Farming/Nature
It Was a Rainy Summer, with Strong Wind Gusts
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Pictures of our rainy summer.
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/farmingnature/page/11/)
The warmer months in New England are turtle season, when the slow-moving reptiles cross the road, often in search of a mate or a nesting spot.
For years, this mighty oak, most likely over 200 years old, has been the backdrop for the historic white barn built by George Hendee in 1914 at Hilltop Farm on Mapleton Ave.
The plastic-free movement is being adopted by a number of cities and areas around the world, joining others in the plastic-free movement.
Back when the kids were still living under our roof, for much of the spring we would have a bumblebee that would fly back and forth in front of our house close to the windows. We nicknamed her Babbity Bumble.
The Perseids Meteor Shower will peak on the night of Aug 11 (approximately 11p.m.) until about an hour before dawn on August 12.
Rough-winged swallows line up over the Windsor Locks Canal Trail.