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.
Cooler nights are a reminder autumn is nearing. However, early this week the 90°Fahrenheit ambient temperatures stirred no foliage dreams.
Leaf peeper season this year (without foliage tour plans) will be see a maple tree, buy a pumpkin at the grocery store and wear a scarf on a frosty morning. Since my summer plans didn’t happen, I’m going light on autumn.
Have a Light & Bright Weekend!
Every year I buy myself a birthday present. The reminder we are important to ourselves is a message, I believe, we need to hear as well as respect.
Mind you, the birthday present-to-self is not an excuse to go off and go wild buying stuff. There have been years when birthday cake was my present-to-self. (I was on a no sweets diet.)
This year I bought an adorable half inch serepentine pendant necklace.
This is not the first time I have not paid attention to an item’s size. There’s the hot air balloon poster to cover the wall above my double closet that arrived in a size ten envelope. And then there’s the small bedside lamp that arrived in a box the size of a beer keg. Yes, I have made mistakes buying online.
The lovely part about it is all those oops made me laugh.
Adding…
Evidently there are 2 choices to have with a Dunkin Blueberry Breeze Refresher. No need (when asked what I want with that) for me to keep saying “A straw.”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥴
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| Old Profile Photo |
The profile photograph can be anything you feel represents you.
Reflect on what represents you
It is good to celebrate the thrill of seeing a butterfly.
Butterfly day is March 14th.
For me, Butterfly Thrill Day is 28 July!
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| Haze July 2025 Looking east from Rt 7 towards the Green Mountains |
It could be that the subject of blog titles, finding good names is becoming tiresome to read about here. So let me splash around in a different brain pool.
Brainstorming is all about a full fluffy easy brain play time vibe. The exercise can be like a good laugh clearing away one’s woes for a moment. Brainstorming, I believe, is healthy.
Even if you don’t have a core goal in mind, (like creating a blog title), you can brainstorm.
Consider this: Chose a subject to brainstorm each week. Write down and research your ideas in an Idea Notebook.
Don’t share your ideas if you don’t want somebody to use them instead of you.
If You ever do have an idea you want to go forward with, then lock down the legal matters first.
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| Cumulus clouds Elevation 1000~ 6500 feet or higher |
Creativity can be fickle. Just as this artist reaches the exciting almost finished stage, anxiety can be overwhelming. What if I make a mistake!?
A simple solution is to remind myself, if I did it before, then I can do it again. (I also use that reasoning to help me get to dental appoitments.) Talking through it blazes the trail forward.
Trail!?
This summer, I feel is peaking. Next Friday, August begins the slow slide into autumn. I have yet to hike or walk anywhere. I also haven’t been to a beach yet.
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| Lincoln Vermont |
Remember this?
The last half can be a 2nd summer dedicated to creativity. That includes traveling to take photos and see places to blog about. Being out and about learning and experiencing is, I feel, part of being a creative person.
Today’s local forecast of 90°F or higher means if I am outdoors, then shade, sunscreen and hydrate. It is just after 10 AM EDT here. Time to get out into summer.
