WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Tis the season for hunting. Here is a photo from my maternal Grandfather’s family farm in the Town of Gardiner, Ulster County from the early 1930s. Description reads “unknow friends of Bob Jansen (my Grandfather). Just look how dressed up they were to huntContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? A fellow member of my rod & gun club let me use his walk-in cooler this year to hang deer in. It’s basically an insulated room with a regular AC unit installed. The AC unit is tricked out to cool to 36 degrees orContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Deer season ended early for me this year. Last year it was 2 does & this year 2 bucks & 1 doe (2 deer taken during archery). Got this medium-sized buck on Opening Day of Gun Season. This guy must have been rubbing someContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Had to go to Stamford, CT recently and came across this tree growing on its own in some woods between a housing complex and doctor’s offices. Its yellow foliage, star-shaped leaves, with spherical spiky fruit heads caught my attention. It’s sweetgum or Liquidambar styraciflua.Continue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? I transplanted this sycamore 6 or so years ago. Last winter I took a photo of it. At the time, it showed no signs of the bark flaking. As sycamore matures, its bark begins to take on a camouflage pattern with flaking bark thatContinue Reading