at least, is the fact that it was this magazine that was the first to publish a nature photograph of mine with a byline as [...]
I just can’t believe …
Posted in Animals, Autumn Activities, Close-up, Conservation, Cows, Environment, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, tagged Animals, Autumn Activities, Close-up photography, Conservation, Cows, Environment, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Wow! I just can’t believe that I let nearly two seasons pass before changing my header image!
There will be no elderberry wine this year!
Posted in Animals, Birds, Close-up, Conservation, Elderberry Shrubs & Flowers, Environment, Fruit, Humor, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Spring Activities, Summer Activities, Topsfield, Wine & Wine Making, tagged Animals, Birds, Close-up photography, Conservation, Elderberry Shrubs & Flowers, Environment, Fruit, Humor, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Spring Activities, Summer Activities, Topsfield, Wine & Wine Making on September 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Here in New England, early summer already promised to be an exceptional year for flowers and fruit. Case in point, elderberry. You see, one morning, while I was out back beside the big bird feeder (aka, squirrel and deer feeder), tossing out some stale bread for the birds, I noticed these tall shrubs with large [...]
What is Conservation Art, Anyway?
Posted in Airbrush, Animals, Art, Birds, Blogging, Canvasback Ducks, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, History, Illustration, Miscellaneous, Nature, Watercolor, Writing, tagged Airbrush, Animals, Art, Birds, Blogging, Canvasback Ducks, Conservation, Conservation Stamps, Environment, History, Illustration, Miscellaneous, Nature, Watercolor, Writing on August 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A couple of summers ago, I took a course called Environmental History. On the first day of class, as had been true in every other class I’d taken before then, we were asked to tell our classmates a little bit about ourselves. When I mentioned my interest in conservation art (or art for conservation), I [...]
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