Spring in Vermont
This beautiful April morning finds me sitting out on the deck in the warm spring breeze listening to the sounds of birds and the occasional car or bicycle going by. The Notch Road between here and Stowe still is not open despite the lack of snow this past winter and the recent warm temperatures, almost ninety three out of the last four days! I'm told the temperature will drop today as rain moves in later this afternoon and the rest of the week will see more seasonable temps in the high fifties to mid sixties. Still great weather for getting out and uncovering the last two gardens!
All the trees and bushes are budding. The orchard seems to have survived the relatively mild winter. Our early blueberries and raspberries bushes are showing signs of life and with a little rain later today they should be in fine shape. I'm planning to shift my vegetable gardens around this year and have more raised beds. We are hoping to create a picnic area for guests complete with a volleyball court, horseshoes and barbeque pit, all with the amazing views of Mount Mansfield and Smugglers' Notch in the backdrop.
One last thought... I saw some deer in the back yard this morning, but VIta and I scared them into the woods when we went for our morning walk. The grass is so green right now and I think it could actually use a mowing! Time to switch the snow thrower for the mowing deck on my lawn tractor. Crazy how quick spring/summer seems to come now... I love the morning sounds sitting here on the deck with my morning bucket of tea and the newspaper... mornings like this make me realize that everything will be okay... no matter how crazy this world gets!
Posted by Emjay at 4/28/2009 8:10 AM 
Categories: Seasonal
Tags: spring in vermont Stowe donomar inn Smugglers notch
Categories: Seasonal
Tags: spring in vermont Stowe donomar inn Smugglers notch
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