PHOTOS FROM THE WATERSHED

PHOTOS FROM THE WATERSHED

Water Closet for November 24, 2017   [pullquote] “The results of such persistence over the years have provided us with many fine pictures of hard-to-capture wildlife”[/pullquote]    Last week photographs from around the watershed were...
OYSTERS AND ESTUARIES

OYSTERS AND ESTUARIES

Water Closet for November 17, 2017 Dark and light green grasses In cowlicks swirl ’tween soft mud creeks Levied by dune and upland rock Watering place for more than ducks, Has depth and breadth Beyond its bounds. Where larval travelers get their start And subtler...
POND MEADOW POND VALLEY

POND MEADOW POND VALLEY

Water Closet for November 10, 2017 [pullquote]”Natural music from the brook, wind in the trees, and rain drops pattering on leaves and clothes accompanied the hikers.”[/pullquote] After three months with little rain five inches fell here in the last...
LATE OCTOBER ON THE IPSWICH RIVER

LATE OCTOBER ON THE IPSWICH RIVER

Water Closet for November 3, 2017 [pullquote]”One of the delights this fall are the female winterberry bushes loaded with shiny Chinese-red clusters of blueberry-sized fruits which seems redder and more numerous this year”[/pullquote]    The...
FALL FOLIAGE SHOW IS LATE THIS YEAR

FALL FOLIAGE SHOW IS LATE THIS YEAR

Water Closet for October 27, 2017      Just northwest up the road from Middleton in North Andover are Boston Hill and Holt Hill.  These glacially deposited and sculpted drumlins at 380 and 420 feet are the highest hills in Essex County. ...
THE OREGON TRAIL BY BOOK

THE OREGON TRAIL BY BOOK

Water Closet for October 20, 2017      The old saw “The devils are in the details.” is carried to a high level by dreamers Rinker and Nicholas Buck.  Unlike many dreamers their dreams don’t get in the way of practicality and can-do attitudes....