Willowdale State Forest in Ipswich earlier today. I don’t care that the temperature was in the 40s — it was cold out there.
Tag: Ipswich
Too soon?
At Marini’s in Ipswich.
Checking out the scene at Russell Orchards
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On Sunday we headed north to Russell Orchards in Ipswich to buy pumpkins, eat cider donuts, and check out the animals. We always made this trip when the kids were little, so it was fun to see that nothing had changed.
A cool, late-autumn afternoon on the North Shore
Russell Orchards, Ipswich, earlier today. The place to go for hot cider and hot cider donuts. But it seemed weird to be there without the kids. Click here for larger sizes of this photo.
Footbridge over the Ipswich River
Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield-Ipswich line.
“Mauve Delight”
At Marini Farm in Ipswich.
Sunset over Ipswich
Taken late this afternoon on Northgate Road near Russell Orchards. Click on image for larger sizes.
What’s the buzz?
Bees at Russell Orchards in Ipswich.
Town line
At the Ipswich-Topsfield line between Bradley Palmer State Park and Willowdale State Forest. The road it’s on is called Ipswich Road in Topsfield and Topsfield Road in Ipswich.
A soupy walk in Willowdale State Forest
As Easter was one of the first nice days we’ve had this spring, I thought I would head over to one of my favorite stomping grounds — Willowdale State Forest in Ipswich — and have a look at what the winter had wrought.
At first the trail seemed unusually dry (this is mud season, after all). Soon, though, I ran into washed-out paths that forced me to change my route and put in more miles than I’d planned on. There were a few bugs, though nothing like what will be buzzing around in a couple of weeks.
All in all, a great walk, and I was back home before the first quarter of the Celtics-Knicks game had ended.