With hopes of "priming the pump", I'd like to share some Essex bobcat photos. Maybe, maybe it will inspire a stealthy wild cat or three to venture my way this winter. With fresh snow on the ground, it's once again perfect conditions for tracking wild critters wandering in our … [Read more...] about Essex Bobcat Photos
Rosslyn Redux
Lake Champlain Boathouse Blues
Welcome to spring in the Champlain Valley. And to Rosslyn's annual spring drama: the Lake Champlain boathouse blues! Over the last month lake water level has been rising, rising, rising. And rising some more. In fact, it's even risen since I started drafting this post. … [Read more...] about Lake Champlain Boathouse Blues
Holistic Orcharding Tips
Are holistic orcharding tips helpful? Or will fruit tree pests and pathogens laugh in your face?!?! For several years I've been absorbing holistic orcharding tips and gardening wisdom from Michael Phillips. I no longer recall how I came across the "pied piper" of organic, … [Read more...] about Holistic Orcharding Tips
Rosslyn
Rosslyn, the second oldest home on Essex, New York's Merchant Row, is located just south of The Dower House. This historic home (also known as the W.D. Ross Mansion, Hyde Gate, and The Sherwood Inn) was built by William D. Ross for his bride Mary Ann Gould (c. 1826-8) (“Essex: An … [Read more...] about Rosslyn