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Lincoln through the lens

A sappy art installation?

March 11, 2024

It’s early spring and that means it’s time to tap sugar maple trees for sap to make maple syrup. There’s a fairly standard procedure for doing this, but someone in Lincoln seems to be take a rather unconventional approach. Lincoln resident Jack Fultz spotted this setup near the intersection of Sandy Pond Road and Baker Bridge Road:

This is not the first time the mystery sap-tapper has struck in that area. Here’s a photo from 2018 taken by Lincoln Squirrel editor Alice Waugh:

No word yet on who’s responsible for these whimsical displays and how many gallons of sap (or creosote, or syrup) they’ve been able to collect.

Category: Lincoln through the lens

Food for the soul (Lincoln through the Lens)

June 12, 2023

After its biennial plant sale, the Lincoln Garden Club had plants left over, so they donated them to the SVdP food pantry for clients to take home. Belinda Goodrich and other club members put together about 20 planters with succulents and mini-hostas, and SVdP’s Ursula Nowak chipped in with some large colorful plants from her house.


Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed on the Lincoln Through the Lens page of the Lincoln Squirrel.

Category: charity/volunteer, Lincoln through the lens

A touch of gray (Lincoln through the Lens)

June 23, 2022

Summer is here and everything is green — or almost everything. Several recent examples of gray Lincoln wildlife display excellent camouflage abilities:

A chameleon-like gray tree frog. (Photo by Rosamond DeLori)

A barred owl who is apparently puzzled by his more colorfully conspicuous fellow birds. (Photo by Alex Benik)

A gray cow seen recently in the field alongside Route 117 near the railroad tracks. OK, it isn’t camouflaged, but it’s still outstanding in its field. (Photo by Alice Waugh)

Category: Lincoln through the lens

Arc de triomphe? (Lincoln Through the Lens)

April 21, 2022

Lincoln Public Library Director Bobbie Myles captured this rainbow over Donelan’s after a brief shower on April 20.


Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed on the Lincoln Through the Lens page of the Lincoln Squirrel.

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Getting down and dirty on Pigeon Hill

April 4, 2022

The combined (and muddy) efforts of the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, the Conservation Commission and volunteers replaced 250 feet of old duck board with wider, and above-water duck boards across a wetland area on the north side of Pigeon Hill. The rebuilt section will mean a safe trail for walkers, joggers, kids, and dogs. Left to right: Jim Hutchinson (Lincoln’s newest Select Board member), Conservation Department Land Steward Ryan Brown, Peter Wyatt, and Jim Lennon.

Category: Lincoln through the lens, nature

The lease you can do (Lincoln through the Lens)

November 21, 2021

“Three of the five ‘for sale/rent’ signs in front of the commercial properties across from Lincoln Station, indicative of the precarious state of Lincoln’s business district,” says photo submitter Allen Vander Meulen.


Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed on the Lincoln Through the Lens page of the Lincoln Squirrel.

Category: businesses, Lincoln through the lens

Pumpkin event is a smash hit with both people and pigs

November 3, 2021

Composters of all ages had a great time smashing pumpkins (presumably not while listening to the band) to make some tasty treats for the pigs at Codman Community Farms. The Lincoln and Concord chapters of Mothers Out Front organized the Tuesday event (tagline: “Green Your Halloween!”) to raise awareness about composting, save many pounds of pumpkin from going to the landfill, and feed livestock all at the same time. (Photo courtesy of Susan Taylor)


Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed on the Lincoln Through the Lens page of the Lincoln Squirrel.

Category: conservation, Lincoln through the lens

Stuffing but no turkeys (Lincoln through the Lens)

October 17, 2021

Harold McAleer made this photo collage showing some of the scarecrows bulit by kids and displayed at the mall for the Scarecrow Classic 5K. The scarecrow-building event is hosted each year by Stonegate Gardens as a fundraiser for the Lincoln PTO.

 


Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed on the Lincoln Through the Lens page of the Lincoln Squirrel.

Category: Lincoln through the lens

‘Shrooms in bloom (Lincoln through the Lens)

October 4, 2021

The wet summer and fall have resulted in a bumper crop of many types of wild mushrooms in Lincoln. Here are some photos sent in by residents. Read more in this 2018 post from the University of New Hampshire Extension: “Why are there so many mushrooms coming up in my yard and garden, and what can I do about them?”

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Category: Lincoln through the lens, nature, news

Cat power (Lincoln Through the Lens)

April 6, 2021

Craig Nicholson grabbed this photo of a bobcat on his property last week.


Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed on the Lincoln Through the Lens page of the Lincoln Squirrel.

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