One-minute vacation 07/30/2011
My gift to you! Take a visual dip in Vermont snow melt on a very hot but breezy day. Please turn your audio dial down (or off) to avoid the static in the audio feed caused by a strong west wind. Enjoy! Add Comment Postcards: Seriously Summer 07/29/2011
It's true, summer is really, really here, with a vengeance. It's been wickedly hot in New England the last week or so, but we have hope the universe will settle down and go back to normal. It's a good time to go for a dip, take a long ride, visit a country fair or smell the roses. Here are some photos taken in and around southern Vermont/western Massachusetts recently. If you haven't had a chance to take a vacation, sit back, relax and take one now. Enjoy! For a virtual dip in the lake, go to One-minute vacation. Postcards: Earth Day 2011 04/22/2011
Every day is earth day, so let's take care of it. Remember, we're all in this together.      We could all use a little spring 03/20/2011
 Smith College Annual Spring Bulb Show Northampton, Massachusetts March 7, 2011       Postcards: The last rose of summer 09/10/2010
 September 1 has come and gone, marking the unofficial end of summer. It could go on, but somebody flicked the switch! Night temperatures have dipped down into low 40s, cooling off water and land, if not the inhabitants. Blessed rain came just in time, but nothing dampens the spirit of those determined to wring out everything they can from what’s left of the warm days of the year. Now is a good time to catch an afternoon on the road or on the water. Take the kids to a downtown street fair, a ballgame or out for a hot dog at the drive-in that soon will shut down for winter. Fruit growers have started bringing in their crops and cleaning them up for town and county fairs that go on, rain or shine. Here are some shots taken in southern Vermont, western Massachusetts, Boston, Washington DC, Lake George and Long Island, NY.                           Postcard: Das Sonnenblumen 08/08/2010
 Sunflower field in southern Vermont, August 8, 2010 Postcards: Coming up on July 06/29/2010
 Can any place be greener than Vermont in early summer? Maybe Ireland. Maybe not. Here's a peek at what we see from the deck and windows.      Today, after a hot spell, we got up to a steamy 73 degrees at 3 p.m. A crisp Canadian high moved in and pushed all the muggy air out. The weekend should be stellar, perfect for the Fourth of July. I stopped off at a farm stand yesterday afternoon. They had lettuce, beets, radishes, strawberries, blueberries and CORN! Everyone is talking about it. No one remembers ever seeing corn in time for the Fourth of July in New England. But this was not a typical year. We had an early thaw followed by persistent rain, with just enough sun to get things started. Now, we’re reaping the benefits. Who says there’s no global warming? Below are a few seasonal sites in and around southern Vermont/western Massachusetts. Photos were taken yesterday evening and this afternoon. If you look carefully, you'll see a pileated woodpecker making salad-bowl sized holes in a tree. The bears are out and about, but we haven't seen any yet. Lots of other people have. One friend stepped out on her front porch to shoo away a bear from her bird feeder. He responded with a deep growl, and she high-tailed it back indoors.         Postcards: Greetings from California! 06/10/2010
 We just got back from our annual trip to sunny (but cold and windy) California, where we visit relatives and friends in the East Bay-Sacramento area. As you’ll see, this year's vacation included a wedding, a few birthday parties, scenic drives along the Pacific, walks through Monterey and Sacramento, plus a morning at the Monterey Aquarium. It was fabulous! I’m always struck by the beauty of California plant life, as well as the intensity of light along the coast and in high desert. When you live in the rainy northeast woods the rest of the year, West Coast light is very big thing. Here are some photos, for your enjoyment. If you have two minutes, slather on some sunblock then click on the video for a virtual vacation. You’ll hear waves, birds and children. What could be better? Cheers, Paula                                Postcards: Whan that Aprille ... 05/13/2010
 Spring crept in a little early this year in New England, then took a return flight back to wherever it comes from, letting the cold air drift back in over us. By March 20, the first official day of spring, the snow had cleared enough for us to pick out a spot to plant a lilac bush. By last week, the lilacs were available in nurseries, so we bought two different varieties and one low-bush blueberry (for the bears). By May 1, all the white stuff had melted, even pretty far north of us. On Mother’s Day, however, we awoke to fresh coating and icy windshields. Imagine! All that being said, here are a few things I noticed over the last few weeks that tell me spring is here to stay: The sugaring season came and went, as it always does. At least a few salamanders made it across roads to vernal pools for mating season. I saw them (cross the road). Morris Dancers danced on May 1. Young people stripped down to the essentials for a picnic on the first warm day. Water rushed over the falls, as the snows melted up north. Bulbs burst forth with colorful blooms. Teenagers took out their guitars for a folk concert. The earth greened up all around us. There were kids in church! And kids played with kids in church!            Postcards -- Holiday in pictures 01/02/2010
 Dear Friends, We had it all this year at Christmastime – holiday music, get togethers with friends (at their homes!), a lovely tree, a grandchild to play with, snow, family and more snow. Hope you were equally fortunate. Happy New Year to all! Cheers, Paula                  | Blogger Profile
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