Winter Friends...

I love to sit in the kitchen with a hot cup of tea and watch the birds that come to the birdfeeder. I find it so relaxing.

Spike is relaxing too. I am decorating my guest bedroom in black and white...he blends right in!

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Snow Day!

March sure came in like a lion yesterday! We got a foot of snow and I had a great time enjoying my snow day.

Barn Charm 74...on the Bedford/Merrimack line...

I saw this barn in Bedford driving to Merrimack....

It was a 'drive-by' as you can see in a wider angle...

This lack of a proper winter is fine with the wild turkeys....

...they look good and healthy!

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A blustery day....

The wind is just dreadful today and from my back door I can see my cardinal friend trying to brave the storm...

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Wild Turkey

I came upon a rafter of turkeys and some appeared upset. It seems half of the group had already crossed the road and the others were anxious to get to the other side...

Wild turkeys totally disappeared from New Hampshire 150 years ago because of habitat loss and the lack of a fish and game department to regulate hunting seasons. N.H. Fish and Game began transplanting wild turkeys into the state in 1969-70 (this initial effort failed), then again in 1975. Today the population is estimated at upwards of 25,000 birds. Turkeys are now present in every county in New Hampshire.

Wild turkeys aren't territorial. They travel over 4 to 5 square miles during the year, although during the winter and nesting season they often restrict their movements within 100-200 acres. Turkeys are active during the day, roosting in trees from sundown until sunrise. Wild turkeys take advantage of different habitats throughout the year based on their food and nesting needs.

The idea that Benjamin Franklin preferred the turkey as the national bird of the United States comes from a letter he wrote to his daughter Sarah Bache on January 26, 1784, criticizing the choice of the Bald Eagles as the national bird and suggesting that a turkey would have made a better alternative.

Watery Wednesday in Bedford Massachusetts

In its 90th year, the New Bedford Whaling Museum is the largest museum of its kind in the world. Telling the story of American whaling and its renowned whaling port.

The Museum's exhibits include the 89-foot half-scale model of the whaling bark Lagoda, largest ship model in the world, a 35' skeleton of a young humpback whale, and the 98-foot mural of sperm whales by noted marine artist Richard Ellis.

The Museum is located on Johnny Cake Hill in the heart of New Bedford's historic district.

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Barn Charm

Back in the White Mountains hoping to see a little snow during this strange non-winter...

Jefferson, NH

Cherry Mountain

Littleton, NH

...and here is a clip of the Jefferson farm from last summer...it had been a small farm with cattle and chickens. The new owners have beautiful horses and I just love the setting!

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