I'll push myself up through the dirt and shake my petals free
I'm resigned to being born and so resigned to bravery.
~Dar Williams

Thursday, November 8, 2012

When Karen was in Boston: Great Meadows Bird Refuge

I have lived in Boston for a little over six years.  I love the city, but I don’t like living here and am anxious to move somewhere less noisy, less busy, less… city. 

Thankfully, there are places to escape – many within a short drive of the city.  Concord and Carlile are my favorites for such escapades.  Cami introduced us to the Great Meadows Bird Refuge when I was pregnant with Lily, and I love it.  It is just that – a refuge – and not only for birds and other wildlife, but for humans desperate for a walk in some fresh air.

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Poor Max wasn’t feeling well.

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The kids had fun blowing cattails in the wind.

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In the following photo, Ivy is telling Squiggles that she is standing too close to Ivy’s “pond” and to please move over to the other pond.

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Squiggles obliged and moved over.  Here are squiggles and Ivy reigning over their respective ponds:

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‘Twas a very pleasant evening. 

The next day Karen took her family back home to Denver and the rest of us have been crying ever since.

Who’s next???

3 comments:

Marsha said...

There is a surprising amount of fluff packed into cattails.

Cami said...

I love this place. Thanks for humoring me whenever I need to go back for some refuge.

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