Franklin Park Zoo

Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary Marshfield

 After Lunch with Mom and Nana I decided to take a walk at the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary or the Daniel Webster Farm as we used to call it.  I have not been here since my college years and things were both much the same and very different.

 Still a lot of turtles hanging out in the sun...

 The observation blinds were popular with the bird watchers though I only saw a few swallows here

 I believe these bird houses may still be the ones I help Steve Carver make some time back in 1991 or so.  It was the first Eagle project I worked on after transitioning form Cub to Boy Scouts.

 If they are not the same they are exactly the same design... This one has a Red-winged black bird always a favorite of mine for its nick-name the Sargent Major Bird.

 I think I saw a fawn in the bush to the left... I am not sure but I am sure I can see a dear trail in the grass... sadly it was much more evident in real life then in the picture.

 Flowering treas are fairly common on the property probably left over from the farming days.

 This bridge is new, next visit I will have to cross and explore that side of the Green Harbor River

 Bench like stone.

 Fox hill the highest point on the farm... maybe 15 feet over the surrounding elevation.

 Front and back panoramas of Fox hill.

 I think this might be a Mill stone... Makes me wonder if it was brought here and dumped or if there was a mill at this location (possibly a windmill, or maybe animal driven.)

 Its the secret trail don't go telling every one!

 This part is fully familiar I recall walking this trail many, many times in my youth.

 Back into an open field...

 then Back into the woods, for some reason looking down a trail in the woods just seems full of possibilities and adventures.

 another flowering tree.

 Same pond from the opposite observation blind.

One problem with the Daniel Webster farm the goose dropping... and it looks like that will be problem for many, many years to come.

Hampton Beach 1st trip of 2013

 When I met Ariana a few years ago I was not familiar with Hampton Beach, something she couldn't believe at the time. I am a south shore boy with several beaches in his home town of Marshfield why would I go to a beach in New Hampshire. Anyway some times I think Ariana is trying to make up for this by getting me to go as often as I can.  She love the place and its become special to me as well.

 A few Years ago 2011 I believe Hampton made some major renovations and this building was one of the up grades.  Providing a tourist information center, a first and station and improved staging for shows.  They also upgraded the restroom facilities in a major way.  The did lose the changing rooms which is unfortunate

 One of Ariana's favorite places on the board walk.

 Ariana insisted we take of our shoes it was reasonalbly warm but....

 Not warm enough to do this in my opinion! I think my feet were still cold when I got to bed.

 Horse tracks something you do not see every day here on Hampton Beach

 Surf was high but the water was way to cold to enjoy it.

 We took the long way home making detour to Plum Island to see the light house (our second trip here)

 Sunset looking back over the Merrimack river

The moon over the Atlantic Ocean.

America at the Casino Ball Room Hampoton Beach

 Ariana and headed up to Hampton Beach.  Ari's mother had won us the tickets to the America Concert but first it was time for the first trip to Markey's Lobster pound of the year.

 Lisa Bouchelle was the opening act and frankly a forgettable one.  Half the time we could not understand her I thought it might be the acoustics but... we had no trouble hearing America when the got on stage.

 

 

 America really put on a great show, they are not a band I have ever really followed I am familiar with their popular hits but that all.  They really rocked on those classics, the newer stuff did impress me as much...

 With the exception of their "back page project" their interpretation of song "they wish they had wrote"  the cover of the Gin Blossoms hit "Till I hear if from you" was particularly good.