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The real thing... this time
July 30, 2020 - Yesterday's discovery was an exceedingly artful mimic of a hornet; today's find is the genuine item... and the long anti...
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Beach greeters
May 26, 2019 - It was definitely a day for Amos Lake, which opened for the season yesterday and was wonderfully inviting this warm afte...
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Until next year
September 03, 2018 - This just might be the saddest day of the year, and the melancholy only increased because a little before noon, my grand...
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Cannonball!
September 01, 2018 - The formal part of summer, which is to say, the vacation season between the Fourth of July and Labor Day, is fast windin...
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Autumn intimation
August 30, 2018 - It's still in the 90s and even the lake water is warm, although not repulsively so. That means, of course, that summer i...
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Unbalancing act
August 28, 2018 - Our respite from the fierce heat and humidity was short-lived, and today, there was an advisory that basically said, Sta...
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In the swim
July 27, 2018 - Mea culpa... I should probably stop featuring my granddaughter in these posts and get back to writing about natural hist...
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Fun and games
July 19, 2018 - I know what you're thinking: there's something wrong with the photographer's color vision, and he knows that he's red-gr...
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Back to the lake
June 30, 2018 - As a sign of just how chilly the spring and early summer have been, I have not been to the lake until this afternoon. Af...
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Summer's endgame
September 04, 2017 - This is always the saddest day of the year: the last day the lake we frequent is open for business. And this was a sadde...
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Early end
August 24, 2017 - Today was a joyous and melancholy day—the very definition of bittersweet. After doing the usual things with my granddaug...
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Growing
July 21, 2017 - My granddaughter Stasia and I had time for a quick, late afternoon trip to Amos Lake, our go-to favorite swimming hole,...
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A hint of autumn
September 10, 2016 - The fierce heat wave continues unabated, and it's really torture, since we now no longer have the option of heading to t...
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Genuinely over
September 05, 2016 - When my grandson Lucas and I left Amos Lake yesterday evening, we deliberately didn't say goodbye to everyone. True, the...
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Last splash
September 04, 2016 - According to the forecast, today was supposed to be grim and gray, with bursts of tropical-storm-force winds and torrent...
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Flight plans
September 03, 2016 - In years past, when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s, sometime during Labor Day weekend, you'd often see the first fl...
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Transgressing
August 29, 2016 - Confession time: I have sinned... I have been warned about bad behavior... I have done it anyway. Case in point—with the...
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The guardian
August 25, 2016 - Today was travel day to return Stasia home to New Hampshire so there was no time for photography—a very rare occurrence.
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Happy mermaid
August 24, 2016 - This was to be the last full day of my granddaughter Stasia's visit, so, on a beautiful, warm-but-not-lethal day, we wen...
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A mandatory treat
August 11, 2016 - There are many hazards I know in advance that I'm going to have to navigate when I take my grandkids for a swim at Amos...
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Gold on the move
August 10, 2016 - With the heat wave showing absolutely no sign of departing in the foreseeable future—as in, in my darkest moments, ever...
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Rhythmic gymnastics
August 08, 2016 - I've never been quite sure how I felt about an Olympic event known as rhythmic gymnastics. On one hand, it's quite beaut...
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Coming back
July 16, 2016 - It was too hot to do much more than sweat, so, to avoid heat stroke, we headed up to the lake to try to stay cool. There...
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The start of lake season
May 28, 2016 - It was warm today, almost hot, and after a busy morning spent writing then doing outdoor chores, we packed the car with...
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The end... and the beginning
September 07, 2015 - Every Labor Day since we've had the opportunity to spend summer days and evenings at a wonderful beach at the end of Amo...
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Ode to joy
July 29, 2015 - One of my favorite places in the universe is the little beach club at Amos Lake, which is about 15 miles north of us. We...
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