Help Clean Up New England's Largest River

The Connecticut is New England's largest river - it flows south approximately 407 miles, source to Long Island Sound.

Volunteers from Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut will turn out Oct. 19  to pick up trash and debris from the banks of river in each state.

Connecticut River Watershed Council spearheads the annual cleanup and says more volunteers are always welcome. To sign up and confirm the date for the effort, go to www.ctriver.org. (The original date in early October was postponed due to heavy rains.)

Room For One More?

"Beans" is up for adoption in Maine and here is a link for more information - http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13541501

October: The Scent of Autumn

"The breezes taste
Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel-
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Burning brush,
New books, erasers,
Chalk, and such.
The bee, his hive,
Well-honeyed hum,
And Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze."

- John Updike, September

Mushroom? Jelly? Sprouted On Fallen Tree

After the torrential rains, some odd fungus forms appeared - such as this whitish jelly-like growth on a fallen tree in a state park.