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A study in scarlet!

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In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave the world their first glimpse of one of literature’s most beloved characters, Sherlock Holmes. Today I pay homage to Sir Doyle with my own study in scarlet. And what better bird to represent … Continue reading

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Ain’t no lie ducky, bye, bye, bye!

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Chew and screw (that too!) is what they do. About a billion ducks arrived two days ago, blocking the sun with their dark wings. They stayed for a couple of days eating my cracked corn, enjoying a little copulation (yes, … Continue reading

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Touch the stillness …

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… of the river. Winter has finally come to my small corner of the Concord River. Our first snowfall didn’t bring the right type of snow for a snowdog, or snowman, or even a snowgnome, but it did bring a … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Moon!

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Yesterday marked Thanksgiving Day. Last night I offered up thanks for my bounty of blessings to the moon above. She reflected onto the river like the ghostly galleon Alfred Noyes wrote about in his beautiful poem, The Highwayman. To truly … Continue reading

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Blood Moon Rising – The Sequal

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Last October, the 10th to be exact, I blogged about the lunar eclipse and the Hunter’s moon. It was too cloudy to watch but I did manage to get a picture of the moon in the early evening. (https://concordriverlady.com/2014/10/10/blood-moon-rising/). Well, … Continue reading

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Home Movies

Grab some popcorn and a cold drink. It’s time for some home movies. The ducklings have grown up so fast. Let’s take trip a down memory lane and revisit their baby movie from earlier in the season. How about when … Continue reading

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Flower Power

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Billerica is presently on a water ban. No, non-essential, outdoor water usage before 5:00 PM. Lucky for me the river provides free water. Using a bucket with a five foot rope, I’m able to keep my flower’s thirsts quenched. Except, … Continue reading

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And summer’s lease hath all too short a date!

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June 21, 2015. First day of summer. The longest day of the calendar year. When the light outshines the darkness and the sun (in this case hidden by clouds) shines on my corner of Mother Earth for about 12 hours. … Continue reading

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… she walks into mine!

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No, I’m not referring to Ilsa Lund. The dame who decided to walk into my gin joint is actually not a dame at all! Saturday morning a rather large snapping turtle decided to lay her eggs at the bottom of … Continue reading

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The merry month of May!

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May is here and it’s time to sing and dance. Mother Earth is awake and bursting with green shoots, and love is in the air. Harry and Franny have been spending more time around the yard. He is ever vigilant, … Continue reading

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