Sight Lines.

11-5-14 VERMONT: There was a dead tree that fell recently but was hung up on some saplings. It was just a few feet into the woods at the edge of the yard. I cut off the suspended branches and let the rest fall to the ground to prevent its becoming a hazard. I cut up all the small stuff so it will disappear among the leaves on the ground. All the chores are done for now.

Today was quite warm, perhaps sixty. We visited Arnie and Phyllis this afternoon, and we had dinner at The Base Camp [Nepalese] with Ken and Jane yesterday. Monday we had dinner with Lily at Murphy’s.

When all the leaves are down, as they are now, sight lines open up, and it’s possible to see houses that are hidden when the leaves are on the trees. You can also see through the trees and see the shape of the land in the forest. In a few weeks snow cover will begin to accumulate and change the look of the terrain again. The open forest and good visibility is why hunting season is in November. There is a similar, but shorter, period in the spring when the snow has gone, but before the leaves are out.


Shhh...Don't wake the sleeping beds. This is the only time when we see the walls and actual beds. Soon snow will cover everything, and then new growth will start in the spring as the snow melts down.