A Quick Glimpse of Four of Our Seasons in Vermont 10/18/2013

 

    Fall

This evening, as I sit in front of my laptop in Pittsford, Vermont waiting to go outside to watch the lunar eclipse I look out the window and see the local fire department directing parking in the field in front of my house.  It is one of the fall's major events.  They have hosted a haunted house fund raiser the last two Friday and Saturdays before Halloween for over thirty years.  This is a good thing and is a major fundraiser for the volunteer fire department.  Not only do they do a fantastic job, it sort of brings the community together.  People from all walks of life and occupations come together and it is nice to see everyone working together.

     Winter

During the winter my major outside entertainment exclusive of clearing the snow from my 200' driveway is watching my dogs get their exercise chasing the snowmobiles going through the field in front.  Our front yard is completely enclosed with fencing allowing a lot of exercise room for them.  The teen age boy next door will run along our fence riding his snowmobile while his younger sister follows on her's.  Our dogs will start at one end of our yard, chase him along the fence line, come back and then repeat with her.  After a few minutes the children will return and our dogs meet them for the chase back.  Instant exercise with no effort on my part!  This allows me to spend more of my time in front of the fireplace sipping on a cup of hot tea, or if the grand kids are visiting, a cup of hot chocolate.

      Spring

A beautiful season watching everything coming to life.  Even nicer is during late spring, depending on how many children sign up, there will be anywhere from two to four T Ball fields setup.  I work in our small vegetable garden and when I take a break, I get a glass if ice water and sit in my lawn chair facing the ball fields.  This allows me to watch the children playing and having fun while their parents fret.  Somehow, all the games seem to be fun and exciting for the children and are quite enjoyable for me.

     Summer

This is the worst season here.  We have the worlds worst mosquitoes and some carry EEE and/or West Nile Virus.  I now know why my grandfathers would both wear long johns and flannel shirts in the garden.  On the really hot days they would wear a light blue chambray work shirt but would still have on the long sleeved long johns. 

There will be much more to follow at a later date....