Carlisle is an oasis northwest of Boston. Surrounded by towns with a far greater density of buildings and people, Carlisle stands out as a haven for wildlife, bird sanctuaries, trails and working farms. It is, for the most part, a bedroom community but the homes are often tucked away within acres of trees and land. [...]

Today is the first day of Spring 2008. My eyes are craving green and my feet anxiously await a trail to walk that is not ankle deep in mud. Finding evidence of Spring was a challenge today so I chose to focus on what is coming by looking back. Today’s photo is indeed an image [...]

Spring is not quite officially here, but the tell tale signs have started and that includes metal buckets appearing on some of the grand old maple trees of Concord. The nights are still very cold but with day temperatures warming it is the perfect combination to extract the kind of sap that will eventually produce [...]

Walden Street and Main Street are at the heart of Historic Concord. The heart is closely guarded in these neck of the woods. As much as Concord has been able to protect itself from the influx of chain stores and uninspired architecture it has not been entirely immune to outside influences. There is however a [...]

Our apple tree is in full bloom once again, this time with a blanket of snow. We are starting to yearn for spring around here. The snow fall has been heavy and often, the saving grace is that it’s been complimented much of the time by gleaming rays of sun. I do however, long to [...]