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Into June

johngregsite Posted on 5-Jun-2015 by john5-Jun-2015

D81_0753_150517_119The beginning of June started with rain and cold weather. While the rain was actually needed, the 40F – 50F temperature range was unwelcome.

Getting the garden and landscaping up to snuff has been difficult.

At right is a common visitor in our yard. It does spend time upside down as a SOP. I will attempt an identification later.

While on the front steps one evening, I spotted a humming bird hovering by the purple flowers (see below), I got my camera ready at the same time the next evening and no one showed up. Once the other plants in the front start blooming later in the season, I will be able to get some pictures of humming birds.
 
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Mem day Sunday

johngregsite Posted on 28-May-2015 by john28-May-2015

On Sunday we went to Miller State Park and the hiking trails up and down Pack Monadnock.

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Mt. Monadnock from Pack Monadnock

We took a relatively easy trail up the mountain (elev. 2290ft). This was more than a mile and took more than a hour. This red squirrel was the most significant wild life we encountered. At the top, we went up the fire tower and visited with the old park ranger manning the site for the day.
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The most significant find of the day was hundreds of lady slippers. I have never seen so many in one day or in such a confined area. I am used to spotting about twenty over the course of a season (generally the season is the month of May) and finding this many here was astounding.
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Jack and Allison look for Boston

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