Month: February 2013
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The Seasons, Winter, Winter Garden, Winter Garden Design, Winter Gardening
Farewell to February . . .
 A Soft, Snowy Farewell on the Last Day of February A foot of new snow fell on the hilltop yesterday, coating the last morning of February in a blanket of soft white. With longer days and warmer temperatures ahead, there’s much to look forward to in March. But for now, there’s the beautiful stillness of […]
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Aerial Photography, The Seasons, Winter
Love The One You’re With . . . Renewing My Appreciation Of Winter
 Snowshoeing the Woodland Trails . . . Time is relative, and it always seems to pass most slowly when you’re waiting. At this time of year, many of us in New England start to feel a bit down. Winter is a long season here, and in spite of what the calendar might say, it often […]
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Unusual Plants, Valentines Day Flowers
Hello Lover, Won’t You Be Mine?
Express Your Heartfelt Passion with Some Pizazz: Guzmania ‘Luna’ (Read More About Beautiful Bromeliads Here) It’s almost Valentine’s Day and everything, everywhere, is coming up roses. Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose, and by any other name it would certainly smell as sweet. But when it comes to expressing your love with […]
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Wild Animals, Winter, Winter Garden
A Tiny Garden Guest, Cloaked in White
Mustela erminea, Commonly Known as an Ermine, Short-Tailed Weasel or Stoat Meet the beautiful, white-cloaked ermine (Mustela erminea), also commonly known as the stoat or short-tailed weasel. This curious, swift-moving mammal —closely related to ferrets, weasels, otters, wolverines and badgers— is native to the woodlands, mountainous regions, wetlands and moors of North America, Europe, Asia […]
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White Witch, Winter, Winter - Preparations
Fast Forward into Stormy February . . .
Canada Geese Slip & Slide on Thin Ice – Barton Cove, Gill, Massachusetts I simply can not believe that an entire week has passed… My goodness we are already well into February! And have you heard? There’s a big storm brewing on the east coast. They’re calling it Nemo. Sounds rather ominous, doesn’t it? I […]
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