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Autumn Comes to Vermont
Autumn came overnight. For the past couple of weeks trees have been showing some color, then turning brown and dropping many leaves. Then, Thursday night, everything changed. Friday morning hints of deep, rich color covered the landscape; during the day, the color became richer, and spread as Fall announced it’s arrival. This coincided with our…
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Autumn Equinox
Today dawned quite mild, with just a few puffy clouds dotting the sky. This weekend the forecast is for our first prolonged autumn chill. Hopefully we will receive rain along with the cool weather, for our local land remains thirsty. Today marks the Autumn Equinox, when we acknowledge Grandmother Water, to whom we owe our…
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Early Autumn Thoughts
Sometime overnight a thunderstorm passed slowly through with welcome rain, bringing relief from the hot, sultry sleeplessness. This morning dawned dark, with a low overcast, and a spirited breeze from the northwest. The maple tree that frames the view from my office window is a Christmassy blend of red and green already, markedly turned since…
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