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On an unusually warm day in February, I noticed a purple violet pushing up through winter’s fallen leaves. This tiny harbinger of spring cheered me up after a season of gray skies, record-breaking rain and very little snow. Sometimes I think I’m solar-powered, to the extent that I crave sunlight for energy and joy.
Welcome to April. April finds us looking forward to spring cleaning, watching the robins return to the dormant grassy fields and putting away the shovels and snow boots. But today, while still cool outside, we are thinking “planting time!”
Evelyn Mulligan’s Jan. 8 photo at Clemons Spring in North Granby captures the shadows across the snow perfectly.
Beneath the tree canopy in a healthy forest lies a community of tiny plants, including mosses and lichens.
The rich soil of the Granby Land Trust’s Wilcox Family Preserve in the West Granby Historic District has been used for agricultural purposes at least since 1683.
One of the most common birds to see during the cold winter months is the black-capped chickadee, for these are non-migratory inhabitants of the North American continent’s deciduous and mixed forests.
After a cold, dark winter I look forward to spring when senses come alive again and there’s a delicious earthy fragrance in the woods. I find myself searching the hills for clouds of steam billowing from evaporators and envision myself surrounded by sweet-smelling maple steam inside warm, cozy sugar shacks.
n March 10, we will set our clocks ahead by one hour to return to daylight savings time. This time change is a good reminder to replace the batteries in our smoke alarms. It is also a good time to check the age of your smoke alarms
Photographer Evelyn Mulligan arrived at Clemons Spring in North Granby on Feb. 3 in time to capture this gorgeous sunset.
Phase One of the Granby Grange Hall renovation project is almost completed thanks to a generous donation from the Pomeroy-Brace Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.