We are melted back down the the old snow piles we had a week ago before we got 8″ of new snow. That new snow is nearly gone. Spring bulbs…
What I don’t know can easily drive me to paralysis. But if I had to know everything I’d encounter on my next step, I could not move a single step.…
The insanity of the past weeks offers us so many opportunities to learn, both on small and large scales, about what’s important, really, in life? Certainly the planet that hosts…
This time of year in Vermont we can have gorgeous, bright sunny days. Add to that a covering of snow and it is the perfect place to enjoy shadows, big…
I just never know what a day will bring. Snow clinging to the trees one day and the next much of it had melted and turned into ice clinging to…
Those of you who follow this blog know that I often become a bit obsessed with photographing ice. The endless patterns are part of it but the translucent qualities are…
The year past has been full to overflowing in many ways—family, world events, local volunteering. What keeps me steady still is learning to see the often gorgeous world around. I’ve…
As I age in this era of “bucket lists” I have a longer and longer alternative list of things I know I will NOT see. And that is okay. Yesterday…
The American Chestnut is a remarkable tree species. Many have never heard of it and few have seen them growing majestically in the wild, giants that they were. A highly…
I’ve often wondered why materials that are in short supply, like gold, are valued by some as treasure. The notion of something like pyrite or fool’s gold which anyone can…
