Places In Your Mind

Dandelions in a Field

Green Mountains
 from Addison County

You ride out certain of where you are going because the place you remember has been in your mind for years.

After an unsuccessful short look-see from memory the day before, I search the county map to find the road at the intersection where I am sure the field in question is. (Well, maybe not.) 

The field is still there, on the road I drove on the day before (photo previous post). I didn't realize that until I saw the site, sloped with tall trees and shrubs, not the flat land I remember. 

A beautiful day, I keep going on the dirt road. At one spot, blinker on, I pull over. 

There in a grassy field are thousands of dandelions! Across the road I see the Green Mountains. Lincoln Gap, I believe, is in the center of the photo.

What's more, I discover spots to plein air paint, and, more places for my mind to keep. Not a wasted day. 

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Really?

Is driving around just to take photos of wildflowers worth increasing my carbon footprint? Not really. There is a guilt thing going on about that.

Out in Nature, clear views, clean air farmland with a polluting combustion gas fueled vehicle threading along the roads. What image does that make?

Solutions:

(Electric from solar power)

Electric vehicle

Electric bike

*Pedal bike

*Walk

*Best

Spring, Sandals & Carbon Footprints

Adirondacks in January

Early thoughts today are dappled with beams of spring sunshine while outdoors the sky is heavily overcast. 

Browsing sandals begins mid February. Very pastel blue, pink and lavender are the colors I search for the most. The buy deciding factors, in order of importance, are: Size, style, price and lastly, color. Being color specific can heighten the challenge of shopping. It is also a money saver. I do not own any very pastel blue, pink or lavender sandals. 

Years ago I bought a T-strap pair that wore well in a bright color. Almost 9 years later, I still look for them online. Whatever happened to staying with a good product is a mystery to me.

Not a big mystery though because the market appears to me, to be more interested in flashy new than solid standard styles. It is as if since we recycle, a majority feel a responsible lifestyle includes feeding the waste cycle instead of taking action to reduce our carbon footprint.  

www.nature.org

Their website has a carbon footprint calculator. 

My carbon footprint is better than average.  I believe that is due to my lack of spending/use of goods and services, and low travel mileage per year. 

How is your carbon footprint?