POTD 12/31/24
December 31, 2024 - CARTER CAMPAIGN - I photographed Jimmy Carter during a campaign stop in Evansville, Indiana in 1976. He went on to defea...
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POTD 12/30/24
December 30, 2024 - FOGGY ISLAND POND - Unseasonably warm temperatures came in behind the coldest temps of the year to set up a couple of re...
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POTD 12/29/24
December 29, 2024 - ONWARD THROUGH THE FOG - It may have been the anthem for a generation of hippies and a reminder of the Fleetwood Mac alb...
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POTD 12/28/24
December 28, 2024 - LARGEST WOODPECKER - We see lots of woodpeckers - Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied - but we mostly hear the largest of our w...
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POTD 12/27/24
December 27, 2024 - WINTER SHADOWS stripe the beaver pond...even as the post-winter solstice days start getting longer.
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POTD 12/26/24
December 26, 2024 - DON'T BUG ME - While common at suet feeders, Downy Woodpeckers eat mainly insects, including beetle larvae that live ins...
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POTD 12/25/24
December 25, 2024 - TINY CHRISTMAS TREES - Tree Clubmoss, aka "princess pine" trees grace the path to the beaver pond. Clubmoss is more clos...
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POTD 12/24/24
December 24, 2024 - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE - We wish you the peace of our mountain brook.
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POTD 12/23/24
December 23, 2024 - BRRRRR - The first day of winter came in COLD. The brook from the beaver pond had icicles everywhere.
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POTD 12/22/24
December 22, 2024 - WINTER SOLSTICE - The shortest day of the year on the beaver pond. And, it looks like it will be a cold, but white Chris...
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POTD 12/21/24
December 21, 2024 - WTF? - This Turkey looks like I feel when we get a snow squall on the day I need to grocery shop for the holidays. Hope...
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POTD 12/20/24
December 20, 2024 - SMALL BIRD - A cute Tufted Titmouse. The Titmouse's name derives from the Old English words "tit" and "mase," basically...
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POTD 12/19/24
December 19, 2024 - HOLIDAY LUMINARY - The annual Luminary at our favorite school was held to honor those who have passed and to celebrate t...
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POTD 12/18/24
December 18, 2024 - ENOUGH FOR A REFLECTION - A stretch of mild, mid-December weather caused some open water on the beaver pond.
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POTD 12/17/24
December 17, 2024 - DAY DRINKIN' - We got a heated bird bath for the patio and the Bluejays love it.
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POTD 12/16/28
December 16, 2024 - DELICATE FREEZE - A lacy icicle forms on a twig hanging over the brook from the beaver pond. Winter plus moving water eq...
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POTD 12/15/24
December 15, 2024 - MONADNOCK SUNSET - Sunset behind Grand Monadnock Mountain.
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POTD 12/14/24
December 14, 2024 - COLD MOON - The December Full moon is the Cold Moon - to be 100% illuminated Sunday at 4:02AM.
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POTD 12/13/24
December 13, 2024 - A HOLE IN THE ICE - A Beaver sits in shallow water in a hole in the ice on the beaver pond. A mild day had the beavers t...
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POTD 12/12/24
December 12, 2024 - ANOTHER SUNRISE ON THE OCEAN - Sunrise over the ocean is always worth a photo.
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POTD 12/11/24
December 11, 2024 - LIGHT UP THE MORNING - Sunrise over the Wapack Range.
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POTD 12/10/24
December 10, 2024 - HEADED SOUTH - A small flock of geese head South down the Atlantic Coast this week. We watched several groups escaping a...
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POTD 12/9/24
December 09, 2024 - BEACHY SUNRISE - Cloudy sunrise on Hampton Beach Saturday.
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POTD 12/8/24
December 08, 2024 - RED - A male Cardinal stands out against a snowy background.
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POTD 12/7/24
December 07, 2024 - TURN ON THE COLOR - Sunrise over the Wapack Range lights up the morning sky!
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POTD 12/6/24
December 06, 2024 - YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SNOW? - I felt like I was getting the stink-eye from this turkey scratching in the snow for bir...
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POTD 12/5/24
December 05, 2024 - DARK CLOUDS OVER MONADNOCK - Mount Monadnock, also known as Grand Monadnock, is a mountain in the towns of Jaffrey and D...
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POTD 12/4/24
December 04, 2024 - WINTER SKY - Winter sky sunset from our front yard.
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POTD 12/3/24
December 03, 2024 - LOVING A SUNNY DAY - A beaver basks in the sun on a lovely early winter afternoon, taking a break from swimming back and...
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POTD 12/2/24
December 02, 2024 - DECORATIONS - A little snow and a bright red Cardinal are perfect early holiday decorations in the patio garden.
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POTD 12/1/24
December 01, 2024 - BRRRRR - The beaver pond under our first snow of the season, showing the beaver "exit" holes in the ice.
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