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Nature, as I see it
natureasis.blogspot.com
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Welcome to my blog. Here I will post pictures from my garden and from the nature around me as I stumble upon it.
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Merry Christmas!

25 dec 11

Finding Christmas

Last weekend I found the Christmas spirit that I was missing. This is how I found it.On Saturday morning, we went to Bolton Spring Farm to pick out our Christmas tree.While my three men were picking ...

11 dec 11

Down Rt. 117

I woke up to a foggy Sunday morning,grabbed my camera and went for a short ride eastward, down Rt. 117 .Lower Village Cemetery in StowSt. Bridgets Cemetary, MaynardSt. Bridgets Cemetery, Maynard.I lo...

02 dec 11

Thanksgiving

The turkey is in the oven.All the sides are prepared as far as they can be.Keeping it simple this year (Demanding puppy on hands, remember?), only the traditional must-haves.Turkey, mashed potatoes, ...

24 nov 11

Apple Country

Things have quieted down here in apple country.The apple picking season has come to an end.The lines of cars rolling in on weekend mornings are no longer here.The crowds of visiting apple pickers, th...

17 nov 11

Mostly Maple

The Maple must be one of the most photographed trees in the fall.It goes through such beautiful change.A display of color ranging from light greens to yellows, oranges and the deepest of reds.This fa...

12 nov 11

Happy Halloween?

Happy Halloween Everybody!Finally, Halloween!The kids have been so excited and the waiting has been long.Its the same thing every year, you think youve got it down.You decorate your yard, buy your pu...

01 nov 11

My Yard Turned Graveyard

I leave the house for one hour.And this is what I come back to.My yard turned graveyard.Charming turned alarming,spookyand bone chilling.Eerie stones and bones everywhere. It is today one week until ...

24 oct 11

Indian Corn and Chrysanthemum

Did you decorate for fall yet? Or, are you discouraged by previously failed craft attempts?(I often am.)Why not try one of these Indian corn decorating ideas?Believe me, it doesnt get easier than thi...

22 oct 11

Topsfield Fair

Topsfield Fair is a New England tradition that has been running annually since 1818, with an exception for a few years of interruption during the Civil War and WWII.On Friday the 30th, at 1PM, it ope...

02 oct 11

A Lunch in Concord and an Owl

Had lunch with my girl friend S in Concord (MA), yesterday.We went to Main Street Market and Café.I like this place, very casual and the food is good. But you gotta hit it at the right time, it can g...

22 sep 11

New and (P)improved

I pimped my blog!What started as an adjustment of the commentary box, ended up being a full makeover.As I feel, it was a long overdue change.I renamed my blog to "New England as I see it".As ...

19 sep 11

A Vermont Swimming Hole

"A swimming hole is a place in a river, stream, creek, spring, or similar natural body of water, which is large enough and deep enough for a person to swim in. Common usage usually refers to fres...

05 sep 11

Waiting for Irene

Everyone is waiting for Irene. There has been so much coverage on the news that I am sick and tired of it. And it hasnt even hit us yet. The rain started yesterday though.We got some real heavy rain ...

28 aug 11

Claiming the Blueberry

More on these blue berries... Many states here in the U.S. have particular foods that they claim as "their own". The blueberry is popular. Three states here in the U.S. (Maine, New Jersey and...

25 aug 11

Blueberry Picking at Honey Pot Hill

Yesterday morning I took the boys and their cousin to go blueberry picking at Honey Pot Hill.A nice family run farm here in Stow. It is something we like to do at least once each summer. Picking your...

19 aug 11

Daisy Love

Back in April, I fell in love with a pink daisy at the garden center. Oooo, so sweet, those white tipped soft pink petals. Watch out! Incoming.... A yellow little bird - that is nuts about Daisys see...

14 aug 11

Kicks in Bloom

Hey, look at my new kicks! I bought them in a grocery store (Yes, a grocery store!) while vacationing in Sweden. I am so childishly in love with these. I put them on and just feel happy.I walk out on...

12 aug 11

I am not alone

Do you ever have the feeling that you are not alone?That someone is watching you?I find that I am surrounded by little critters and creatures in my garden, and that my family and I are not the only r...

06 jul 11

Miniature Poppies

Waaaaay back in January, I wrote about sowing poppies in the snow. Basically, you go out in the winter and scatter poppy seeds wherever you want them to grow, and thats what I did. I scattered about ...

05 jul 11

Brimfield Antique Show

Okay, so I am not on top of posting lately, but if you are reading this, youre still with me. And for that, I appreciate you and Thank You!After dreaming of attending Brimfield Antique Show (Massachu...

25 may 11

Brimfield Antique Show

Okay, so I am not on top of posting lately, but if you are reading this, youre still with me. And for that, I appreciate you and Thank You!After dreaming of attending Brimfield Antique Show for sever...

25 may 11

The Red Tulip

I wanted to share a couple of pictures with you that my Swedish friend Gisela took last weekend. She took a bunch of nice pictures of Boston on a spring day, but the two below from the Public Garden,...

04 may 11

Pots and Containers

Saturday was all about pots and containers.At 7:30 AM, I went to Lowes to get some material. I knew it was gonna be a busy gardening weekend because of the nice weather, so I thought Id get an early ...

01 may 11

Turn ons at the Garden Center

The frequent visits to garden centers has begun.I was able to hit two, that are fairly close to each other, the other afternoon.Each garden center has its own strength, no one has it all.Some I favor...

29 apr 11

Playing

26 apr 11

Hop, Hop, Hippety...

After rain comes sunshine. Well, here it did anyways. After an all rain kind of Saturday......came the sun this Easter Sunday morning. And with the sun came Peter Cottontail. Hop, hop, hippety...He l...

24 apr 11

Egg Sale

I finally feel that spring is here to stay. The days are longer and warmer.My garden is turning from sepia to color. And the birds are chirping like crazy at dawn.At Clover Leaf Farm, the chickens (t...

14 apr 11

Fresh!

Thats it! Im done with winter.According to my calender it is still winter. First day of spring is next Saturday, but I am ready today.So, I changed my template to something spring:y. You like?And, Il...

12 mar 11

Winters Farmers Market

On Saturday I went to the farmers market. It was the second to last one of this season.Nothing sad about that at all. I think were all looking forward to leaving the winter behind us. I talked to the...

07 mar 11

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