Umbagog Lake – Errol, NH
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Moose Cave, Grafton Notch State Park – Newry, ME
Grafton Notch State Park was a pleasant surprise. I’ve known of it for a while. (Driving through at dusk is apparently the closest you can ever get to guaranteed moose sightings.) We headed up here to see a nearby waterfall, and then realized we’d hit the park. That waterfall was
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Wild Radish
Wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum Other names: jointed charlock, sea radish, white charlock Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Range: Most of the US and Canada. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Asia and possibly the Mediterranean. Preferred habitat is disturbed locations. It seems to love the beaches here. Bloom Time: Late spring to late summer
Rabbit Foot Clover
Rabbit Foot Clover Trifolium arvense Other names: haresfoot clover, stone clover, oldfield clover Family: Fabaceae Range: Much of the Eastern US and Canada, and some western states. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Europe and Western Asia. It grows in dry sandy soils, both acidic and alkaline, typically found at the edge of fields, in wastelands,
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Conway Scenic Railway – Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
We had a friend visiting for the last two weekends (hence the sudden photo dump now that she’s gone), so we were out and about doing a few different things we’d never done before. One was the Conway Scenic Railroad, out of Conway, New Hampshire, up in the White Mountains. We took the Notch
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Bitterblue – Kristin Cashore
In Graceling, we met Bitterblue, daughter of King Leck of Monsea. As we meet Bitterblue, she’s just escaped the palace with her mother, because Leck’s Grace is to overshadow the minds of others, and Queen Ashen had one of her rare lucid moments, and was able to get away. She died
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St. Peter’s Fair – Ellis Peters
The Brother Cadfael books are slim volumes – but this one uses that shorter format to perfection – it takes place in five days – the day before, the three days of, and the day after – St. Peter’s Fair. The fair is the biggest festival of the monastery, and King Stephen himself had granted
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Purple Loosestrife
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Other names: spiked loosestrife, purple lythrum Family: Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) Range: Native to Europe and Asia Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Found in ditches, wet meadows and marshes and along sides of lakes. Bloom Time: Summer Notes: Here we have the first plant I’ve profiled that’s a genuine invasive species. It
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