Category Archive: Western Mass

Ducks in a row

Ducks in a row

Keeping with the duck / water theme, here are a collection of ducks on a log in Turner’s Falls, MA, escaping from the rising flood …

 

A very old bridge

A very old bridge

In the north Quabbin woods, just inside of Gate 30, lies the stone-arched Keystone Bridge, built by hand in 1866. The bridge spans the Middle …

 

Shiny, Beautiful Thing

Shiny, Beautiful Thing

A very chrome Chevy (big?) block from the UMass show.

 

UMass Car Cruise, Round Two

UMass Car Cruise, Round Two

Armin and his 1991 turbo Toyota MR2.

 

Super Moon

Super Moon

Looking due east over the Quabbin Reservoir. ISO 100 finally brought out the orange tint.

 

Pecking on Cat Tails

Pecking on Cat Tails

A hairy (?) woodpecker pecking on cat tails in the Poor Farm Swamp, Amherst.

 

Snow

Snow

A good foot of snow has fallen in Amherst. Finally.

 

Quite the pair

Quite the pair

Out enjoying the weather. A very cooperative pair of ducks.

 

Lunch

Lunch

A beaver on the rail trail, taking advantage of the warm weather. Three beavers were in the same spot the day before, ringing in the …

 

Coming in for a landing

Coming in for a landing

A red-tailed hawk on the rail trail here in Amherst. Finally, done with my PhD qualifiers (passed!) and on with life again, for a little …