The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/farmingnature/page/14/)
A plume of sawdust shoots out of the chainsaw’s cut as Rick Sotil, Jr., up in the bucket, saws another big limb. On the crane truck, Rick, Sr. controls the cable suspending the limb so it won’t fall and damage the King House Museum.
The broadleaf fields on both sides of Griffin Road filled rapidly with snowmobile tracks after the late January snow. This view looks south toward Stratton Farms Road.
This is the way I remember it. A cryptic message was left on my phone, the voice fading in and out, making it a challenge to recognize.
On the afternoon of December 8, the photographer’s family in a Bramble Ridge condo off Bridge Street was super excited seeing these two bobcats in the backyard. They looked like a mother and her young.
I have a lot of fond memories from my early years at Bridge Street School where I learned to read and skip rope. But to be honest, a typical school day for me did include some sniffing of mimeos hot off the press and admiring their lavender ink while eating gobs of Elmer’s paste directly from the applicator.
As we hit the trails this time of year, we may have to dig deeper to find the beauty around us. Heavy snow has yet to fly, the songbirds with their lovely plumage and melodic songs have headed south, the leaves have fallen, and the woods are mostly quiet and still.
