Bob, Poor Monica, she's huddling close to the tree to keep warm.
It looks like a good-sized pine. How tall? Keep Warm: James On Jan 9, 6:40 pm, [email protected] wrote: > ENTS, > > Today Monica and I attended a fundraiser for the Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, > MA. But first we took a walk in MTSF among its magnificent pines. After my > recent Virginia visit, I was curious as to how Mohawk would look to me. Well, > the white pines haven't lost a thing. They are as impressive as ever, after > the Montpelier huge tulips, Mohawk's hardwoods looked as if they've shrunk a > bit. Oh well. > > Through our walk, it was cold, about 15 degrees in the forest with some wind. > So tree measuring wasn't a priority. Tonight is supposed to be - 2 degrees > Fahrenheit in Charlemont and maybe -5 or -6 in the cold spots in Mohawk. Not > quite cold enough to kill woolly adelgid. Maybe that miserable little insect > will at least be discouraged. So far, we have not found an occurrence in > Mohawk, but our good luck can't last forever. > > I was content to walk through the snow and sense the ambience of this great > forest site, the forest gem of Massachusetts. While in the Algonquin Grove, I > decided to get a photograph of a tree we dedicated back in 2004 to a Native > elder named Ed Perle, who is a Maliseet from New Bruinswick. The Maliseets > were the people of the beautiful river, referring to the St. Johns River. Ed > cherished his tree. Following the death of my Indian wife Jani on Dec 30, > 2003, Ed performed a Native ceremony of passing. I will always be in his > debt. The attached image shows the Ed Perle tree and Monica. > > Bob > > EdPerleTree.jpg > 397KViewDownload
