Category Archives: Photos

And we have ducklings… It must be Spring!

On Friday, May 13th I got this note from Earlyne and Gene alerting me to the baby ducks spotted on the pond. We have all been waiting for the first sighting but none of us expected this. Hi-In case you … Continue reading

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Birds on the Pond

I thought I would put together a group of photos I have been able to get of several birds visiting me this year. These are the times I wish I had a better camera and lenses. If you have pictures, … Continue reading

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Hawk

I just about had a heart attack on Friday when this small hawk hit the windows in our living room. I have taken some precautions to make sure this doesn’t happen by putting stickers on all the surfaces of the … Continue reading

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Photos: Harvest moon over Valley Pond

  

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Photos: heavy rains fill the pond

Several inches of rain in the past two days have filled Hidden Valley Pond to the highest we’ve ever seen it… to the top of the stormwater pipe.    

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Goodbye to the Willow tree

   With permission from the City of Northfield, a group of local lumberjacks took down the decaying Willow tree at the foot of the stormwater pipe at the southwest corner of the pond this week.

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More than a few perfect summer days

  Blue sky, spectacular clouds, a gorgeous pond.  Are we lucky or what?

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Photos: Barr Engineering surveyor

As Robbie wrote back in June, The City has contracted with Barr Engineering to help the city develop a prioritization of stormwater ponds in need to dredging and other rehabilitation work to improve management of surface runoff. A guy from … Continue reading

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Deer in Hidden Valley Park: getting closer

At about 9 am on Sunday, I saw this deer trot across Hidden Valley Dr. at Peterson Dr. and head into Hidden Valley Park, startling a couple who were walking their dogs.

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Another gorgeous sunset

The big storms bypassed us on Thursday night, but they left behind another gorgeous sunset:

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The honeylocust tree in spring

Our neighbor’s honeylocust tree is at it’s spectacular best right now because it’s as much yellow as it is green.

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Sunset over Hidden Valley Park

Tonight’s thundershower cleared out just in time for the sunset.

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Our pond is alive with the sound of music

The rains have been plentiful this spring and thus making the frogs around the pond in the middle of Hidden Valley Park very happy.   I captured their music while sitting in front of our backyard fireplace last week and again … Continue reading

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Photo album: spring burn

I woke up from my nap to the smell of smoke this afternoon. A crew hired by the City of Northfield was doing a controlled burn of Hidden Valley Park. See the album of 16 photos (8 fire, 8 post-fire), … Continue reading

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Photo slideshow: Hidden Valley Park in Winter

I took half of these photos in early January after a big snowfall and the rest in mid-February during one of our many hoar frost mornings. See the album of 49 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:

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