BAG LADIES AGAIN
By Jack McShane
Clarence (Gibby) Gibson lends a hand and a tractor and a cart to the cause
Yes, that was the renowned “Bag Ladies of Andes” you observed cruising the roads back in early April. This time there were five: Ann, Judy, Sarah, Nancy and the motorized and enthusiastic gentleman of the road ‘Gibby’.
LATE WINTER SIGHTINGS
By Jack McShane
Wild turkeys and deer dine at the bird feeder; photo by Doris HartungWinter seems like it just does not want to let go, but the wild critters seem to struggle on. There has been great diversity at the feeder and beyond.
DEAD OF WINTER 2011
By Jack McShane
What does a nature writer write about in the dead of winter? I think maybe tracks, tracking and some ruminations on what I read that interests the naturalist in me.
By Jack McShane
On Saturday, January 8th I received a phone call from Mary Davis, who lives at the Triangle. She had been walking her dog in Ballantine Park when she saw a deer with a broken leg struggling on the opposite bank of the Tremperskill.
VIEW: FROM BUSSEY HOLLOW
By Jack McShane
The other day I was notified by my wife that our dear snowplower had called to complain that the conifers planted alongside our driveway were interfering with his truck as it plowed along, and requested that they be pruned up.