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Newmarket Colour

Jonathan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:58:34 +0000

The fall colour is turning down in the Seacoast. I took these photos at the boat launch on Sunday night.

Squam Lake Science Center

Jonathan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:29:29 +0000

We were up in the White Mountains at the weekend to go leaf peeping on the Kancamagus Highway. Unfortunately the colour had pretty much turned already but the trip was not a total waste. We visited the Squam Lake Science Center in Holderness, NH. The center contains live animal exhibits and a great hike up to the top of Mount Fayal. All the animals in captivity at the center can be found in the New Hampshire wild which made it all the more interesting.

Red Fox:

White Tailed Deer:

Mountain Lion:

Bobcats:

Great Horned Owl:

Red Tailed Hawk:

Bald Eagle:

Black Bear:

After seeing the animal exhibits and waiting around for the black bear to wake up from underneath the tree (which he didn’t), we hiked up Mount Fayal.

Fall colour along the way:

The view from the summit was well worth the hike:

Turtles

Jonathan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:31:41 +0000

The turtles were out sunbathing again a few days ago on the wetlands near our house. We have seen them a lot this summer but on this day we saw more than usual. They are quite nervy so I had to be quick to snap some pictures of them before they noticed me and made their escape.

Fort Stark Historic Site

Jonathan — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:24:16 +0000

At lunch time today I took a drive to Fort Stark in nearby New Castle. The site overlooks the Piscataqua River, Little Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Stark is one of 7 built to protect Portsmouth Harbour but is now long since obsolete.

Winter Walk at Great Bay Wildlife Refuge

Jonathan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:20:21 +0000

I am fortunate enough to work and live near some great trails and walks. One such walk is at the Great Bay Wildlife Refuge which is around a 10 minute drive from my work. On Tuesday last week I drove down there during a snow storm to take some pictures and video. We returned on Saturday when the weather was a lot nicer to walk the ‘Peverly Pond Trail’. The trail takes you in a loop out to Peverly Pond where there is a lookout spot for nature watchers. This time of year the pond is frozen over.

Here are some of my photos from my lunch break on the 19th:

And here are the pictures from our return trip on the 23rd:

And here is the video:

Frozen Lake Winnipesaukee

Jonathan — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:26:48 +0000

During the winter months, the boats on Lake Winnipesaukee are replaced for cars, snowmobiles and even aircraft! We went for a 64 mile drive around the frozen lake and finished the journey off in Alton at the southern tip to watch the winter fun!

White Mountains

Jonathan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:07:11 +0000

We went on a drive to North Conway today to do some outlet shopping. We also took a drive down the scenic Kancamagus Highway. The weather in the afternoon was snowy and the visibility poor so we will have to go back another day to see some of the scenic outlooks!

Christmas Lights

Jonathan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:19:04 +0000

We drove past a street in Dover this evening to video their Christmas lights. I especially like the one that projects the shadow of the reindeer on the side of the house. Here is the clip:

This video is in standard definition as YouTube’s licensing rules blocked the audio track.

Christmas Day

Jonathan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:19:05 +0000

This year we spent Christmas at Meghan’s parents. We drove out on Christmas Eve and returned back to Dover in the afternoon of Christmas Day. We woke up on Christmas Day to some fresh snowfall which made for some nice photo opportunities.

Here are some pictures from Christmas Day and a short video:

Snowy Morning Commute

Jonathan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:04:17 +0000

The morning commute today was horrendous! It took me around 90 minutes to do a 20 minute journey into work. 3-6 inches are expected to fall in this area with sleet, snow and rain continuing through the afternoon. The afternoon commute could be fun!