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Montpelier VT – Pretty Flowers

May 6, 2026

There were so many pretty and colorful flowers along my walks. Summers in Vermont must be very conducive to growing them. I have a feeling that the bugs, like Japanese beetles and the like, don’t make it this far North. Hah, if we tried to grow any of these flowers in Massachusetts, the bugs would […]

Montpelier VT – Live Animal Scenes

April 22, 2026

After a brief respite to post some pretty Easter pictures, I’m back to writing about my favorite state, Vermont. Yes, Montpelier, Vermont is the state capital, but even so, I saw some interesting live animals on my walks around the local neighborhoods. Yes, I know deer are everywhere, even in the built-up suburb where I […]

Montpelier VT – Downtown Animal Scenes

March 25, 2026

I just love walking around new cities; there is always something unique and interesting to see. Montpelier did not disappoint. Given that Vermont is mostly rural, it was no surprise that there were a lot of fun animal sculptures and even live animals. The pink polka dotted pig and the pink pig were certainly eye […]

The zen of snow shoveling

March 4, 2026

So last Sunday and Monday we had a pretty big snowstorm. You can see the pictures on my blog from last week, Well, the next day, the snow had stopped and the sun was shining. It was quite pretty seeing the snow on the trees. I just had to get outside, so I decided to […]

Joys of Winter Walking

January 7, 2026

I live in New England and it gets COLD in the winter. I have to force myself to go out walking in the cold. But once I’m done, I feel great and energized. Back in the “good old days,” if I wanted to go out for a walk/run all I had to do was pull […]

A joyful fall walk in the woods

October 22, 2025

Even though I live in a suburban, built-up area, I can still find nice, natural places to walk. One such place is the campus at Wellesley College, specifically around their Lake Waban. It was a glorious fall day last week and I wanted to take advantage of this nice weather. Here are some of the […]

Northampton Nature Scene

August 13, 2025

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One of the many reasons I love visiting western Massachusetts is that is so much less built up than around Boston. There are plenty of farm scenes and hiking trails. If you’ve read my Vermont blog posts, you know I love cows. I was so excited to see cows as we were driving around western […]

Joys of winter hiking

March 6, 2024

So I live in New England and even with the infamous “global warming,” it is cold and snowy. It can get depressing to be stuck inside for months on end. Mr. Ken and I enjoy hiking all year long. A few days ago, we decided to emerge from “hibernation” and go for a hike at […]

Go with the flow

November 8, 2023

It’s good to chill out on vacation and be flexible. The first full day of our Vermont vacation our plan was to hike at Jamaica State Park. We had a fabulous time there last year (see the Dumplings anyone? ) post. This sounded good except all of the park trails were closed due to mudslides […]