I am a long time and forever lover of dogs and animals in general. Hundreds of thousands of dogs die in shelters and on the streets every single day. Tragedy is the only life and death for over half the worlds dogs: abandoned, abused, euthanized or worse. Montreal passed a bill banning all pit bu
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09/30/2016
Today is the last Naumkeag at Night. I work at a museum/mansion and gardens near my home a couple of days a week, and Thursdays are music nights through September. We normally close at 5PM but on Thursdays in season, we have live music overlooking the best view in the Berkshires. I stay to sell m
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09/28/2016
It wasn't anything special but I felt special today because I solved a problem that could have been bad. In short we had a group vising from a National Garden Club that was never planned until yesterday and then bad information was given to the leader. The bottom line was I couldn't reach a decis
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09/28/2016
Last week I was lucky enough to visit the Crane Estate in Ipswich Massachusetts. This is the jewel of the Trustees of Reservations properties. I work at the second most visited property Naumkeag, a mansion/museum and gardens close to my home in the Berkshires. So I wanted to share some pictures w
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09/27/2016
I just came from seeing Sully , the film. Clearly I knew how it ended but what happened after, was new to me. I'll be flying big time soon and this was really scary. It is a matter of good fortune and luck. Meanwhile it is a terrific film so go see it.
09/27/2016
Because knowledge is power, be sure to listen. When you listen you learn and when you learn you have a better chance to be successful. It's not complicated, it is just a matter of training your brain to pay attention to what is happening around you, and then applying that knowledge. I learned a b
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09/26/2016
Last week I sent three days at The Inn at Castle Hill in Ipswich Massachusetts while vising the Crane State. One of the Innkeepers was especially nice to my friend and I, and today she and her boyfriend visited Naumkeag, a museum/mansion and gardens where I work a couple of days a week. My friend
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09/26/2016
I see the turkeys almost everyday, but recently they are more aggressive. I know that turkeys fly but I don't see it much. Yesterday they were very busy flying and pushing each other around. So it was all interesting until they started to come at me and then the shoot was over.
09/26/2016
I almost missed it, but then I saw some movement. Perhaps it is time to build a nest? In any event I took a shot and zoomed in and got this sweet one hiding about twenty five feet up in the tree. Sometimes I am not sure what I captured until I see it on the screen. Anyway I think this guy looks l
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09/24/2016
I don't deal well with the heat and humidity does me in. After spending the last three days of summer at the Crane Estate and Beach, it is now cool in the Berkshires where I live. It is like it changed in an instant and I am now planning to start taking my plants in and clearing my yard and deck
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09/23/2016
