Background voices on video

During a water study, taking a video of Lake Champlain, in the background right in the middle of my video, from somewhere in the parking lot, a voice is recorded. Think not wanted in the video. 

I do not expect people to be silent if they happen to see a person taking a video. It is a public place. I can mute the background voices in editing. 

The problem is editing the film reveals there is more talking than what I thought at the time. A big section would have to be deleted. That is sad because I like the video images. I can’t upload the video as it is. Another video will have to be made. 

I now appreciate the value of using a script, a plan of what I want to film. 

Know what is to be recorded, the weather, the hour, the location. Take a few videos. Write down notes. Lesson learned. 

Saturday Morning Out & About Spring Side

Errands done early on a sunny Spring Saturday morning, a stop at Dunkin cheers me up. The wait in line was smooth and fast. So, I decided to  have a sit in a warm vehicle and ponder life on Earth at the Dead Creek Wildlife visitor’s area. 

A few minutes there taking zoom pictures of the Adirondack Mountains, I decide to travel on to the shores of Lake Champlain in Upstate New York. It has been a while since I’ve been there. 

Enjoy the photos

A wintery side of the landscape

A Spring side of the landscape

The water was rippling in the wind various shades of blue. The colors of the mountains this time of year is a cloudy mauve with the many tees budding. Zoom and then crop to enlarge a photo for a clear image of trees and their colors.

I love the branches in this photograph. the graceful curves and small buds.

The mauve shows up well against the evergreens. A bonus are the patches of Chartreuse.

I will post more pictures when Google stops the glitchy blank screen instead of the photos to select.

Lake Champlain in Spring

Wind, water & shades of blue

Adirondack Mountains
seen from Addison Vermont

Route 17
Addison Vermont

Day 37 of Week 6 February 2026

Lake Champlain February 2026
Photo via phone from a camera 

 Have a Lovely & Warm Weekend

Mix up a nice hot toddie

Whistle to the song, America

Browse snowshoes online

Read about ice fishing

Draw a rocking chair

Write a poem about snowflakes

Search flower websites for blue flowers

Plan for a day-cation in June

Summer Photographs: A Country Road

 Summer doesn’t feel like summer without two lane country roads, bordered by cornfields, to travel down. 

Route 17 is such a road. The 40.409 miles (65.032km) stretches from Route 100 in Waitsfield to west and ending in Addison at the border of Upstate NewYork by Lake Champlain. The scenery from out of the Green Mountains to the flat land of the Champlain Valley is spectacular. There is a vibe if traveling through a part of New England’s geological history.