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Spring

There is a reason we call it mud season.

The middle of the road is muddy,

but the thawing releases its own sweet scent.

the sun is shining & warm,

the sky is blue,

a rushing stream washes the air.

I am grateful for this day.


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  1. Arkansas PattiApril 12, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    A Florida friend of mine had a daughter living in Vt. My friend spent one winter there and said she could take the snow, not the mud. Hope you dry out soon.

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  2. Sally WesselyApril 12, 2014 at 6:41 PM

    It sounds like you are happy to back among the sights, and smells of home. My friend in VT often shows me photos of her road when we talk via FaceTime. It goes with the territory. You live in such a beautiful area.

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  3. SakuApril 12, 2014 at 8:35 PM

    I love the smell of spring! It's that final release of winter and thankfully the mud doesn't last. Thanks for sharing the photos - they're lovely!

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  4. TomApril 12, 2014 at 8:56 PM

    see ... it's not so bad in the north!

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  5. Linda ReederApril 13, 2014 at 1:36 AM

    I visited Vermont in late May. No mud, all beauty.
    So glad to hear that you are finding pleasure in your surroundings as spring slowly arrives.

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    1. OlgaApril 13, 2014 at 9:20 AM

      There is definitely a big contrast between spring in your part of the country and spring in mine, but it is all good if you look for it.

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  6. AnonymousApril 13, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    How different Vermont is from Florida -- and from Hawaii, too. It's still chilly here to make me don a sweater.

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  7. Jenn JilksApril 13, 2014 at 10:18 AM

    Wonderful, positive thoughts!
    We've got flooding in the region. Fortunately, our home is high and dry...
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  8. Linda MyersApril 14, 2014 at 2:25 AM

    The longer light of days makes surroundings beautiful.

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    1. OlgaApril 14, 2014 at 10:23 AM

      It is definitely the darkness that I need to escape more than the cold--not that I am all that fond of extremely cold weather and piles of snow.

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  9. Jenn JilksApril 18, 2014 at 8:45 AM

    The flooding has been terrible around here. I'm glad I'm high and dry! You, too!

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