Babson Boulders
I’d been meaning to check out the Babson Boulders for years, but it took Joe to finally make it happen (“Want to check out the Babson Boulders?” “Yeah, ok.”) I’ll…
I’d been meaning to check out the Babson Boulders for years, but it took Joe to finally make it happen (“Want to check out the Babson Boulders?” “Yeah, ok.”) I’ll…
Yeah, I went back. Please don’t make fun of me. This time I brought a Scout. She explained that while it’s OK for me to keep posting photos of birds,…
I’m basically haunting the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Took several new trails yesterday and basically did a big loop around the whole thing. Lots of wood ducks, red squirrels (Tamiasciurus…
Yesterday I went to the Ipswich River sanctuary with the Martises, and today I went back again. Now I have some bird photos for you. First, nothing special: a chickadee.…
Today turned out to be another field trip to PEM, which I will never turn down. Why am I not a member? Really. I’ve paid for two memberships by now…
Went to Broadmoor today (now that I’m a Mass Audubon member, it’s actually occurring to me to investigate those properties). Very, very nice spot, especially with little kids (of which…
Dad had a conference here in Boston, so he stayed afterward to play tourist with me. First, we went to Cape Cod. He’d never been there before. We had fried…
I heard rumors of bald eagles up by the Merrimack and Parker rivers, and so made the drive  to Newburyport today. Zero eagles (and zero snowy owls and not even…
We went to the Jack o’Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Zoo last night. Oh, wait. Let me back up. First we ate macaroni and cheese at the Red Fez. Yum-o.…
Last day of being a tourist (which is to say, last day of company and last day of not workingsigh). The consolation was a very pretty day with clear blue…
I had to work this morning, so after a delicious breakfast at Henrietta’s Table, I sent Gail off to watch the boats on the Charles and then check out the…
After I wasted a ton of time working like a sucker this morning on my vacation day, we headed up 93 to NH. And lo! There was snow. That was…
You’ll notice the singular in the title (tourist). That’s because I abandoned Gail today and went to work like the sucker that I am. I won’t bore you by telling…
I know I promised a full report on the Topsfield Fair, but Tanya ruined everything. She ended up staying in western MA too long and decided not to join us…
I’ve had my camera stuffed away and haven’t downloaded in nearly a month, which means this report on The Big E comes too late for you to go see for…