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Hampshire August 2006 |
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Mountain Lakes. North Haverhill, NH. View from the cottage. |
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The big dead pine marks the cottage. (The Bradys live in the home to the right of the tree.) |
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Typical sky. |
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Sunrise from the cottage's beach. |
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Misty morning walks along dirt roads were the daily routine. |
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Curious critters. |
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Black bears are common. Scat shows they've been feeding on berries. |
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But they like birdfeeders and garbage too. |
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I met this "teenager" one Sunday morning. He was about 30' from me and soon ran off. |
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Deer were abundant. |
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As were rabbits. |
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Hummingbirds frequented our feeder. |
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Females like this one are larger and lack the male's ruby throat. |
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I've never seen more abundant monarch butterfly caterpillars. Some plants had as many as five. Good to see them making a comeback. |
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Banded purple butterflies were common. |
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A hairstreak butterfly. Sorry I can't say which one. |
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Thistle. |
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Last of this summer's wild columbine. |
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Last of the lupine too. |
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A skullcap, in the mint family. |
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Cultivated morning glories at the cottage. |
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Rattlesnake-root. |
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Bladderwort. |
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Jewel weed or "touch-me-not". |
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Hawkweed. |
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