The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/farmingnature/page/27/)
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.
This red fox is lying in the pine needles under a tree off of Libby Lord’s back deck.
Young Avery Christian is enthralled by the broadleaf tobacco hung at her grandfather’s farm on North Grand Street in West Suffield.
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.
Encapsulated berries sparkle in the sunlight on a snow covered tree limb.
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.
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.
Beth Chafetz is pictured with Alice, a Harris hawk, who has just landed on her gauntlet.
We’ll be saying good-bye to the beautiful colors of fall until next year.
A beautiful backyard scene to enjoy before the winter arrives.