Tag: vermont
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Back in Sun Diego: Solar-powered sea critters
Yesterday, while enjoying the heat at the pool, I briefly considered the possibility that maybe I was actually solar-powered. I don’t need food anymore, I thought, All I need is warmth. This of course was incorrect, and I shuffled my flip-flops home almost immediately thereafter and ate some soup. But it reminded me of critters…
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Quechee, VT: Bald Eagle at VINS Nature Center
Despite having lived in Killington for four years, I never made it to the VINS Nature Center (just down the road in Quechee) until now. The center specializes in rehabilitation of injured birds, primarily birds of prey such as owls, hawks, falcons, and eagles. Although reintroduction into the natural habitat is the primary goal of VINS,…
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Drink Up
I did this one specifically for the project 52 challenge at my3boybarians. I’m back in Vermont, which means delicious local beer (I’m talking to you, Long Trail Ale) and warm, fuzzy sweaters (brr). This week’s theme was “drink up,” which I did… shortly after this shot.
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Flake
Having been decimated by Hurricane Irene in August 2011, and currently suffering an atypically warm 2011-2012 winter season, the ski town of Killington, Vermont, can use all the snow it can get. I hope it sticks! This was my first attempt at shooting snowflakes. I have a lot to learn, but this was the best…
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Puppy Love
Update 1/14/2014: Want to see more of Carat (“Peepers”)? She is now the star of her very own blog at www.bostonterrierproblems.com When we were considering getting a puppy, my biggest concern was that adding a new dog to the family would upset Waffle. They’ve taken to each other better than I ever could have hoped, and now that…