Monthly Archives: March 2015

Downeaster

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Here on the New Hampshire seacoast, we are lucky to have train service. Our train station is not only architecturally pleasing to the eye, but the front south-facing window of the station is full of gorgeous plants, and there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Day Trips, New England, Photography, Traveling | Tagged Day trips, Downeaster, Exeter Handkerchief Store, Exeter New Hampshire, Lamont Gallery, Master Gardener, New England, New Hampshire, Phillips Exeter Academy, Photography, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Camera, Trackside Cafe, Trains | 35 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephermeral

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Ephemeral.”

Posted in Gardening, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Cottage gardens, Ephermeral, Gardening, Konigin Alexandra, Oriental Poppy, Perennials, Photography, Weekly photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephemeral | 15 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Double Beauty

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Blooming house plant, Gardening, House plant, Iris, Neomarica gracilis, Photography, Walking Iris, Wordless Wednesday | 27 Comments

How sweet it is

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s sugaring season here in New Hampshire. You can smell the wood burning outside and once you enter the Sugar Shack there is that wonderful fragrance of maple syrup in the air. For a nature lover, it is a real thrill … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Alexaandria NH, Lowell's Sugar Shack, Maple Syrup, New England, New Hampshire, Real Maple Syrup, Sap, Sugar on snow, Sugar Shack, Sugaring | 55 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Fresh is pure New Hampshire maple syrup made by our friends from sap they collected the evening before. If you’re interested in sugaring, check back on Monday when I’ll post more photos from our trip up north to their sugar shack. … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Alexandria, Fresh, Lowell's Sugar Shack, Making maple syrup, Maple Syrup, New England, New Hampshire Maple Syrup, NH, Sugar Shack, Sugaring, Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh | 32 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Spring Melt

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Alexandria NH, Bristol NH, Brook, New Hampshire, Photography, Running water, Spring, Spring thaw, Wordless Wednesday | 26 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Wall.”

Posted in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Green walls, London, Photography, Vertical gardening, Wall, Walls, Weekly photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall, Window boxes | 17 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – March Sidewalks

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Dirty snow, Photography, Sidewalks, Snow, Snow tunnels, Winter, Wordless Wednesday | 22 Comments

One and Only

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

There is only one ice runway in the lower 48 states that has the approval of the FAA, and it is on Lake Winnepesaukee at Alton Bay, NH, where it is manned and maintained by a volunteer group of five. The runway … Continue reading →