sharing my thoughts through words and images
The blog I follow – Denzil Nature – has a moon photo challenge up this week. I’m sharing some of my favorite moon shots. I don’t take photos of “just” the moon but of the moon in the landscape. I hope that qualifies! The… Continue Reading “Moon – Nature Photo Challenge”
April 6 and 7, 2023 Aumont-Aubrac is the town in the Lozère valley region of France. The town has a decidedly Roman influence with some well-preserved buildings dating to the 16th and 17th centuries. The “église Saint–Etienne” is the notable church in town dating… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Aumont-Aubrac to Les Quatre Chemins”
The Tunbridge World’s Fair has been an annual Vermont tradition since 1867 with the exception of only a few years during that time when the fair was cancelled due to both World War’s and the 2020 pandemic. When my two sons were in elementary… Continue Reading “151st Tunbridge World’s Fair”
On my walks over the weekend, it is very apparent that the seasons are changing. We have entered the season for fall wildflowers and they are providing color along the roadsides and in the fields around my neighborhood. There a few different asters blooming… Continue Reading “Arrival of Fall Wildflowers in Vermont”
April 5 and 6, 2023 After arriving at Le Gîte d’étape Le Refuge du Pèlerin, my host explained her system for checking in guests. She had a “mud room” entrance where we were to leave our backpacks, shoes and hiking poles. It was all… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole to Aumont-Aubrac”
Last weekend, Jim and I decided to try a “stay-cation” and took 3 days to visit three different places – near and not so near – to our home in Vermont. One of my favorite places to take a leisurely stroll is the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller… Continue Reading “August 2023 Stay-cation Day 1”
This week’s Denzil Nature Photo Challenge is to post interesting seedheads. I love photographing milkweed after it has gone to seed. I’m cheating a bit as this is a photograph I took in November 2021. I am enamored with the artistic design of the… Continue Reading “Seedheads – Nature Photo Challenge”
The Crocosmia that I purchased from an avid gardener in town and planted in early summer is now blooming profusely. As expected, the hummingbirds love it and visit the blossoms every morning!
April 4, 2023 Once my new acquaintance Thomas and I had connected with our host, Evelyn, we dropped our bags in the common room at the Gîte du Pont . Evelyn invited us to make ourselves at home and prepare a cup of tea… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Chanaleilles to Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole”
I follow a blog called Denzil Nature and, every Wednesday, he invites other bloggers to participate in a Nature Photo Challenge. I thought it would be fun to start joining his challenge as a way to get involved and motivate myself to broaden my… Continue Reading “Edibles from the Garden”