Lets Jump Together

Have you ever seen this kind of asparagus?
In this country, and in most around the world, the green variety is the one we are most familiar with.
In Germany - this white version is just about the only kind they will eat.
And this white kind is the exact same as the green kind - they are [...]

We all know the familiar looking turkey that is used for decorating around Thanksgiving time.
As a child, I never saw a turkey look like that.
And all these years later, all I have ever seen of the wild turkeys, both male and female, were flocks of them in fields with long tail feathers.
None of them ever [...]

It was a gorgeous day here in New England.
Just right for a walk outside.
And we were not the only ones thinking along those lines.
We saw many individuals jogging.
Lots of people were walking all over town.
Then there were those on bicycles - alone, couples, and families too.
But the best sight was the little kids at the [...]

I had been checking the snow pile under the clotheslines for the past couple of weeks now.
And each time, it was just a tad too high to hang out the clothes.
Well, today was the day.
It was only about ten inches high - that left plenty of room to hang - especially if the long ones [...]

I really could not believe what I was seeing.
I had never seen them here this early before.
The swamp that they usually stand in beside the highway still had ice on it and the snow was still all around the edges too.
There were just a couple of open spots of water.
But that Great Blue Heron was [...]

We never thought it would arrive, but the melting has begun in our corner of the world.
Still buried under at least three feet of ice pack, but the last couple of days have been in the high thirties.
And Tuesday they are saying we should reach into the 40 degree territory.
Bring it on, I say!
Dreaming of [...]

They have been back for a couple of weeks now.
The Eagles have arrived in Maine.
Visit the EagleCam at the Biodiversity Research Institute to view either 15 minute interval images, or click the “watch live” link to view the cam in real time.
Not only is there an Eagle Cam, but there is also a cam [...]