Farming/Nature
Great Blue Heron
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An unusual sight – a Great Blue Heron perches on a snowy rock in the Farmington River in Simsbury.
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The Acrobatic Nuthatch
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Around this time of year my face is pressed to the window by our bird feeder watching the nuthatches scrabble up and down the tree trunks. The white breasted nuthatch is a fairly common visitor in these parts.
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The Ongoing Quest
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The other day I was talking to a friend about the good old days and the college experience. This was back in the time before social media and cell phones, in fact we didn’t even have a regular phone in our dorm room.
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Are You Lookin’ at Me?
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This red fox is lying in the pine needles under a tree off of Libby Lord’s back deck.
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Fifth Generation Tobacco Farmer in the Making
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Young Avery Christian is enthralled by the broadleaf tobacco hung at her grandfather’s farm on North Grand Street in West Suffield.
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Under the Rainbow at Halloweenfest
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Frankenstein and his bride (Jax and Ellery Baker) head for the Pumpkin Patch as a surprise rainbow enhances HalloweenFest at Hilltop Farm on October 20. The annual kids event is sponsored by Suffield Girl Scouts and The Friends of the Farm at Hilltop.
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Winter Wonder
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Encapsulated berries sparkle in the sunlight on a snow covered tree limb.
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Beautiful Birds in the Winter
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This pretty horned lark, the first one seen by the photographer, was photographed in a scene besting Audubon. He’s a winter bird, very active trying to find things to eat on a cold winter day.
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Porcupines
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Our weekly pilgrimage on the trails around town helps us to lead a wide awake life. Earlier this fall, I had launched into one of my endless narratives while climbing the hills; my friends may or may have not had their hands clapped over their ears, but their peace on the trail was short-lived, as my faithful pup uttered a strange bark and bounded off after two woodland creatures.