Photos and tales of our glorious Green Mountain State adventures.
That is frost on my windshield.
I am pretty excited today because several photos that I had uploaded to Panoramio a while back have been selected as featured photos for Google Earth. w00t!I find it a bit funny and “full circle” because I first stumbled across Panoramio by way Google Earth. I was “flying around” Burlington and noticed all the snapshots […]
Perfect late-fall hiking day. Cold (but felt “brisk” rather than cold) and extremely clear. A touch of ice on the trail and some snow dusted hither and yon. About as good a fall hiking day as you could ask for. Stowe Pinnacle isn’t a terribly long hike but it is pretty steep; and the view […]
When breakfast was over, John recited “To Autumn.” He recited it slowly, with much feeling, and he articulated the words lovingly, and his odd accent sounded sweet. He didn’t offer the story of writing “To Autumn,” I doubt if there is much of one. –Galway Kinnell, “Oatmeal”
Our first year of veggie gardening comes to a close. And what a year it was! Some thoughts and meditations on our crops, pests, techniques, etc….
The scene from atop Mt. Elmore today. (Complete set on Flickr.)
This is so incredibly awesome. CSWD‘s recycling program is now accepting all types of plastic. Numbers 1 through 7, baby. Some restrictions may apply 1? Still, this is huge and I must say, I’ve been waiting for this for years. UPDATE: Double-bonus! Looks like another update made to this new round of the rules allows […]
A. & I hiked Sterling Falls Gorge in Stowe today. Poorly marked, a bit muddy and swampy, and no particularly impressive views but still nice to get outside on this superbly gorgeous day. Also: lunch at The Shed (featuring the Hall of Foam “ski” of beer) FTW!