For a couple of years now, at least, there’s been this mural on the wall of a pizza shop out in Gloucester, MA that I’ve wanted to photograph and post to this blog. But, every time that I’ve passed by the place, the parking lot has been full of cars (apparently, they serve great pizza) [...]
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I Got It! FINALLY!
Posted in Art, Birds, Blogging, Gloucester, Herring Gulls, Humor, Miscellaneous, Murals, New England, Outdoor Projects, Photography, Spring Activities, Summer Activities, tagged Art, Birds, Blogging, Gloucester, Herring Gulls, Humor, Miscellaneous, Murals, New England, Outdoor Projects, Photography, Spring Activities, Summer Activities on March 22, 2009 | 8 Comments »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Old Doors & Old Flowers
Posted in Essex, Gardening, History, Miscellaneous, New England, Old Homes, Or Just Plain "Old", Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Spring Activities, Wisteria, tagged Essex, Gardening, History, Miscellaneous, New England, Old Homes, Or Just Plain "Old", Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Spring Activities, Wisteria on May 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I love things that are “old,” they just have so much character, wouldn’t you agree? Take, for example, this front door and wisteria from a home in Essex, MA. The wood is splitting and the paint is peeling, that front door has seen a lot of use! But then, what would you expect? After all, [...]
Slippers are for Mornings
Posted in Close-up, Gardening, Lady Slippers, Miscellaneous, Moccasin Flowers, Nature, New England, Orchids, Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Spring Activities, tagged Close-up photography, Gardening, Lady Slippers, Miscellaneous, Moccasin Flowers, Nature, New England, Orchids, Outdoor Flowers, Spring Activities on May 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Too early! Just a day or two more and this pink Moccasin Flower or Lady Slipper will be in all its glory!
Comin’ & Goin’
Posted in American Goldfinches, Birds, Close-up, Feeding Birds, Humor, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Photography, Spring Activities, tagged American Goldfinches, Birds, Close-up photography, Feeding Birds, Humor, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Spring Activities on May 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I know, I’m feeling guilty as all can be. But, folks, I’ve just been so busy, sometimes I feel like I’m comin’ AND goin’!
It’s Apple Blossom Time in Rockport, MA
Posted in Apple Trees, Close-up, Crabapple Trees, Environment, Fruit, Gardening, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Rockport, Spring Activities, tagged Apple Trees, CafePress.com, Close-up photography, Crabapple Trees, Environment, Fruit, Gardening, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Rockport, Spring Activities on May 11, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Apple (or Crabapple?) Blossoms, Rockport, MA Happy Mother’s Day!
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Posted in Close-up, Environment, Gardening, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Photography, Spring Activities, Violets, tagged Close-up photography, Environment, Gardening, Miscellaneous, Nature, New England, Outdoor Flowers, Spring Activities, Violets on May 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When I posted images of violets the last time, I felt that the flowers looked somewhat wilted and I have felt a bit “guilty” for not taking better images. You see, the violets that I had photographed were out in full sun but violets really favor wetlands and shade. So, I decided, along with a [...]
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