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Let it snow

December 16, 2013 By Helen

10" of snow in Franklin NY on December 15, 2013

It is definitely winter here in Franklin NY. We got 10″ of snow on Saturday and Sunday. Fortunately, it didn’t come down too heavily until after the Holiday Market and Christmas Stroll in the Village. The cats were really annoyed until we shoveled paths so they could get out and sniff what’s going on around […]

Filed Under: Franklin

Mud Cocoons

September 10, 2013 By Helen

photo of Mud cocoon harboring wasp larvae

While cleaning up some old boxes in the shed, we ran across some odd piles of rock hard mud, some already shattered. We broke open this mud clump and discovered wasp larvae inside. We suspect that at this time of year, their presence indicates they did not hatch. This type wasp is sometimes referred to […]

Filed Under: Franklin Tagged With: insects

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