A first! A short-tailed Weasel
About a week ago, I was watching the local eagles when a brown blur peaked out from behind a tree from me. I was surprised to see my first NH weasel in the wild! It was running around very fast trying to get away. I managed a few fairly clear shots.
No eaglets yet – but any day now!
Happy Spring, Everyone!
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Rabbit Rabbit and Happy April Fool’s Day!
Happy Spring too! I hope everyone is having a great spring! The eagles are incubating at the local nest. I will be posting updates as time goes on. Last year, they did not have a successful nest. Hopefully, the nest will have a successful hatch! I missed watching the eaglets grow last year.
Enjoy your day and watch out for pranksters! 🙂
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Happy March!
Winter started off slowly. We barely had any snow through January. That surely changed in February! We have arctic temperatures, high winds, and many snowstorms. We had about 3 weeks with storms on Wednesdays/Thursdays and on the weekend. We have a very good ground cover of snow out there! March came in like a lamb! In Concord, we came close to 50 degrees! I think we got to 49! However, today it will be in the low 20s with an even colder windchill. Tomorrow will also be very cold. Luckily, the rest of the week looks like mild weather.
I hope everyone is having a good winter. Take care and be safe! 🙂
Above is a photo of a cow that was in one of Morrill Farm’s fields. It was lapping the post like it was an ice cream! I figure maybe some of the road salt hit the wood.
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The local eagle pair are back this season and at the old nest spot. Above is a shot that I took on January 29th. I am hoping that the nest is successful this year! Last year, there appeared to be a hatch but a bad ice storm followed by another storm with heavy wet snow must have been too much for the eaglets. The photo above is of the pair out on the limb next to their nest. The snow was blowing off the pine boughs. We had had about 3 inches of fluffy snow the night before. The pair should be starting to spruce of the nest, if they haven’t already. I haven’t seen them carrying any sticks yet. If you want to see more eagle shots that I taken lately click on the link to my Flickr photostream on this page.
The last couple weeks we have had some arctic weather and small snowstorms (2-3 inches) with very fluffy snow. Today, we are in the middle of another storm. It is a little after 2:00 pm and we have had about 4 inches so far. It is very cold so the snow is fluffy so far. We may get a mixed precipitation later on. Schools were canceled for the day, and many businesses/offices closed at noon. It is not good driving out there. I love being retired. I don’t need to go out. I don’t mind the snow when I don’t have to drive in bad weather or shovel snow.
Stay safe out there!
Happy New Year – 2025!
Let the sunshine into the New Year! Wishing everyone a year filled with joy, laughter, peace, and good health!
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Merry Christmas to All!
This Christmas will be our first without our mother. It is sad; however, the memories that our parents and other relatives and friends who are no longer with us fill us also with joy, laughter and sometimes a few tears. I feel blessed that I grew up in a loving home surrounded by family and friends. I am still blessed with friends and family. It also brings me joy that I have Maisey (my sweet Calico) who tolerates me putting her in hats, etc. LOL! I spoil her often.
Below is a photo of the Christmas Tree in downtown Penacook this year.
I wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving. It is a quiet one here in New Hampshire this year. There is a bit of mixed frozen precipitation, so my Thanksgiving with my sister Mary Beth has been pushed to tomorrow. I decorated my little tabletop Christmas tree and watched parades on TV and a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. It is certainly different with my mom now not with us. Our parents certainly left us with great and wonderful memories! We are truly blessed. I am thankful for all my relatives and friends! Enjoy the holiday and stay safe out there!
Debbie 🙂
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November always seems to fly by. Daylight Saving Time has ended and the dark of night starts before 4:00 pm. The color of October has turned into the gray of November has begun. It isn’t all dark and gloomy! We have had some very warm days so far. It has been quite lovely. We are in a moderate drought; however, and we are in great need of some decent rain. I want it to stay rain for a bit longer. I am not ready for snow. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. Thanksgiving and Christmas will be very different for our family this year with my mom joining our dad in Heaven. We are very thankful that we had her in our lives as long as we did. Some are not as fortunate as we were.
Have a great day!
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Happy Halloween to All! I hope it is Spooktacular!
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Another Great Showing of the Aurora Borealis
Last night and early this morning (pictured above), we were treated to a great show of the Aurora Borealis. There were clouds in Boscawen last night; but the sky was colored with purple, reds, blues, and greens. I could see the pink with my naked eyes. I have uploaded more photos to my Flickr stream. The link is on this page. The photo above, I took through my kitchen window early this morning. It is such a treat to see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). Magical! Happy October, everyone! It is my favorite month!
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