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Shelley Saylor, of Charlestown, gets a pansy plant ready to repot at EarthStar Pottery in Hartland, recently. “I don’t mind getting my hands all covered in dirt,” said Saylor, “It’s basically the same thing when you’re working with clay.”(Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

Pottering Around

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Shelley Saylor, of Charlestown, gets a pansy plant ready to repot at EarthStar Pottery in Hartland recently. “I don’t mind getting my hands all covered in dirt,” said Saylor, “It’s basically the same thing when you’re working with clay.” Valley News — Sarah Priestap …

Owen Thornton, of Surry, N.H., 7, tries to evade a kiss from his sister, Bethany Thornton, at the Twin State Sports Card and Coin Show while their parents, Michelle and Douglas Thorton, look on at Charlestown Middle School in Charlestown yesterday. Bethany had just given Owen a pack of baseball cards she had chosen from a giveaway selection and he had seen the kiss coming. (Valley News - Libby March)

Card Show Brings Collectors Together

Monday, April 22, 2013

Charlestown — In a middle school gym, two sports memorabilia vendors credited the value of facetime in a market upended by the ubiquity of the Internet in the last two decades. “I’d rather see a card in person,” said Kevin Dutil, a Claremont resident and regular at the “Twin State Sports Card and …

Eric Masterson of Hancock, N.H., crosses a cornfield in Charlestown after sighting a great blue heron and a large group of teals, black ducks and mallards. “For me, the outdoors is about understanding the landscape and the stories it has to tell,” he said. Masterson is the author of Birdwatching in New Hampshire. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Nature Observed And Appreciated

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Last month, while bird watching near the Connecticut River in Westmoreland, N.H., Eric Masterson spied a Canada Goose. That’s not unusual at this time of year, except that Masterson recognized the bird immediately because of the wide, yellow, easily-spotted identification collar around its neck that sported the letters GJN. Two years ago, Masterson …

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