Archives in Category: Flora/Fauna

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So Long Summer

Posted on August 31, 2008

Calendar-wise, I know summer sticks around for another three weeks, but I’ve always thought that Labor Day, which is tomorrow, ends the season. Maybe it’s because school starts again, which means the weather always gets hot but then turns. Maybe

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Something’s in the Bedroom

Posted on August 24, 2008

Two nights ago I heard something moving around in the bedroom, rustling things, startling me from a sound sleep. Instantly I was on high alert. I rolled over and shook Earl.

“Earl, there’s something in the room with us. Do

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Hooked

Posted on July 30, 2008

I’m sitting in the lodge after a full day on the river ferreting fish. Tomorrow is our last day here; we return to normal life with computers and cellphones and fax machines instead of fishing rods and reels and lures.

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What Day Is It?

Posted on July 27, 2008

I don’t know how many days we have been at Wollaston Lake Lodge; because, truthfully, I’ve lost track of time. The staff says it’s Day Four, because the lodge’s calendar is broken into four-day weeks. Guests usually stay four days,

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Webs

Posted on July 15, 2008

I was sitting in my office trying to come up with a topic for today’s blog. For some reason, it was difficult to hone in on one. Should I comment on The New Yorker’s skewering of the Obamas? Should I

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Weekend Weeder

Posted on April 18, 2008

We have an acre of lawn and flower beds and trees to maintain, and it doesn’t take long for growing things to get out of control. But we also have a man who does the lawn mowing, the planting in

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Nature on Display

Posted on February 17, 2008

Recently, I decided to put up a bird feeder outside my office window, partly to feed the hungry birds and partly to amuse myself with their comings and goings. Now, ten days into the mission, I’ve determined several rules for

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Final Shot

Posted on November 19, 2007

I couldn’t resist. A couple days ago I took some photographs of our back yard as autumn waned and the chill of winter arrived. The chill always precedes the actuality.

This shot, taken in early morning mist, reminds me

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Fall Preview

Posted on November 9, 2007

I took this photo a couple weeks ago as summer waned and autumn arrived. The geraniums still bloomed but with less zest than in the heat of the high season. The leaves on the trees were losing their ability

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Fall Is Coming

Posted on September 27, 2007

This is how the entrance to our home looks in the bright sun of early September. I took this photo, because I plan to take a companion shot when autumn is in full regalia. The colors are breathtaking. I

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