All Species Day, Montpelier, VT
Montpelier welcomes spring in its own way, via All-Species Day, which starts in a local park and dances its way to the Vermont State House.
Return of the Mud
A Mud Season to remember. Or maybe to forget as soon as possible. Maybe it was three weeks of cold temperatures without much snow, which, as the saying goes, drove…
They Fixed the Road …
And it looks like Mud Season's over. The big waves and troughs are scraped and buried for another year. And it's a bit early because of a surprisingly warm April,…
… And Signs of Spring
Part of the scene at the Burlington, VT, waterfront, on Lake Champlain, over the past weekend. Lots of people out after a long winter.
We Got Mud Season
It wasn't really a hard winter, but after early January, it consistently was moderately cold. So, apparently, the frost settled deeply into the dirt roads. The beauty of this mud…
No Leaf Unturned
It seemed as though real spring would never arrive, but overnight, the leaves popped and it was here. Most of these are in the town of East Montpelier, VT.
Spring & Snow
A funny spring so far: warm and then cold with snow sweeping across the highlands. Now we have the leaves ready to pop and the mountaintops are white. Makes for…
Spring Starts
I have been posting mostly on Instagram these days, so I have fallen behind on posts here. Now I'm catching up. Even the COVID-19 stay-at-home order can't stop spring's slow…
April in Vermont
Well, it may be spring where you are, but it's not quite spring here. These were all taken the past two days. Above, there's mud under the snow in East…