Over the long Independence Day weekend, I went for a bike ride into the towns of Shutesbury and Leverett (both hill towns to the North and East of Amherst).  I intended to visit 2 places, and maybe make it to one or two others. The first place I wanted to go was Baconville.  What is … Read more

A few weeks back, while mowing the lawn, I spotted this (spotted) individual in the grass, hopping away from me: Fortunately, it held still for a couple of cell phone pictures.

Back in Mid-May, during Bike Week, I took part in a fundraising bike ride for the Hotel Bridge, a little landmark in the Leeds section of Northampton.  This didn’t involve me raising any money – riders just payed a registration fee and the proceeds from that went toward an engineering/restoration study of the bridge. I … Read more