Vermont Almanac: Stories From & For the Land, Volume IV, contains another wonderful collection of stories, information, artwork, recipes, odd corners of Vermont history, and a chronicle of last year’s weather. With fifty-nine contributing writers, the book sings in different voices, includes poems, essays, information about Vermont wild’s flora and fauna, and all the […]
You Can’t Get A Deer If You’re Not in the Woods
My hunting mentor says, “You can’t get a deer if you’re not in the woods” so often that I now say it to myself as I head out before dawn, even on those mornings when I’d rather walk to my word shop, where there’s a wood stove. “But you can’t get a deer if you’re […]
Post Peak
The Beauty That Follows “Peak Foliage” During the forty years I’ve been living in Vermont, I’ve developed an increasing dislike of Peak Foliage, when forecasters announce where and when the reds and yellows will be most spectacular. My problem is that Peak Foliage disregards the beauty that follows foliage season: the golden beech and burnished […]
Writing to the Light #7
Writing to the Light Writing Circle #7 The seventh annual Writing to the Light Writing Circle led by writer and educator Deborah Lee Luskin will take place in person on Sunday, December 10 at the Moore Free Library, 23 West Street, Newfane. The workshop will start promptly at 1 pm and end at 3:30. At […]
Identifying Beep, Buzz and Chirp
Identifying Birdsong With the help of the Merlin app, I’ve been learning to identify birdsong. I now recognize the most common birds that nest near my house; red-winged blackbird, belted kingfisher, American robin, house wren, Northern cardinal, Oriole, broad-winged hawk, crow, chickadee, and phoebe. I know some others, like juncos, sparrows, and nuthatches by sight […]
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