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11/08/2026

11/08/2026

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11/08/2026

Same boulder, about a century apart. The open field around it has vanished. 🐸

This is Frog Rock, a granite boulder roughly 8 to 10 feet (2.5 to 3 m) tall that looks like a giant crouching frog. Viral posts place it in Mont Vernon or in New Boston, New Hampshire. Both towns have claimed it, because it sits right by their border, but officially it stands in the southwest corner of New Boston.

Around 1900 it was a tourist outing. The Grand Hotel in Mont Vernon sent wagonloads of summer guests from Boston to picnic beside it. In the old photo, look at the man standing next to it: he gives you the scale. And look at the ground: open pasture and bare rock, almost no trees.

That was normal then. By 1850, farmers had cleared so much land for crops and sheep that as little as a quarter of New England was still forested. Then the farms were abandoned, families left for the cities and the West, and the trees came back on their own. Today the region is about 80 percent forest.

Near the rock you can still find the cellar hole of an old farm. The frog has not moved. The world around it has. 🌲

Would you have recognised the same place?

Frog Rock, New Boston, New Hampshire: old photograph (probably around 1900) and the same rock today, photographers unknown

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11/08/2026

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11/08/2026

🎄 DIY Rustic Wooden Christmas Tree Wall Hanging ✨

Turn a few simple branches into a charming rustic Christmas tree that brings woodland magic and a cozy holiday glow to your home!

You’ll need: 6 straight tree branches in gradually increasing lengths (about 8 to 28 inches), natural jute twine, battery-operated warm white LED fairy lights, a burgundy wooden or cardboard star, small woodland animal figurines (fox, owl, deer, and fawn), miniature pinecones, a tiny wooden house, strong craft glue or hot glue, scissors, a measuring tape, and a sturdy wall hook.

How to make it:

1. Prepare the branches: Collect six dry, sturdy branches and trim them to different lengths. Arrange them from shortest at the top to longest at the bottom, leaving approximately 4 to 6 inches between each branch to create a Christmas tree shape.

2. Build the tree frame: Cut two long pieces of jute twine. Starting with the longest bottom branch, wrap and knot the twine securely around each end, working upward through the shorter branches. Keep the spacing even so the branches hang horizontally.

3. Create the hanging loop: Bring the two twine ends together above the shortest branch and tie them into a strong loop. Hang the tree temporarily to check that all branches are level and adjust the knots if needed.

4. Add the fairy lights: Gently weave battery-operated warm white LED lights along the branches and up both sides of the tree. Secure the thin wire with small pieces of twine, keeping the battery pack hidden but accessible.

5. Arrange the woodland decorations: Place a little fox on the upper branch, pinecones on the next, an owl and miniature wooden house in the middle, a deer on the lower branch, and a little fawn with pinecones along the bottom. Attach each decoration securely with craft glue.

6. Add the Christmas star: Attach a burgundy star above the top branch, close to the hanging loop. Make sure it sits neatly at the tree's peak without covering the string.

7. Finish and display: Check that all knots are tight and the decorations are secure. Hang the finished tree from a sturdy wall hook, straighten the branches, and switch on the lights for a beautiful warm glow.

This lovely woodland Christmas tree would look wonderful above a console table, in a cozy living room, or as a handmade holiday gift for someone special! 🎄🦌❤️

11/08/2026

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