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November 30, 2023 - EVERY LAST LEAF - This little "spike" deer has been coming into the yard every evening. He has gotten pretty much every...

November 29, 2023 - BRRRRR - Icicles form on everything hanging over waterfalls on the brook from the beaver pond.

November 28, 2023 - JUST DROPPING IN - A group of Mallard ducks on Mill Pond. Migrating waterfowl are passing through New Hampshire ponds....

November 27, 2023 - ART IN ICE - I am blown away by nature! I love finding patterns and designs in our natural world. Sometimes I'm inclined...

November 26, 2023 - NEARLY FULL - A clear sky and an early moonrise - I couldn't wait until Monday for the Full Beaver Moon. Tonight's 96.6%...

November 25, 2023 - OPT OUT FRIDAY VIEW - We continued our tradition of getting outdoors on the day after Thanksgiving...with an Opt Outdoor...

November 24, 2023 - WE ARE THANKFUL for all of our good fortune. Toasting our 49th Thanksgiving together!

November 23, 2023 - JAYBIRD - Blue Jay at the bird bath.

November 22, 2023 - CALL ME A LUNATIC - The moon is 8 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 61% illuminated.

November 21, 2023 - DRINK UP - Female Cardinal drinks at the bird bath. Birds are coming back to the yard after spending the Fall in the for...

November 20, 2023 - JADED - Not all of our Jade plants bloom - but the one that does has beautiful little blossoms.

November 19, 2023 - GOLDEN HOUR on the beaver pond.

November 18, 2023 - MOON SLIVER - A cresent moon shines through leafless trees.

November 17, 2023 - ICE EDGE - A Mallard duck swims in the open water next to the edge of the ice.

November 16, 2023 - HEADING SOUTH - Like many humans, most ducks head south in the winter. We have been noticing groups of migrating ducks o...

November 15, 2023 - THEN IT SNOWED - Light, fluffy snow on a Brown Eyed Susan bloom that had already wilted to winter.

November 14, 2023 - AND THE WATER IN THE BIRDBATH FROZE - A Bluejay eats ice from the frozen birdbath. Birds will eat snow and ice when open...

November 13, 2023 - REMINDER OF WINTER - Icicles on the brook from the beaver pond is another reminder that winter is here.

November 12, 2023 - DON'T BUG ME - It's the time of year when the sneaky stink bugs try to come into the house any way they can. This one st...

November 11, 2023 - WINTER ON ISLAND POND - A foggy morning gives Island Pond a winter look.

November 10, 2023 - ON ICE - A Sunflower, left for the birds at the end of the season, gets an icy coating from the overnight freezing rain...

November 09, 2023 - BARE TREES - All the leaves are gone from the cherry tree, with only the oak leaves hanging on.

November 08, 2023 - LIGHT IT UP - Cloudy afternoon on the beaver pond had the light splitting the mountain.

November 07, 2023 - I'M BACK - A Chickadee announces it's presence with it's namesake dee dee dee call. Chickadees are just now returning to...

November 06, 2023 - MOONY - A waning moon showing its' interesting geography. The moon's surface is covered with dead volcanoes, impact crat...

November 05, 2023 - OAK ON THE WATER - The Bronze Age of fall foliage is on the water.

November 04, 2023 - CURLY - Wind on the beaver pond had the reflections turning curly. Reminding me of a John Prine lyric - "Sometimes you c...

November 03, 2023 - FROSTED - A Shasta Daisy bloom wilts after the first killing frost of the season.

November 02, 2023 - THE BRONZE PHASE - New Ipswich Mountain above the beaver pond with brown and bronze of the oak and beech trees being wha...

November 01, 2023 - FROST BITTEN - The first frost of the season dusts one of the only flowers left in the garden. It's actually late for th...