Joyce Tenneson is famous for her ethereal, romantic photographs of women, flowers, seashells, and now trees. She is one of the few serious photographers who dares to tackle obvious beauty in an age of ironic ugliness. I have long regarded her as the Andrew Wyeth of photography. Just as Wyeth painted as though […]
trees
Massachusetts
Harvard Square | Food, Shopping, and Fun
Harvard Square in Cambridge is one of Boston’s top tourist destination spots, home to Harvard University and dozens of shops, restaurants, attractions, and historical sights that keep its streets teeming with students, commuters, and tourists. Strolling The streets of Harvard Square may look like they were drawn by someone wearing a blindfold, but when visiting […]
Today I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of sophomores at the John O’Bryant school in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Their teacher, Ian Doreian, contacted me several weeks back to say that his students were going to do a special workshop on food writing and would I like to come in and discuss what […]
Today is the Vernal Equinox, and it actually looks like spring. Normally in this part of New England, everything is muddy and gross. In honor of that, early spring is referred to as mud season, also known as the fifth season. While other areas are enjoying the first signs of spring, we usually suffer through […]
New England
2012 Winter Photo Contest Finalists
Despite the lack of traditional winter weather, our talented readers were able to capture some fantastic shots for our winter photo contest! After serious deliberation, our judges have narrowed it down to five images that stand out from the rest. Here are the judges’ comments on why these five photos caught their eyes and made […]
Our family enjoys watching birds from our windows, and we want to landscape with the best plants to attract them around our home. What do you suggest? S.C., Tiverton, RI A wide range of trees and shrubs produce fruit that persists and appeals to birds. Among the favorites throughout New England are blueberry (Vaccinium), evergreen […]
Two feet of snow in falling October has brought about a bit of an abrupt end to the foliage season, but after one of the more atypical foliage seasons in years, I guess little would have surprised me. The season began with an over hundred year rainstorm, so why not end it with an over hundred year snowstorm. […]
History
Loving the Month of March
Welcome to the March 2012 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. Loving the Month of March Not everyone does. But here’s why they should It seems to me that in New England the month of […]
Vermont
Maple Season in New England
High pressure had drifted over central Vermont, and with it temperatures had climbed steadily from the teens overnight up past freezing and into the 40s. David “Tig” Tillinghast, had driven out that mid-April morning and checked the sugar bush in Strafford–212 acres of leased land, 1,050 taps–and found the sap running like crazy. The season […]
An enduring symbol of the North Woods faces threats from technology and a new generation that values efficiency over tradition..
Patti Moreno discovered her passion for gardening in 1998, when she was looking for a way to lose weight: “I needed to do something physical, so I started beautifying our yard.” Failed hydrangea bushes soon gave way to bountiful raised beds. Today, not only are Moreno’s gardens flourishing, but so is her Web site, GardenGirlTV.com, […]
Massachusetts
Patriots’ Day Reenactment | Two Mornings in April
Above the din of battle in Lexington and Concord, you may hear the echo of history at these two Patriot’s Day Reenactments in Massachusetts.