March 2010

The park lost about 200 trees due to the storm of Feb. 25.<br />March 5, 2010 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. First bald eagle that I ever saw at Maudslay.<br />March 5, 2010 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. March 6, 2010 - Castle Neck Peninsula, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Pine tree bark.<br />March 6, 2010 - Castle Neck Peninsula, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Choate (Hog) Island.<br />March 6, 2010 - Castle Neck Peninsula, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Essex Bay.<br />March 6, 2010 - Castle Neck Peninsula, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 6, 2010 - Castle Neck Peninsula, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 6, 2010 - Castle Neck Peninsula, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Crane Beach.<br />March 6, 2010 - Castle Neck Peninsula, Ipswich, Massachusetts. In spite of the warm weather in recent days, Bunker Meadows still has ice.<br />March 8, 2010 - Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts. March 8, 2010 - Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts. March 8, 2010 - Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts. Canada geese.<br />March 8, 2010 - Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts. Canada geese.<br />March 8, 2010 - Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts. High water in the Merrimack at Rocks Village Bridge.<br />March 17, 2010 - West Newbury, Massachusetts. Amesbury along the Merrimack River.<br />March 17, 2010 - Alliance Park, Amesbury, Massachusetts. Canada goose.<br />March 17, 2010 - Alliance Park, Amesbury, Massachusetts. Lowell's Boat Shop along the Merrimack River.<br />March 17, 2010 - Alliance Park, Amesbury, Massachusetts. March 17, 2010 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. March 17, 2010 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. March 17, 2010 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. March 17, 2010 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. March 17, 2010 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Poor Odd Couple, it suffered in the storm.<br />March 17, 2010 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Plum Island, Massachusetts. Flooding due to weekend's storm also attracted many seagulls.<br />March 17, 2010 - Donaghue School, Locust Street, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Walk south from boardwalk off parking lot # 3.<br />We found lots of these on the beach and could only speculate what genererated them.<br />March 18, 2010 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Walk south from boardwalk off parking lot # 3.<br />March 18, 2010 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Walk south from boardwalk off parking lot # 3.<br />March 18, 2010 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Joyce admiring a brook.<br />March 20, 2010 - Welch-Dickey Loop hike in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Joyce on the way up Welch Mountain.<br />March 20, 2010 - Welch-Dickey Loop hike in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Joyce and Egils at col between Welch (in back) and Dickey Mountins.<br />March 20, 2010 - Welch-Dickey Loop hike in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Joyce on the way down from Dickey Mountain.<br />March 20, 2010 - Welch-Dickey Loop hike in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Joyce on way down from Dickey Mountain.<br />March 20, 2010 - Welch-Dickey Loop hike in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Joyce.<br />Walk along Chickenboro Creek.<br />March 21, 2010 - Campton, New Hampshire. Walk along Chickenboro Creek.<br />March 21, 2010 - Campton, New Hampshire. Walk along Chickenboro Creek.<br />March 21, 2010 - Campton, New Hampshire. Chipmunk.<br />March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Turkey vulture feasting on a skunk.<br />March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Sign of spring: an eastern bluebird.<br />March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Eastern bluebird.<br />March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. March 25, 2010 - Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Joyce's Tarta de Santiago.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Salmon filled olives, anchovy filled olives, tortilla de patatas,<br />and Marcona almods were some of the tapas.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Peter and Claire.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Elizabeth, Howie, Leslie, Cindia, Oscar and Lance watching<br />Andy Goldsworthy's video called 'Rivers and Tides'.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Oscar, Lance, Ray, and Deb watching<br />Andy Goldsworthy's video called 'Rivers and Tides'.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Joyce doing final touches on her paella.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Spanish salad prepared by Joyce with ingredients provided by Nancy S.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Oscar entertaining us with some Spanish music.<br />March 27, 2010 - Earth Hour party with a Spanish theme, Merrimac, Massachusetts. Rocks Village Bridge seen from the boat ramp.<br />March 31, 2010 - West Newbury, Massachusetts. Curzon's Mill.<br />March 31, 2010 - Newburyport, Massachusetts.