GROUNDHOGS: At the Den
CELERY FARM: 2009 calendar entries

CELERY FARM: Dragonfly evening

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Last night was one of those enchanted evenings at the Warden's Watch. A gentle breeze, a comfortable temperature, and solitude.
  In the distance, an egret, a great blue heron and black-crowned
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  Closer by, a kingbird and chimney swifts hunted bugs, and a snapping turtle went for a swim.
  On my way to the Celery Farm, through my neighbor's backyard, I saw a B-52 of a dragonfly parked on a birdbath.
  On the path to the Warden's Watch, smaller dragonflies abounded, clearly in the mood for romance as they darted after one another.
  I sat on the Warden's Watch for a spell, lis
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    At 7 p.m., the distant reeds were still bathed in daylight.
   Nothing better than a long summer's evening, even if the calendar says that the change of seasons is still a week away.


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