Farming/Nature
Nature’s Sculpture
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The tip of a Japanese Maple branch, encased in ice in bright sunshine, reminds one of a Chilhuly glass creation.
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/farmingnature/page/32/)
The tip of a Japanese Maple branch, encased in ice in bright sunshine, reminds one of a Chilhuly glass creation.
As the days lengthen, it won’t be long before Suffield abounds with examples of this gorgeous pink dogwood.
The February 10 Winter Farmers’ Market was announced as the last of the season, and with good weather, plus that warning, the turnout of sellers was impressive.
By this time of year, birders around town have had plenty of time to amp up their feeding stations.
Over the past few weeks, when I have been traipsing around in the dark, I have heard great horned owls calling.
The Suffield Agriscience Center is hosting the Suffield Winter Farmers Market on Saturday, February 10 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Large Animal Facility.
In the late afternoon on that torrential January day when most of the snow cover disappeared, inveterate explorer Michael Preli clambered part-way up Manatuck Mountain at the end of Phelps Road and took some great photos of the mountaintop melt tumbling down the quarry face amongst the dare-devil graffiti.
The view that makes Taintor Street beautiful is the Leahey Farm at the corner of Sheldon Street, happily now protected from anything but farm and conservation use – and lovely vistas.
A pair of bluebirds take a bit of shelter in the freezing cold of early January.
A placid White’s Pond doubles this beautiful picture of October color at Sunrise Park.