Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts
Anytime I step into the woods, there is this feeling that I am being watched.
From the branches, behind the rocks and trunks, inside the bushes.
These eyes.
Every so often I see them, more often I don't,
but I know
they are there...
Borderland State Park, Sharon, Massachusetts
Lots of water...
Walking along Leach Pond, Cedars !!!
I love these trees and don't see them often.
So, why are they here ?
Digging into the past, I find the answer.
Poquanticut Cedar Swamp, which is now underneath Leach Pond, was the large White Cedar Swamp.
In the 1820s,
after the Poquanticut Cedar Swamp was clear-cut of all its trees,
General Sheperd Leach mined the swamp for bog iron ore.
After the bog iron was removed,
a natural earthen berm on the south side of the swamp was raised
to make a pond
to provide water for mills in Furnace Village...
AHA !!!!
The nature has adapted and White Cedars paid the price...
Brewster's Woods, Concord, Massachusetts
Cool and windy, bundled-up.
Chirps and flirts delight, as the waking songs amidst the browns.
And then there is this water, lots of water,
in the ponds,
with young lilies coming through,
and Canadiens enjoying splashing it around.
A single swan at peace...
Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Cornfields are blank, young corns not in sight, still below the ground.
Yet the soil looks ready,
with the notes, as a nudge to a passer-by not to intrude.
Bluebirds flutter across,
and do not mind having these note posts around.
Good spots to take a brief rest...
Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Just awaken from the winter sleep...
Halibut Point State Park, Cape Ann, Massachusetts
The ocean is dotted with these teeny beings.
Sea ducks,
in high spirits,
and consonant in motion with the blue.
They come from the frozen North and winter on this spot, day and night in this cold water.
How can they survive ?
Perfectly adapted, no worries over here...
