Last week we got FIVE new trees in downtown Montpelier, between Main and Elm Street. This was an stretch that had been decimated in last year’s storm water construction project.…
This time of year the phrase “turning over a new leaf” should maybe, instead, be “growing a new leaf.” When I slow down and just see my surroundings, the changes…
What happens to me when I step off the river bank and into the water is more than just getting my feet wet. Suddenly I’m in a world that is…
As I sit inside at this keyboard the sun is warming me even with high winds and very low temperature outside. I know not all can feel this peace. Too…
We have to expect that there will on occasion be a storm; it is just part of the way the weather system on our planet works. Until recently, prior to…
Here in Vermont we began the day with high winds and snow—whiteout blizzard conditions. It felt a lot like the news of the day. Until the beginning of the year…
When we were growing up, my brother and I shared a bedroom, and on nights when we couldn’t leave the excitement of the day behind—and most of our days then…
Who needs all this misery and pain? Having just spent a month with covid, I certainly don’t. But I know rolling over and going back to sleep, while it did…
This has been a week seemingly of change unlike anything we’ve seen, perhaps ever. And it is important to remember that even in the horror of these many unknown changes,…
As we move toward colder times and snow here in Vermont, I, for one, am delighted to once again see the leaves down and the “bones” of the trees silhouetted…
Still Learning To See 