A bit of rain at first, 44 degrees, and (of course) high spirits for Gwen’s and my birthday hike. A wonderful 2.7 miles of soggy trails as New England’s Mud Season has arrived. Stopping to identify trees and bird calls, climbing over fallen trees, posing on the “birthday throne”, navigating through the mud, listing to… Continue reading

Top of the Morning to you! Cold and damp hike, but with high spirits. 2.9 miles of beautiful late winter forest. Couldn’t resist another photo of Witch’s Butter. And there I am wearing my Irish sweater that Ellie gave to me, posing on a big old mossy green rock. Crustose lichen/happy polka dots on a… Continue reading

33 degrees with a steady wind and a brilliant blue sky. Wonderful late winter weather as we count the days until Spring. Gwen Dwyer who used to hike with came along for the day. How good it was to be wither again! Too cold to take mittens off for much photo taking. 4.8 miles on… Continue reading