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Dogs and Snow
Sophie loves snow more than anything. You’d think she’d hate the cold, or the snow balls that stick to her fur, or the fact that the snow is too deep to walk in. Her favorite game is Bill throwing...
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Red Sky at Dawning …
I’m not sure there is any weather on the way but the sunrise this morning was beyond compare. Sometimes a photo can’t do justice to the scene. It is COLD. The kind of cold that makes your face hurt as...
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Hello Old Friends
Yes, by now everyone has heard about the snow in the northeast. We left for Rowe in the morning on Friday after finding someone to clear our driveway in Enfield after that fateful event. It...
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Bitter, Bitter Cold
I have to admit I took this photograph a few weeks ago when there was less snow and was warm enough to walk out to the back forty. This past weekend it was so cold the farthest I ventured was the...
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A Whole Different World
When I got up this morning this is what I saw looking out of an upstairs bedroom window. Pictures sometimes don’t do justice to the reality. It was stunningly beautiful out (and quite warm as...
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Changing of Seasons
There comes a time every summer when you feel it, you know fall is just around the corner. The leaves on the ash trees are beginning to turn, the maples are taking on that olive tone. We are...
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Good Food
My kids call me the doomer. I try to tell them that I just like to be prepared. I never want to worry about where my next meal is coming from. In doing so I have learned to garden in good weather...
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Days of Grace
We are into what many people refer to as “days of grace”. This, for us, is after the gardens are done, the canning is finished (for the most part) and we are seriously thinking about winter. It’s the...
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It’s Here
Snow on Sunday. Snowing again today. Nothing has really accumulated but it’s here. It’s been quite cold the past week or so, cold enough to break out the winter coat. This time of year is the most...
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Two Dog Night
The days that I go up to Rowe during the week are dwindling. I went up yesterday to work on a couple of projects and this is what it looked like when I arrived. The sky was beautiful but I really...
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Cold End and Start
This time of year it’s always a more difficult decision to go to Rowe for an overnight and come home. It’s not that I don’t relish the quiet and solitude, I just have to relish it in a dark, freezing...
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Too Cold Too Early
This past weekend was one of the coldest November weekends I can remember. Having snow is not surprising but having temperatures below 20 degrees with the windchill making it below zero is quite...
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If You Feed Them They Will Come
I’ve posted an older, warmer photograph today because this is really where this starts – feeding the birds. Each year I try to be mindful of what I’m planting to bring the birds and butterflies to my...
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Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
With any luck these babies will be seeing some action on Sunday. The forecast is for 8 to 10 inches and I have to tell you if that doesn’t happen I will be a little disappointed. The first good...
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Little Treasures of Christmas
The tree is up in the living room awaiting decoration. I have to drag them out of the closet this weekend. I love taking them out because it feels like I’m visiting old friends. I have a collection...
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A Finch Obsession
Okay, this has become a bit of an obsession. Honestly, who can blame me? Look at how beautiful the light is shining through their wings. I have been adding to the feeder array to attract more birds –...
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A Year in Review
January was spent trying to finish my thousand cranes – a resolution I make every year and never quite finish. I figure a couple more years and they will be done. I do recommend this to any and...
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Little Thief
The finches love this seed sock filled with a combination of nyjer seed and sunflower chips. They flock to it in droves. It was hung on an S hook on a line going across the patio in full view of the...
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Snow
Saturday we had the most amazing snowstorm. I have been whining lately about our January thaw. Mud season is my least favorite time of the year and I felt like we were in it last week. Everything...
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Bracing
brac·ing adjective adjective: bracing 1. fresh and invigorating. Yesterday afternoon my sister told me she had gone out for a chilly run, followed by a cold hike. I commented on how much I hated the...
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