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Mary Jolles

@JollesMary

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Retired school administrator, avid hiker and amateur naturalist

Colebrook, NH
Joined March 2014
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Mary Jolles
4 months
My husband passed away peacefully last night. His last, long hike to the highest summit. I told him to hike on ahead & that I would catch up with him later. A good man who lived a full life of service to others.
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4 months
Haven’t tweeted in a while—my husband is losing his battle with cancer and is in hospice, so we are a little preoccupied right now. But I can’t ignore the beauty of nature in the middle of grief.
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@BomberryJames He died of cancer, but he was able to die at home with me and our youngest son at his side when he passed away. He led a very full and fulfilling life—nearly 50 years with me. Lots of hikes!
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Every time I step out the door into a beautiful winter day I feel close to my husband’s spirit—very calm. We went on so many great winter hikes together.
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3 years
@KFILE Why does GOP Rep. Norman imply that Juneteenth is only to placate Black citizens? Is he himself not glad that slavery in the US was ended? I’d say that Juneteenth is a day the *entire US* can heartily celebrate—“one giant leap for mankind.”
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@cbak22 He was 71. Always looked younger than his years.
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4 years
Did not expect to awaken to four inches of thick, wet snow, more coming down, but here we are. My husband is in the field tapping the apple tree branches to free them from the snow, so they don’t break.
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@CurlyQ42 He was—not only happy and friendly, but kind, modest, hard-working and helpful. Generous, always thought of others first. There will never be a better man.
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3 months
A year ago, my husband on snowshoes.
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4 months
A pair of ravens flirting in the sky yesterday. They were back again today, but I didn’t get a photo of them. They seem to enjoy wind and cold air. Synchronized flying.
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Before he died, my husband wished us to turn the room he spent his last days in into a guest room. My younger son and daughter have finished remodeling & painting the room. It looks pretty good!
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3 months
Remembering my husband—an early morning climb in Dixville Notch many years ago.
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4 years
@buggorlsteff @sierra_falcon This is all true. But if you are tested for COVID-19, you should presume a positive result and stay home, or take extra precautions by wearing a mask so as not to spread your spittle around, and staying 6 ft. away, until your test results come back.
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1 month
Just before totality and suddenly…totality! The stars were visible. Awesome. So glad I saw this.
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4 months
Pink sky at dawn in the north country this morning.
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3 months
A beautiful winter day today. Breathing the air is liking drinking a glass of cold water. Snow on the far hills.
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4 years
@JillWineBanks The parents could refuse to send their kids back. If I were a parent of a cadet, that’s what I would do.
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4 months
Pretty wild wind up here in New Hampshire this morning. I’ll be surprised if the power doesn’t get knocked out.
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3 months
Dawn sky this morning in Colebrook, NH. My favorite time of day.
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1 year
Nuts! Another flurry streaking past the window. It’s seven o’clock in the evening.
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5 months
Happy New Year from the north country!
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1 month
Pretty wild weather out there. Little finches are at the feeder, clinging for dear life while they peck at seeds. Hard to guess how much snow we’ve had so far bc the snow has drifted so much.
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My lucky day! Found this moose antler in a clearing off the path. I weighed it when I got back home: 10 lbs.
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4 months
Another beautiful morning sky. Very cold, 5 degrees F this AM.
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3 months
This morning: reddish-brown dot visible thru a gap in trees on the left is a fox curled up in the sun near the cabin, sleeping on the snow. I took my daily snowshoe hike in the opposite direction so as not to disturb him/her. Picture credit: my son Karl.
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2 months
Beautiful sunset this evening. Wind is from the north. A storm is situated just east of us, pushing inland & headed for Canada. We’re just on the edge.
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4 months
Our house is snug.
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Mary Jolles
2 months
Just received another card today from a couple in town, 7 weeks after my husband’s death. They wrote, “He was a talented craftsman, good man, community servant, and friend. He is missed. How fortunate for us that we knew him.” Yes.
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4 months
Made one of my signature meals tonight: cheese soufflé, rice, home grown broccoli, and a salad. Glad to say my husband ate a full plate of food, and the only leftover was rice.
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3 months
We’ve gotten some beautiful snow early this morning—light & fluffy. Temps in the teens. Here for your viewing pleasure is snow falling in slo-mo.
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11 months
Our 49th wedding anniversary today. I baked a cheesecake for dessert. Husband is cooking dinner.
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3 months
Sorting thru old pictures—my husband took this pic of me when we were hiking in Colorado years ago. In background: Mt. Sopris, which we summited in August 2009.
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@nytimes I hope so—my granddaughter has cystic fibrosis. She’s 3 and already her lungs are clouded. If she catches COVID she’ll probably die. I can’t let that happen. She’s my only granddaughter.
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1 year
@LakotaMan1 I’m in NH watching a young moose in my yard.
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4 months
We received about 8 inches of snow last night & this morning—light & fluffy stuff, temps in the mid-teens. I have to attend a meeting this morning so am hoping our plow guy arrives soon.
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Headed to Wentworth today to watch my granddaughter perform in a school play. Stopped in Franconia Notch & climbed Artist’s Bluff. Such a beautiful view looking south.
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7 months
Very nice, crisp, cool morning in the 30s. The snow has arrived at last. 33 seconds of slo-mo snow for your viewing pleasure.
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22 days
Past time to take the bird feeders down.
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3 months
Another hiking memory: Mt. Lafayette on our 35th wedding anniversary. Amazing clouds that day.
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6 months
The view from my deck early this morning. A heavy, wet snow, about 4-5 inches.
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3 months
Coming back to the house from my walk today.
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3 months
Yesterday evening’s afterglow to the north. Clear sky, cold night.
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3 months
My other favorite time of day: early evening.
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I could kick myself for putting those seeds out. The bear came back! “A fed bear is a dead bear.” I don’t want him to become accustomed to our house. When he leaves I’ll sweep the seeds off the porch.
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3 years
Beautiful dawn this morning in Colebrook, NH. A cold, wintry day.
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3 years
The cabin in winter.
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2 months
Delicate colors of evening. It was another beautiful late winter day.
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Mary Jolles
3 years
The snow and thick frost on the trees was beautiful.
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3 months
Rain over the far hills this morning. Later in the day we had several thunderstorms sweep through the area. All quiet now.
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Mary Jolles
1 month
Red sky this morning, so the precipitation (snow) is on its way. I’ll get a walk in this morning before it begins.
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2 months
After a day & a half of winter storm, a clear blue sky. We got 12” of new snow on top of the 8” we received a few days before. I’ll be outside today on my snowshoes!
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1 year
The cabin in the snow—again! We’ve had quite a few inches today. Breaking out the snowshoe trail through the woods for the second time in two days.
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3 months
Heading toward the brook crossing, lots of moose tracks. This seems to be their preferred place to cross the brook on their way up or down the valley.
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5 months
On my afternoon walk today through the woods, I found quite a few lichens blown down from the tops of trees. I brought them home to put on my Christmas wreath.
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Mary Jolles
4 years
@EllenKurz Yes. My father-in-law fled Germany in 1938 because he was photographed at a protest against Hitler and was going to be arrested. The camo-clad folks in Portland reminded my husband of the “brown shirts,” Hitler’s thugs.
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6 months
My granddaughter and I collected materials from around my property and made a Christmas wreath today. She selected the materials for each “bunch” on the wreath.
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20 days
Yesterday I hiked up a small mountain in Bethlehem, Mt. Agassiz. Beautiful view looking S of some of the White Mountain peaks and Franconia Notch. A gorgeous day.
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1 year
6:00 p.m. Still snowing! Periods of clearing and then another flurry arrives. Quite windy. My son has covered the blueberry bushes with sheets and tied them in place so they won’t blow away. Going to be very cold tonight in the 20s.
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Mary Jolles
3 years
Winter in the north country.
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Mary Jolles
2 months
Another snowstorm today, this time not a flurry. It’s been snowing for some time & I expect it to continue. Back to you, Winter!
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Mary Jolles
2 months
Still snowing this morning, March 21st. We must have received 6-8 inches overnight. Temps in the teens. Typical March weather.
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2 months
The cabin in the snow.
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5 months
Beautiful winter dawn in the north country. Snow still on the ground, thankfully.
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6 months
It’s snowing again.
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5 months
The cabin in the snow.
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5 months
Our Christmas tree this year. We’ve had this grapefruit tree (which I raised from a seed) for years and sometimes decorate it for Christmas. It will be a quiet holiday for us with just our youngest son.
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5 months
Unexpectedly, a rainbow in the middle of the clouds this morning off to the north, just at sunrise.
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3 months
A morning rainbow! Unusual sight.
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2 months
Beautiful clouds this morning. Temperature way up—31 F.
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2 months
Back to snowing again. We’ll repeat this many times during March & April: melt & thaw, then snow, then melt, etc.
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3 years
The first real snowfall at last! About 3 inches of heavy, wet snow. Not very cold, temperatures in the mid-20s F.
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1 month
From my walk today: tiny waterfall on the small stream that divides my property from my neighbor’s.
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3 months
Thankfully we did not get rain as predicted last night, only snow. It was somewhat wet & heavy, but only a dusting which made everything look fresh.
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3 years
Beautiful winter morning after 6 inches of new snow here in northern NH. A great day to get out on my snowshoes.
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2 months
Evening sun on the trees.
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2 months
Heavy snow, perfect for snowballs, snowmen, etc. About 8 inches, I’d say. Still snowing but lightly.
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1 month
Wind and snow have returned this afternoon. Snow flying past the window horizontally for some minutes now. Our plow man will wait until the storm is done before clearing the driveway.
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18 days
Overcast skies and eerie light this morning at sunrise…
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1 year
Evening sky, Colebrook, NH.
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3 months
Another beautiful, clear winter morning here in the north country.
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3 years
Today is our 47th wedding anniversary. We hiked Brousseau Mtn. in VT this morning, then came home and I baked my very first cheese cake ever. Our original wedding cake was decorated with raspberries & blueberries, so in remembrance I decorated this cake that way.
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3 months
Early morning sun on the far hills. 5 degrees F.
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12 days
Only disagreeable incident on my hike: discovering litter at the mountaintop. There’s no trail, it’s very steep & you have to bushwhack. I’ve never found litter there before. Angry that some jerks dumped a beer can, lighter & water bottles. I packed them out.
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1 month
From my hike up the valley today: Roaring Brook, where I usually cross, has thawed out.
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1 year
Morning visitors today. Two bulls, just moseying through the yard.
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1 year
At my daughter’s house: an ermine in the rocks. Hunting for mice, no doubt.
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1 year
The dawn sky this morning. It’s still winter, so I’m going to get some snowshoe exercise this morning after breakfast.
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3 years
The many colors of a red maple whose leaves are being blown around the yard today.
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4 years
Colors of fall in northern NH today.
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3 years
A closer view. The owl has a great vantage point here. Mice scurry around under the deck for seeds that fall from the feeder. The owl caught at least one today.
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1 year
To top it all off, my husband baked a cake as well! Pound layer cake, soaked in bourbon, layered with raspberry jam, slathered in whipped cream and topped with strawberries. We had this for dessert.
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2 years
Our hike was beautiful, but it snowed all day, which was not in the plan. My son & I came back an hour early. It was still snowing. Here is snow in slo-mo for your viewing pleasure!
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2 months
A beautiful end to a beautiful day. Alpenglow in the sky over the hills to the north.
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3 months
Puffs of evening clouds crossing the sky, dropping snow on the far hills.
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3 months
Looking northwest from the neighbor’s camp. A beautiful, clear winter day.
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25 days
April 20, 2024: It’s snowing again here in Colebrook, NH. Sigh. I will be glad when May comes.
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1 month
The cabin in the snow, April 6th, 2024
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1 year
Snow falling in slow motion, for your viewing pleasure. Northern NH.
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1 year
Sunset, just before 4 pm. Despite the beautiful snow, I find this time of year the hardest because of the shortened hours of daylight. Looking forward to January!
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Good morning from the north country.
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