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Monday, March 2, 2015
RiverCOG VRR State Park Meeting April 7
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A new presentation is available for review by clicking on this icon while on the site:
Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
There is a wonderful Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt trail that is 20 miles long:
I rode my bicycle from Old Bethpage to the Southern State and back. What a great trail!
CT could take a lesson from this trail on Long Island. It was asphalt with two lanes and terrific signage everywhere! It gave me ideas for our Lower CT River Valley!!!
I rode my bicycle from Old Bethpage to the Southern State and back. What a great trail!
CT could take a lesson from this trail on Long Island. It was asphalt with two lanes and terrific signage everywhere! It gave me ideas for our Lower CT River Valley!!!
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Cross-Country Skiing on the DR RR Tracks
Feb. 4th: I had a wonderful time x-country skiing on the RR tracks today. I parked at the DR Landing and skied north from there.
Top photo is looking towards the DR Landing and gazebo. Bottom photo is looking North. This is an absolutely pristine place to ski and that makes it that much more enjoyable.
Top photo is looking towards the DR Landing and gazebo. Bottom photo is looking North. This is an absolutely pristine place to ski and that makes it that much more enjoyable.
Snake Lecture at Pettipaug Yacht Club - June 2013
I was so excited that there was a Snakes of Connecticut Lecture at
our Yacht Club being given by Kim, a speaker who works at the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center last Tuesday! It was really enjoyable!
The lecture was packed with kiddies! How wonderful to see such interest in nature! Kim brought 5 snakes with her! Here they are:
This is a hog nosed snake that was kept as a pet for 11 years. It is small for its age because the owner fed it only one mouse every 1 to 2 weeks. It was given 2 mice and gobbled them down. Hopes are that it will grow much bigger now. Aren’t the markings pretty?
This is another hog nosed snake. Note how the markings are very different.
This is a ring-necked snake. As adults they get no bigger than a pencil. They are escape artists, and love to find their way into basements. They are very fragile and do not make great pets.
Above and below are photos of an Eastern rat snake that is 27 years old. Look at the wide eyes of the little girl! She is just amazed by this snake! Note also, the white underside of this snake.
This Eastern rat snake is 35 years old. We have one this size that lives around our house and have seen it in the rafters of our porch. Rat snakes are known to climb trees to go after baby birds.
With the help of a volunteer, Kim held the snake to its full length.
What a wonderful way to spend an evening!
The lecture was packed with kiddies! How wonderful to see such interest in nature! Kim brought 5 snakes with her! Here they are:
This is a hog nosed snake that was kept as a pet for 11 years. It is small for its age because the owner fed it only one mouse every 1 to 2 weeks. It was given 2 mice and gobbled them down. Hopes are that it will grow much bigger now. Aren’t the markings pretty?
This is another hog nosed snake. Note how the markings are very different.
This is a ring-necked snake. As adults they get no bigger than a pencil. They are escape artists, and love to find their way into basements. They are very fragile and do not make great pets.
Above and below are photos of an Eastern rat snake that is 27 years old. Look at the wide eyes of the little girl! She is just amazed by this snake! Note also, the white underside of this snake.
This Eastern rat snake is 35 years old. We have one this size that lives around our house and have seen it in the rafters of our porch. Rat snakes are known to climb trees to go after baby birds.
With the help of a volunteer, Kim held the snake to its full length.
What a wonderful way to spend an evening!
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