Topsfield Arboretum

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The Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Topsfield and Wenham Massachusetts.  The Rockery Trail belonged to an arboretum donated by the owner Thomas Emerson Proctor. The Sanctuary is currently managed by the Massachusetts Audubon Society who removed some of the non-native species of trees, However along the Rockery Trail I noticed some unusual trees and shrubs which managed to survive.

Thomas Emerson Proctor wrote a 430 page book titled Topsfield Arboretum Catalog of Trees and Shrubs  which unfortunately is no longer in print, so  it may proved to be challenging to identify some of these specimens.

January is probably not the best time for tree identification, so a return visit is planned for the warmer months.

This tree resembles an Eastern Cedar but it much larger other varieties which I’ve seen.

 

 

This tree is not native to the area. I saw some odd seedpods and large dead leaves.

 

 

Acer Saccharum

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Good morning, why is it 10 degrees outside? I was hoping for a continuation of what has been a very mild winter. Today’s photo theme is #TreeTuesday.

I have an old sugar maple tree (Acer Saccharum) in my front yard which has a lot of character. In June of 2014 I photographed it with an IR converted camera. My goal was to isolate its shape and form.

Maple

 

 

Forest Path

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Good morning, today’s photo theme features paths and walkways and this photo was taken in New Ipswich, NH on a warm September day. Something to take my mind off the chore of clearing my driveway and cars of a few inches of snow.

A walk in the woods

 

A light in the forest

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The ice storm of 2008 decimated many of the white pine trees in New Ipswich, NH. I noticed all these fallen trees at the flood control dam site 35 on my daily walk.

 

Christmas Eve

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, I hope you had a joyful Festivus celebration last night. The warm weather continues in the Northeast so I’ve collected a few photos from the archives which are a bit more appropriate for the season.

Morning sunbeams

 

NICC in February

 

Snowshoeing on the last day of winter

 

Nice weekend for photos

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Good Morning, we got a dose of reality this weekend when the temperatures dropped below freezing. Normally in New Ipswich a hard frost would have occurred in late September. But it was a great weekend for photographs.

Emily McCuddy Krook posted a great photo of Tenney Road in New Ipswich on Facebook (See Below)

After seeing Emily’s post I felt inspired to check out the road myself. Once again I’m reminded that New Ipswich is really beautiful in the Fall. No need to drive up to the White Mountains. It is all local for us.

 Living the rural life in New Ipswich

A view of the Souhegan River from Taylor Road  in Smithville, New Ipswich.