Farming/Nature
Summer Beauty
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Blue Hydrangea
Farming/Nature
Daisies
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Nature came along in spring
And sowed angelic daisies
Along a vacant roadside
Competing with the beauty of
The big red barn upon the hill.
Farming/Nature
Listen to the Mockingbird – “tweet tweet”
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These days a few of my friends and I are participating in the Suffield bird census. We are clutching our lengthy list of birds hoping to check as many off as possible as we peruse all the open space we have here in our town.
Farming/Nature
The Scent of Suffield
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When we were kids, one of the highlights of any trip downtown was the possibility of stopping at the gas station on Mountain Road. While the service guy sauntered out to fill up the family station wagon, the four of us would have our heads out the windows taking deep, gasoline infused breaths as, believe it or not, we loved that gasoline aroma.
Farming/Nature
Brooks
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The Observer is sad to report that Brooks, the abandoned terrier adopted by a caring Enfield couple, passed away in May due to health complications.
Farming/Nature
Twenty Farming Seasons
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Two decades of farming has provided the local farmers with many challenges. Each year is different and constantly evolving. While some types of farmers thrive one year, and some struggle to break even, the diehards just keep putting one foot in front of the other.