An unusually chilly morning with forecasts of rain didn’t deter us. This is a hike we’ve enjoyed many times, no hills, just flat trails along the exciting East Branch of the Westfield River. Lots of fishermen enjoy it (photo 1) and we kept our crazy dogs at bay for their sake. Later we were able… Continue reading

We met at 9 at the newly restored Conway Pond and carpooled up to the wooded start of what was once Field Hill Road. It’s a road named for Marshall Field, an enterprising farm boy in Conway who went on the found Marshall Field Department Store in Chicago. Marshall FIeld also left us a wonderful… Continue reading

Today we returned to my property in Charlemont. The weather was amazingly good for a climb, and a hike on pine needle covered trails, and a lunch with a view. It was with joy that we discovered the Veery nest (last seen with 4 blue eggs in it) now has 4 healthy Veery babies. A… Continue reading