Weekend in VT.

12-9-17 VERMONT: We’ve been here a few days, and have been doing the final close-up chores. That includes putting away the last of the outside furniture, setting out the snow clearing tools, putting up reflectors around the driveway so the plowers stay in the driveway, changing the water filters and cluster-fly traps. We went to the Xmas tree farm and cut a tree, put it up, and Judy, mostly, decorated it. As a totally fresh tree it will last several weeks.

Judy was nervous about how thick the ice on the pond was, and whether the dogs were safe walking on the ice. They solved the question by walking all over the pond. There is still a one-foot hole in the ice where the springs flow into the pond at the south end.

It’s been in the low thirties during the day and in the twenties at night. It might snow tonight to add to the dusting on the ground.

Yesterday we had dinner with Shari and Dave, and tonight we see them again and Ann and Roger.

Tomorrow we go back to NJ before returning for Xmas here.


Frozen pond with dog tracks. The frozen grass is a perfect place to nap now that the leaves are all down and composted

Periphery of the sunrise. The sun rises here in June and July, but now rises far to the south, rightward in this picture.

Morning dog walker.

Judy's very pleased with her Canada Goose parka.

Bally is always on patrol.