From left, Katherine Shea, 16, and her mother Cheryl Shea of Groton, and their longhaired German shepherd, Holly, and their friends Caroline Keegan, 15, and her mother Nancy Keegan of Groton, with their European retriever, Bella, head out for a walk on the Nashua River Rail Trail in Groton. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
Julia Malakie is a photojournalist who graduated from MIT, has an MBA from University of Chicago, and began a second career in photography at Syracuse University and AP Boston. She loves politics and trees, and will try to fix your mulch volcanoes.
