Thursday Thirteen For May 2, 2019

Wednesday was a great day for catching a few pictures of this great area I live in. So here are some of my pictures and a small blurb about each one.

1. Yes, the fruit trees are starting to bud and once again life is returning to these parts!

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2. My neighbor’s beautiful forsythia is about to blossom, and yes, that is the driveway leading down to my house. At the bottom of the drive to the right is my house!

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3. This is one of the smaller rocks that Jack dug out of our driveway. The upper part of the driveway is dirt, and in it, we grow rocks every year! That’s why they call us the Granite State! LOL!

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4. Here is another one. There is still another very large boulder, but we will need to hire a backhoe to pull that one out!

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5. This is one of my favorite summer houses along the boulevard, at Weir’s Beach. The owners always keep it well painted and beautiful. Despite the somewhat funky colors, I love it!

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6. This is a wide angle view of Weir’s Beach. It is on Lake Winnipesaukee. In the bygone era of the late 1800s and early 1900s, wealthy families owned these homes and came up from the city to escape the heat and enjoy the Lakes.

20190501_1059247. Another shot of The Weirs, showing the Railroad Tracks, that lead up from the city, and went even further into the Mountains. These tracks are still used during tourist season.

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8. My own little lake, Lake Waukewan. We are called The Lakes Region, as 1/16 of New Hampshire is water, much of it in the Lakes Region. The largest lakes in the region include Lake Winnipesaukee with 72 square miles of water, more than 200 miles of shoreline, and 274 habitable islands; Squam Lake, where the movie “On Golden Pond” was filmed; Lake Winnisquam, Newfound Lake, and Ossipee Lake.

30I found this great picture from when we hiked up Rattlesnake Mountain, and this was our view of Squam Lake in 2014. Arnie, Anneliese, Greta, and the White Shepherd is our old boy, Fritz.

9. There are nearly 1,000 lakes and ponds greater than 10 acres in the state with a total surface area of almost 165,000 acres (NH- DES, 2008a). With the exception of Lake Umbagog and Lake Sunapee, the largest lakes are in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region: Winnipesaukee, Squam, Winnisquam, and Newfound. But I really do love our little lake!

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Lake Waukewan.

10. One of the nice things about living in the country is that we can allow the dogs to run. They are all older now and do not wander. In fact, they’re more company than I ever expected them to be. What wonderful companions!

20190423_174944Lili walking with me in front of our house.

11. We also share our area with some cute animals, like this Ground Hog who lives in our front yard.

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12. Not to mention all the Wild Turkeys that traipse through our yard and eat the apples and drive the dogs insane!

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And yes, I did take this picture!

13. Lastly, I love the deer that live all around the Lakes Region, as well as our State. Last year we had three families that came to our yards to live and to have their fawns. That was so special.

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I also took this one!

Actually, I took them all. I hope, that you can see at least a few of the reasons that I love my beautiful New Hampshire!

3 thoughts on “Thursday Thirteen For May 2, 2019”

  1. I don’t know if you have come across her, but there is a blogger your way with the name Forsythia. It is the most lovely name. I like all your photos of a most beautiful area. There is much natural and man made beauty in North America. We don’t have ground hogs here, or anything like them I think. I suspect your farmers don’t like them. Good to know the railway line does get some use.

  2. An Idyllic setting, indeed! Your view of “your” lake is outstanding!! Love the photos and thanks for sharing the love!!

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