Farming/Nature
Small, But Mighty
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It’s time to say goodbye to our smallest migratory bird, the ruby throated hummingbird, as they set off for their winter feeding grounds in the tropics.
Farming/Nature
Take a Walk on the Wild Side – in Suffield
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A beautiful place to relax on the Windsor Locks Canal Trail
Farming/Nature
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
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As the days get shorter and cooler, there are more opportunities to be comfortably outside if you’re a fall lover like me, who’s ready to be done with the heat and enjoy a good hike in the crisp fall weather right here in town.
Farming/Nature
Plenty of Activity at Hilltop in August
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Sidney Eitel helps one of her chickens climb the ramp. With family help and generous donations, she renovated 900 square feet at the west end of the old Hilltop Farm chicken house, bought two dozen chicks, and is now about ready to market their eggs.
Farming/Nature
Tropical Storm Isaias Hits Hard
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The brief, severe, spotty wind storm that hit the western part of Connecticut on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4, was just about everything it was forecast to be when Tropical Storm Isaias passed by on its way north. Everything, that is, but rain, and that’s something we really needed — there were only a few sprinkles.
Farming/Nature
Butterfly Wings
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An eastern tiger swallowtail drinks nectar from a butterfly bush on Bridge Street.
Farming/Nature
Wildlife Processions March On
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Back when our kids were still in our clutches, any road trip usually was centered around wildlife. We’d head off in search of birds with more spectacular plumage, reptiles not found in our back forty and mammals more elusive than the grey squirrels.
