When it comes to winter in the North Country, brown is not beautiful. Climate change has brought sudden and extreme fluctuations in weather along with a dramatic decline in the amount of snowfall that blankets the ground. This is especially […]
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The big move from tent to basement
Part 3 of a series on building our Killington dream lodge Every weekend and during vacations we fled to Vermont for more adventures while building the ski lodge Dad dreamed of. While residing in our tent in the woods, we cleared […]
Poetry is Power: Horses, a haiku
Beautiful horses, They are very powerful, Majestic creatures.
Cosmic Catalogue: Not everyone wants what you want them to have
Things start to look a bit different this week. Truths have been revealed and are now exposed to the light. While things are still fractured and in a continuing state of chaos and change, there is an opportunity to see […]
Livin’ the Dream: Safdie and the Killington Village: we’re in good hands
My mom had left me a cardboard box filled with papers and what looked to be just a bunch of junk mail. So I left it in my car trunk for a few weeks, procrastinating in the hope that this […]
The Movie Diary: Listen to what the man said
I’ve mentioned many times how much I love listening to podcasts and audiobooks. I listen to them in the car while commuting or traveling. I listen to them while I run and play golf. I listen to them when I’m […]
The Outside Story: A tale of two grosbeaks
Last February, several evening grosbeaks, which we rarely see here, visited our feeder. About the size of robins, the males were yellow with black and white wings, a black tail, and a bright yellow band above the eyes. The […]
Mountain Meditation: Setting up camp in the frozen north Building our Killington dream lodge, part two
Author’s note: This is part two of a series on the Dye family Vermont adventure. We always arrived in Killington late on our drive from New Jersey on the highways. After winding our way up dark mountain roads, we forded […]
Poetry is Power: Misty waterfalls
Waterfalls, Misty water flowing down rocks, Deep in the woods, The sun shining through the trees, The wind blowing the mist, A blur of water falling, Making the water almost look silky, A little pool below, Little rocks along the […]
Cosmic Catalogue: The battle is for your mind
Now that you know something you didn’t know but may have suspected, what do you do about it? Knowledge is linked to light. It allows you to emerge from the dark and see something previously unseen. The question it begs […]