nature – Page 2 – TRAVELING NEAR & FAR

Cruising the Connecticut River

Last Friday, a glorious autumn day, impossible to stay inside. A much-needed excuse to escape from the office, with vague

Apples and pumpkins are replacing fresh corn and peaches at farm stands, and the hills are flecked with yellow, red

Back home in Vermont, the light and landscape tinged with late-summer gold, the morning air laced with cold. Summer travels

A break in the rainy weather this weekend, greeted this morning by a cacophony of birdsong, sunshine and clear skies. Finally

The house shrouded in fog and humidity this morning, the heat and sun trying to break through. The past week

Beautiful, sunny and warmer in southern Vermont this morning, the past few days cool and drizzly. Everywhere, apple orchards in

Threats of spring are becoming a reality in Vermont. Despite the cold spell and a few nights of close-to-freezing temperatures,

Long days of travel behind us, the sun shining, news of the Boston bombing dominating the airwaves, the urban congestion

A thunderstorm in the night, a pink sunrise this morning, mist rising from the hills. Mild enough outside to linger

Today we are in the midst of a spring snow blizzard, with more snow predicted. Schools are closed across Vermont