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Postcards: Greetings from California!

6/10/2010

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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


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Postcards: Whan that Aprille ...

5/13/2010

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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!  

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Postcards -- Holiday in pictures

1/2/2010

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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

 

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Postcards: Greetings from New England III--the last breath of Fall 2009

10/15/2009

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Here are a few photos I took yesterday, which turned out to be peak. It was 26 last night, and tonight we’ll get our first snow of the season. Farewell autumn!
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Postcards: Greetings from New England II--Fall in all its glory!

10/12/2009

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Dear Reader,

It's a beautiful time of year! Sorry you're not here, but enjoy the view!
 
Cheers,

Paula

 
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Postcards: Greetings from southern Vermont!

9/2/2009

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Wish you were here!
The weather's good -- daytime highs 70-75, nightime lows 45-50. Put us on your calendar for next year. Kick back and enjoy the scenery. No fancy clothes necessary. In fact, leave them home.
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Postcards: Greetings from The Beautiful Adirondack Mountains

8/13/2009

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We just got back from three days in a waterfront cabin at Lake George, New York. It belongs to some cousins who invited us up to share the view from their screen porch. I can’t tell you delicious it was to sleep in front of an open window, listening to the waves slapping the shore.

Here's a taste of Lake George (click on any photo to enlarge): 
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If you haven’t had a chance to get away this summer, why don’t you kick off your shoes, smear on some sunblock, lean back in your chair and enjoy this 2-minute vacation to beautiful Lake George NY. Speakers on!

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Postcards: Urban break

7/30/2009

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Every now and then, we have to go to New York or Boston.  We kind of dread it, but often it turns out to be a great day. A different kind of beauty.
Here's a little postcard of shots taken several weeks ago from a cellphone through the windshield. Yes, that is the Empire State Building and that is Macy's on 34th Street, New York.  Enjoy!
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What's in that postcard?

6/30/2009

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I think the photos in Greetings from New England (below, down 2 posts) deserve some caption information. Sorry about that.  

If you look carefully, you'll find:

John F. Kennedy's sailboat, outside of the Kennedy Museum on Boston Harbor
Quincy Market, Boston
Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox), Boston
City dock, Burlington, Vermont
A replica ship under construction in Gloucester, Massachusetts
A view of Lake Spofford, New Hampshire, from a rear deck
The French King Bridge over the Connecticut River
Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Several buildings at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont
The Heath Fair in Heath, Massachusetts
Newport Harbor, Newport, Rhode Island
Downtown Wilmington, Vermont
Lake Whitingham in Wilmington, Vermont
A view of Greenfield, Massachusets, from Poet's Seat Tower
A family of geese crossing the Green River, in Greenfield, Massachusetts
Our cabin in Wilmington, Vermont
Mountains in southern and central Vermont



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Greetings from New England, early summer

6/29/2009

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Downtown Wilminigton VT
 


Dear Reader,

Summer's finally here, and as soon as the rain clears (if ever), it'll be time to get out on the lake, the ocean, the hiking trail or at the cabin to enjoy what summer has to offer.

Here are a few photos I've taken of the New England I know and love. Some are recent, others are a year or two old. Click on the photo to enlarge. Most pictures were taken on a cell phone, so please excuse the fuzzy focus.

Scenes are in and around Gloucester, Cape Cod, Boston, Greenfield, Colrain, Shelburne Falls and Heath, Massachusetts; Wilmington, Burlington and Shelburne, Vermont; and Newport, Rhode Island. 

I hope you like them. Have a wonderful summer!

Wish you were here!

Paula

 

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