Thursday, April 16, 2009

Out on the River at Last!

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A new year on the Hudson starts with a paddle out to Woodcock Island S mall flies danced above the water, catching the brilliant sunlight, f...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Around the Lake at Woods Hollow

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F inding Leatherwood yesterday set me to thinking that Leather leaf  might be in bloom, too.  In the Woods Hollow Nature Preserve in Ballsto...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Hepatica Festival

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I t was Hepatica Festival today in Skidmore Woods.  And quite a conjuring act.  When I first entered the woods, all I saw were brown dead le...
Monday, April 13, 2009

Something New Every Day

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I checked on my river launch site today, and hooray! the ice is ALL GONE!  With a brisk wind whipping up whitecaps, though, I wasn't too...
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Floral Confusions

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S hadblow.  Redbud.  Cherry trees.  All in glorious bloom.  Obviously, not in Saratoga County.  We went to our son Peter's for Easter, i...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Brave Beauties of Early Spring

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C old.  Blustery.  Even a little snow.  For days now it seemed like winter was back, so I didn't expect to see much blooming when I walk...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Eater Birds

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L ast post was The Eater Bunny, this one is The Eater Bird.  And see! He's all decked out in his Easter-egg yellow plumage. (Just a few ...
Monday, April 6, 2009

The Eater Bunny

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S o there he is -- the EATER BUNNY!  I'll bet you thought I made a typo and meant to say Easter Bunny.  But I meant what I wrote.  That ...
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Sunday, April 5, 2009

On the Trail to Trailing Arbutus

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T oday, the snow is ALL gone, even in the deepest woods. And the ice is all gone too.  Or so it appeared.  Mud Pond is clear, as is Lake Mor...
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Thursday, April 2, 2009

A Bunch of Buds

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A  splendid warm day after cleansing rain yesterday.  How clean and sweet the world seemed this morning!  How appropriate, then, to find thi...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Some Things New Under the Sun

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W hat a difference the sun makes!  Here's a photo of the sunny side of Mud Pond three days ago:  all warm and dry, the ice receded far f...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

This Berry Has Two Mothers

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R ained all day today, temp close to 50, washing away the winter's grime, softening what's left of the snow.  It's amazing how m...
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