Flower Hill Farm Retreat https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Sat, 17 May 2014 16:01:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.15 183435305 Spring’s Resolve Bluebirds and Tree Swallows https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/springs-resolve-bluebirds-and-tree-swallows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=springs-resolve-bluebirds-and-tree-swallows https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/springs-resolve-bluebirds-and-tree-swallows/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2014 06:05:00 +0000 http://staging.caroldukephotography.com/springs-resolve-bluebirds-and-tree-swallows/   Property disputes between bluebirds and tree swallows, and tree swallows and tree swallows seem to be resolved by now and life is very busy with serious nesting preparations here at Flower Hill Farm.  Today I took my first butterfly photo of 2014 — caught a whisper of light in a Cabbage White while she […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/october-changing-light-and-hues-flights-stirring-fallen-leaves-2/feed/ 0 5282 Focusing on Old Apple Trees ‘Giving Sculptures’ of the Land https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/focusing-on-old-apple-trees-giving-sculptures-of-the-land/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=focusing-on-old-apple-trees-giving-sculptures-of-the-land https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/focusing-on-old-apple-trees-giving-sculptures-of-the-land/#respond Tue, 08 May 2012 23:54:00 +0000 http://duke.itabix.com/focusing-on-old-apple-trees-giving-sculptures-of-the-land/ Older Apple trees, not unlike humans in their dotage, seem to tire more with time and are not quite up to producing all the plump blooms . . . that with the prodigious participation of pollinators . . . will bear fruit every year or in some cases every other year.  There is a sizable […]

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