sharing my thoughts through words and images
Spring has begun here in Vermont with the arrival of some feathered friends. In the past several days, I’ve listened to the melody of a song sparrow, heard the musical trill of Red-winged Blackbirds adjacent to the ponds up the road, watched an Eastern… Continue Reading “Airstream Fun!”
On February 8th, my sister and brother-in-law suggested a field trip to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and I enthusiastically accepted! There are nine different wildlife refuges in Arizona and we were close to several of those while in the Quartzsite area. Cibola NWR… Continue Reading “Cibola National Wildlife Refuge”
I’ve been back in Vermont since the end of October – enjoying the space and comfort of my home. I find that it always takes me awhile to “adjust” to life back home and settle into a routine. This year, that adjustment was complicated… Continue Reading “Life after Acadia”
The tree sparrow’s song Pierce’s through the morning air Straight into my heart. ~Lynn Thomas Amber Spring has arrived and with that the time has come to get ready to depart for Maine and my summer job in Acadia National Park. I’m never… Continue Reading “Spring Airstream Preparation”
The other day I was hiking alone up to the summit of Pemetic Mountain. Pemetic was the name given to Mount Desert Island years ago by the Native Americans who inhabited this region. It means “sloping land.” I’ve always wondered why we feel the… Continue Reading “Workamper Series – Part I: Arriving at a New Workamping Location – Survival Tips”
Just as my garden is emerging after a long winter’s nap, so too am I! Since we’ve been stationary for the winter at our home in Vermont, I’ve taken a hiatus from blogging, with the exception being the series I’ve started on my photographic… Continue Reading “Revisiting Acadia National Park”
Hard to believe that we’ve been settled in the Tetons at Colter Bay for over two weeks! It’s been a whirlwind of activity getting set up in our camping spot for the summer and training for our jobs at the Jenny Lake Store. My… Continue Reading “Our First Two Weeks at Colter Bay….”
Our two months here in Texas working for Amazon seem like a blur! We spent most of the time working, with little spare time for sight-seeing. In a previous post, I mentioned a trip to the LBJ National Grassland. A couple of weeks ago, we… Continue Reading “Ready to Roll once again…..”
We landed in Alvord, Texas at the A+ RV Park on October 31, and it’s been a whirlwind of activity for us. After three weeks at Amazon, I’m ready to give first impressions about the place, the company and our home away from home… Continue Reading “Behind the scenes at Amazon CamperForce”
Hard to believe that our first workamping experience is coming to a close. We’ll be heading out of June Lake and the Oh! Ridge Campground about mid-October. Jim and I have spent the summer working for a company that contracts with the U.S.… Continue Reading “Wrapping up the Summer Season 2016”