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What an Interesting Find
Photo By Joan Heffernan A Spring mushroom on the damp and muddy March trail. Spring is Coming! Photo by Joan Heffernan The ruffles of a daffodil
First Bloom of Spring
Photo by Joan Heffernan Crocus opens to the sun
Look Up! Photo by Joan Heffernan Late winter trees await their buds.
The other day I heard a thunk on my window and figured it was a bird strike, and I was not wrong.
As kids we were drawn to my uncle’s pond which is now part of the Sydney Fuller Wildlife Preserve, a Suffield Land Conservancy property.
There is a party crasher in town, and you may have seen him at your bird feeder. The Cooper’s hawk is a small bird of prey who likes to swoop in and spoil the fun of all the other birds eating seed, oblivious to any threat that may come from above. Like all good party crashers, the hawk is quick and quiet, arriving without much fanfare. He is hoping to catch a small bird for his dinner and then head on his way. You will know he has visited if you see a pile of feathers where a bird once sat, or realize the birds have all flown off having caught a glimpse of a Cooper’s hawk in the neighborhood.
Anna Quindlen, one of my favorite authors, spoke about boredom in her essay entitled Doing Nothing is Something.
The 2023 Summer Suffield Farmers Market on the Town Green has come to a close.
