Local Flavor: Yellowleaf Season


Fall is always something to look forward to up here. While we're all hustling-bustling to get our heating fuel (10 tons of wood pellets for us between the store and the house) tucked-away and home renovations done before winter, we can all appreciate the drives to and fro to get that stuff done a little bit more because of the fire in our trees.



I shot these photos yesterday, but I wanted to shoot more today (but didn't get to) because I went over the Middlebury Gap earlier and boy was it popping.

Man-oh-man, though, was today rough -- big expenses on vehicle repair (I always like to get our cars up-to-snuff before winter hits) this morning, hours of driving, and then an after-hours trek to The Big Orange Store (more hours of driving) to grab lumber and supplies to work on a couple windows and to make a couple doors for upstairs.

Like I was trying to say: it's pretty up here this season. Like I was also trying to say: I'm totally thankful to live in such a place as we do and with the job that I do and with the friends, customers, and acquaintances I've come to know. While life can always be trying, especially when it comes to keeping coins in the coffers, the "peace in our valley" overcomes a lot of worry.

I get to collapse onto a porch swing in the evenings and gaze-out at all this stuff with the river chugging-by and the ravens crawking at one another and the squirrels chitty-chitting.


Comments

Phillips said…
Yes Jake life is trying most of the time but just look at out at your front yard and count your blessings more than your troubles.. I'd take your backyard over mine anyday...just magnificent...
Michael Mulkern said…
No billboards, no strip malls, no freeways, no sub-divisions, no drive-through restaurants...

How do you manage?