If the weather cooperates, this is the week the sun, now seven weeks past the Winter Solstice, makes a re-appearance back in our kitchen window. This morning we welcomed a…
A few inches of snow had been predicted, with rain no less, and we ended up instead with over a foot of gorgeous snow that has continued to stick to…
Today we honor the longest night—and for those not under cloudy skies a marvellous sighting of the conjunction of planets Saturn and Jupiter. But the days, even if short, are…
As I have often written about here, I love winter and the ice and snow that come with the cold weather. Even on this the almost shortest day of the…
I know many dislike November’s weather, darker and colder. I see it as a time to go look at new ice forming on ponds and rivers. The transformation of water…
How easy it is to be saddened by “the end” of so many things—I don’t mean the planet despite the insanity of politics of late even if it it is…
Every week I have the great delight of volunteering with a number of local farmers at the Montpelier Farmers Market. This time of year the fruits—and vegetables—of their considerable labors…
Sometimes when I swat a mosquito away or flick an ant off my shirt, I stop to think about what an amazing little miracle the little critter is. Mow the…
I have always enjoyed travelling near and far. For years many of my days “in the office” were spent enjoying the view out an airplane window of some amazing part…
Rocks, plants, insects, clouds, water, trees—the whole of this world is amazing. Here are a few more examples of what I am still learning to see. Rock ledge #1, Berlin…
