1. We’re always happy to have good friend Nancy, botanist, with us at the Hawley Bog on Mondays. Orchids are still in bloom and we four continue to learn a lot about the bog plants. 2. The Thursday hike was wonderful – the woods at Breckenridge are gorgeous. The 3 mile hike took us through… Continue reading

Map confusion started the day off with lots of fun figuring out what trails we’d hike. After 2 1/2 hours of great fun and great hiking we knew we had had found the perfect trails for the day. Then back to my house for changing into swim suits and over to the Conway Pond for… Continue reading

It’s so good to be hiking again. Tony did set out with us but found he wasn’t yet up to it although he is making slow and sort of steady gains. MA Audubon is working on an extensive “Ecological Restoration” project that must have displaced a small frog. Conrad and Elain heard frog croaking noises… Continue reading