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Month: July 2016

“One. Two. Three. LIFT!”

July 20, 2016

On July 16, on an expertly prepared site ready for volunteers, hammers were in full swing building walls for a brand new Habitat for Humanity raised ranch under construction in Granby, CT.  On Habitat site supervisor Stan’s count, — “One. Two. Three. LIFT!” — and undaunted by the stifling heat and humidity, a volunteer crew of … More “One. Two. Three. LIFT!”

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Indifference is Dangerous

July 15, 2016

Indifference is dangerous.  Elie Wiesel’s comments on the danger of indifference are timeless. His words are a powerful reminder of the evil of indifference. His words challenge our conscience to move from indifference to awareness and action, to take a stand. You can hear them in The Connecticut Forum’s July 8, 2016, Video of the Week.  … More Indifference is Dangerous

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Retired executive from public, private, and non-profit sector careers; Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity Director Emeritus; and, for outstanding professional achievement, community advocacy, and service to humanity, the recipient of Ohio Weslyan University’s Distinguished Achievement Citation, University of Hartford’s Anchor Award, and Junior Achievement of SW New England Business Hall of Fame’s Spirit of Hope Award.

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Flying high over South Marsh at Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.
A sure sign of spring’s approach, Mallards feeding in Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve’s Creamer Pond where the ice has broken open.
The tiny Red-breasted Nuthatch’s “small size and preference for northern coniferous forests may make it a less a familiar sight to many backyard bird watchers.” This photo of one looking for insects, spiders, etc on the forest floor was taken yesterday from a distance in the GLT’s Seth & Lucy Holcombe Preserve. It gives a perspective on its size.
Celebrating March 1, the first day of meteorological spring.
Full Snow Moon, the last full moon of the winter, rising last night in the fog just above the horizon, encircled in a hazy glow.
A reminder of farming days gone by, this long retired hay tedder rests along the Holcombe Trail on Granby Land Trust’s Seth & Lucy Holcombe Preserve
Looking west this afternoon into a brilliant sky from Rosie’s Field on the Granby Land Trust’s Seth & Lucy Holcombe Preserve.
Yesterday I focused on the White-breasted Nuthatches in my yard. Here are three.

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