The Backyard
Our backyard is a sanctuary, full of wildlife, that includes Beaver Brook Marsh.
It's a great outdoor living and entertaining space.
Take a look!
Our backyard is a sanctuary, full of wildlife, that includes Beaver Brook Marsh.
It's a great outdoor living and entertaining space.
Take a look!
The back of our home faces Beaver Brook Marsh, seen below. The structure is very interesting with a variety of rooflines and reveals. Also, every room in the house has a view of its own exterior.
0730, 10/31/15....
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We added a second shed in 2018. You can never have enough storage/work space in an antique cape. 5/18.
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From the deck looking east. 10/25/09
From the deck looking east. 1/20/10. We removed the fence in 2012 for a more interesting view.
10/23/15: 0800
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The Fleet leaving.
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The fleet arriving.
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The lead and his wingman.
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The glide. (V-ref+5)
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Add a little power.
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Perfection! (V-ref)
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Saturday night!
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Canada Geese are abundant on the marsh, but don't come up onto our property.
Our resident Heron.
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He looks prehistoric!
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Lilac
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One of many hawks.
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Cumulonimbus build to the northeast on a summer afternoon.
The sky darkened.
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The clouds roiled.
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And the hail fell.
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The deck measures 24'X14'.
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Always hunting!
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1600 local, high altitude European in bounds.
Samantha's wedding
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A couple of years later...
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Sebastian arrived.
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Grandfather & Grandson
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Daily visitors.
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Local geese.
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This Osprey circled for some time before he folded his wings, dove into the water and emerged with lunch.
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Mourning Dove.
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Bottoms up.
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5:00 p.m. daily
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Late evening condensation nuclei.
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Always ready w/ camera and binoculars.
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Poppy
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Iris
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Vinca
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Roses
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Hosta
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There isn't a sound to be heard.
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A crystalline winter afternoon.
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Maintaining the property with this 1969, JD 140 garden tractor and a 1979 Model 80 dump cart is a pleasure.
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Weather to the east as leaves start their transition.
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A little rain a little fog. It all enhances the backyard enjoyment.
Low lying cumulous drift slowly past the marsh, eastbound, headed for the coast.
Invading his space...
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Hey! What are you doing here??
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Our backyard, 10/19/15. Photo by John Kingston.
Our backyard, 2/5/16 at 1630.
Several times a year, normally in the Fall, we experience our own, private airshow when local balloonists depart from a nearby field. 10/31/2015
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