What is that? Feb. 23, 2025

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Old Reliable Roger McKeon identified last week’s photo (see below), as,  “The garden fairy at the entrance of Mashomack Preserve (unless I am sorely mistaken).”

No mistake, sore or otherwise, Roger.

We then went to someone who knows all about it, Cindy Belt, Education and Outreach Coordinator at The Nature Conservancy- Mashomack Preserve. Cindy told us: “The wood nymph statue is found in the Visitor Center area at Mashomack.

“It was given to the preserve in memory of Gwen Cole, an artist and long-time volunteer at Mashomack’s Visitor Center, beginning in the late 1980s.

“She loved being at Mashomack. Gwen passed away in 2005. 

“The wood nymph is a favorite whimsical welcome to nature for all ages.”