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Ummmm, .... I'm not sure we can live up to the "legend".....

Despite the numbing cold....a promise of spring.

So exploring a little in Penn yesterday and found these on the edge of a woods line. Not a burn area. First thoughts are an insect trap.....or some type of item to hold pheromone/bait?.... any ideas? curious little things just lying on the ground. One broken, one whole. Just curious.

Mark and I taking a short botany study today. Half way though our walk, stopped to sit for a few minutes. We were discussing how often we see an occasional critter pass through our quiet area... often a snake. When we got up to head to the next spot a decent size pine snake was crossing the...

This event was to take place as a "kick-off " to the 10th Anniversary of Lines on the Pines. Due to weather, it was rescheduled to this Thursday - tomorrow evening. Rocco's Townhouse in Hammonton. See you there! a ‘Thursdays On Tap’ event (Thursday, March 12th) I believe from 6 PM- 9 PM...

after a walk in the back woods today, I started to load a cart of wood for the wood stove. While I was at the wood pile, the dog started going nuts and howling.... It had started snowing and it was hard to see what was in the back field. As I walked over to it I realized it was a hawk. Upon...

Happy Holidays everyone.... Just thought you would like to see that America's First Day Hikes is happening again in New Jersey on Jan. 1. Here is the link for the many activities that you can participate in throughout the state: http://www.njparksandforests.org/parks/first_day_hikes.html...

Hello everyone, Just an FYI for those of you who regularly participate in the Pine Barrens 4WD Clean-up.... This year's event (#13 !) will take place at the NW portion of Brendan T. Byrne and at Whitesbog. Same Sunday as usual - October 26. The meeting place is the parking lot at Whitesbog...

Hi everyone.... We will be out in Wharton tomorrow for the annual clean up. This is year # 12. Sign in is 9- 10 AM at the Atsion office unless you are Largo and you start at the crack of dawn ;). If you are in the area and want to lend a hand, come on out. Everyone is welcome. Terry

....since we got together at the Pic for wings and chat. Anyone up for Monday night, Oct. 21? Gloria and I are headed that way at 6:00 PM. Oji and Ed too I hope. Cheers!. Terry

The blessings of family and friends, a meal to share, a glass to raise, a reason to rise each day, a purpose on earth.... poetic? Ah, shucks.....I adore the heck out of all you folks too. Thanks for sharing your adventures, advice, photos, etc. Happy Thanksgiving.... Terry

Hi everyone.... Due to model predictions for the weekend's weather, the Wharton Clean up scheduled for Sunday, Oct., 28 is now going to take place on Saturday, Oct. 27..... Same bat-time, same bat-station. Sorry for the late notice, but we did the best we could to re-schedule in a manner...

Hi all, I think this may be the program that Betsy offered at the Pinelands Short Course. Guy, Jess and myself were there. Quite interesting and would be a nice evening event after a day spent in the woods. Enjoy! Bass River State Forest 762 Stage Road Mailing address: Tuckerton, NJ...

I must admit that for all of the wildly, unusual, random, and remarkably beautiful things that I have witnessed in my PB travels, I have not seen a PB tree frog....I've heard them, but not seen them. Anyhow-on a botany trip yesterday whilst searching for plant material someone shouts out "baby...

Hi all! Gloria and I spent a good deal of time walking and exploring some last Monday.... I was unable to post until this evening. We came across some remarkable things. Who thought pollen could afford such great photo opportunities? Chuckled over the pollen laden pond with frog trails...

Today Gloria and I headed up to Whitesbog to meet Tom. The purpose of our trip was to spend some time listening for frogs and exploring an unfamiliar area. Here are some pics of the day. In the barrel house..... Distubingly, we came across a turtle trap filled with 15 or so...

Tom, Wonderful acknowledgement for the many hours you spend volunteering your time on behalf of the pines! Sorry to have missed you at the planting event today. I got there at 5:15 and it was just Lou and myself til' 7:30-ish. We planted a couple of buckets of seedlings. Beautiful area that I...

Hi folks.... While riding my bike today I came upon a section of road that sang sweet music to my ears. Croaking and lots of it. I got off my bike, walked over to the edge of this small pond along the roadway and saw frogs. Frogs playing, frogs diving, frogs floating, frogs singing.... a...

Hi everyone, I was just "gifted" with a year's worth of local news from Lower Bank (1931). Each evening this week has found me eager to read more about what was happening in the neighborhood 80 years ago. The paper was written by Ella (Johnson) Underhill (see chapters 22-24 in Beck's Jersey...

Hello all! We are giving away (for free) this entertainment center. We'd like to unload it this week (for free). It measures 56" across x 68" tall and 16" deep and (it's free). The two shelves on the top have lighting. The area for the 27" television has a door that slides across. It's fairly...