Entranced by a Wood Thrush

It’s that time of year again when I’m serenaded through the open kitchen window as I prepare supper each evening. The flute-like harmonies of the wood thrush sound out from the deep woods around our house, entrancing me each evening. The sound is pure loveliness. These birds thrill me! It is the sound of summer [...]

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Wild Plants of New Hampshire

If the New Hampshire woodlands were left alone, wild flowers and berries would take over in no time flat. Just in our own woodsy yard, I have to hold back flora just to plant perennial beds. Strawberries and raspberries pop up everywhere, and crawl into my gardens if not held at bay.
Strawberries, raspberries, and low [...]

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Ice Storms

It’s an ice storm! The kind when trees bend and snap with “pops,” the power goes out, our house is warmed by a wood fire, icy limbs fall on the roof with each gust of wind. It’s a no-work day! We’re home together, taking pictures and preparing Christmas cards to mail to our friends and [...]

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