Bug Eaters

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During the winter months I make a practice of visiting greenhouses for what passes as my tropical vacation. These photos were taken at the greenhouse at  Mason Hollow Nursery in Mason, NH. The nursery specializes in  Hosta plants and other select perennials and will open for the season on May 7th. I was visiting  co-owner Chuck Anderson who has an interesting collections of orchids and carnivorous in the greenhouse at the nursery.

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Sundews catch bugs in the sticky droplets and push them toward the plant where they are digested.

 

Pitcher Plant by John Poltrack on 500px.com
Pitcher plants catch insects with traps that contain digestive juices. The inside of the traps have tiiny downward facing hairs that prevent the insect from crawling out.

 

 

Saint Paul Bluegrass Jam

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I always  have a good time playing music with these folks. I’ve included a short video indicative of the genre of music that is played.

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Fred and Pam at the Bluegrass Jam

Here are a few clips

Flowering Quince

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24 days till Spring although yesterday the temperatures were close to 60 degrees along with high winds and thunder and lightning.

I featuring a flowering quince for my floral friday photo theme. This is a spring blooming shrub which is member of the rose family.

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Chaenomeles (Flowering Quince)

 

Water Passage

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Good morning,

In June of 2012 we traveled to Vancouver Island to visit relatives. For this time I opted to take several ferries to Victoria rather drive to Vancouver. It was a typically wet day when we aboard this Washington State ferry. Very few people were aboard which gave me an opportunity to take this photo sans people.

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Water Passage

 

Look what I saw at the Green Center

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It was a busy Saturday at the Green Center and it was nice to see our regular “customers”. The Green Center is a recycling center for used items and it is open to residents of New Ipswich and Greenville, NH. It will be open for business on Saturday, March 5th, 2016 from 9 -12.

Click on any photos to see ALL the items in the Green Center Album

NOTE: The Green Center is NOT open every Saturday. The hours of operation can be found on the Town’s Website Calendar.

Mystery Item
We speculate that this is a candlestick holder
St Patty's Day
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Easter Decorations
Easter items are available in our Seasonal Section
Tweety
No one has taken this wonderful Tweety chia head. Still available!
Shoes
Bric-a-brac
Three Dogs
More Bric-a-brac
Dogs
Aren’t they cute?
Torn Book
Please do not bring us your trash, this is a recycling center for GENTLY used items.

 

Provincetown Signs

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I’m always on the lookout for interesting signs. Provincetown provides many opportunities.

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Provincetown Theatre

 

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Is this sign offering advice?

 

Toys of Eros by John Poltrack on 500px.com
Not your typical hardware store

 

Provincetown Storefront by John Poltrack on 500px.com
I spent so much on this dress I guess I’ll kill myself

 

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The sacred and the profane

 

 

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Poltrack Tracks

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Milford, NH – Labor Day, 2014

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New Blog Feature!

Because it appears that the voters are going to take Trump as a serious candidate for the presidency, we are going to need an extra dose of humor, albeit gallows humor before he runs the place into oblivion. Laughter is all we have as a coping mechanism. Today’s offering:

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