by Carol Conklin | Mar 20, 2011
The days of heavy snow have not been gone for long. It was only a short time ago that I looked out in the blowing snow to see our little birdhouse nestled in the small entryway. Near bye another bird nest in the little apple tree was pounded with snow, abandoned for...
by Carol Conklin | Mar 18, 2011
As I finish feeding the hutch calves this clear evening, I look off to a sunset sky in the west and catch a glimpse of the West Mountain Ski area beyond Glens Falls, New York. It sparkles in the distance like many diamonds. At home the sky keeps changing and is both...
by Carol Conklin | Mar 10, 2011
I awake to a winter wonderland again! Yes it is beautiful, but we have had so much snow, that I fear the long, uphill driveway will have no room for cars if it has to be plowed once more. As I look out I see the Rhodedendrons highlighted with fluffy white snow and...
by Carol Conklin | Mar 1, 2011
February, the shortest month can often, seem the longest. That was the case this year. Most of the month being cold, cloudy and snowy. There were some beautiful days however, and the light was much stronger, giving off a feeling of optimism when the sun did shine. The...
by Carol Conklin | Feb 25, 2011
February is close to being on it’s way out. We’ve had a few bright sunny days but mostly cold and snow and this morning it is snowing again! I have had colder times in my life, down to 40 below zero when I was young and we lived below Mount Washington, in...
by Carol Conklin | Feb 17, 2011
As I walk toward Joanne’s old farmhouse at Dancing Ewe Farm a small flock of gentle grey- brown morning doves flies away from their bird seed treat that Joanne sets out daily. The whole farm has been buried under the plentiful snow we’ve had and the...
