Roads of Community Living Series #10 Snipe Island Road

Imagine, a time when Peace Might Prevail on Earth. Imagine a day in the first week in May along Snipe Island Road in Jericho, Vermont when warming earthen temperatures give birth: colorful Trillium, Trout Lily, and warblers tucked in-between still barren patches of brown. Imagine Roads of Community Living Series #10 giving you a short respite from the lingering effects of winter welcoming you with an announcement of spring with her wildflowers and migratory warblers. 

A blue-headed vireo and an ovenbird sing steadily; a black & white warbler invite us off-road along a trail for an extended walk. Otherwise, all is quiet lest you count the gurgling sound of a brook as noise.

So we find a short walk along Snipe Island road and an inviting entree with dessert in the form of a woodlands trail at its end.

Plotting for spring flowers.

Even the burdock is picturesque in early spring.

A sentry wearing long rusty hair flowing gently down a streamlined neck, eyes of steel, rounded shoulders, wearing an iron tunic, and holding a macabre wide sword, stands motionless as we pass. 

Perhaps the fellow named Chase was not so fortunate having reached the end only a short way down a short walk.

Perhaps that explains the seemingly unfinished building with only an anterior and no posterior.

Imagine small flowers becoming large flowers. 

IMAGINE THIS


BECOMING THIS

Imagine children laughing, running, playing...outside
observing and interacting with nature.

Don't blink or you will miss the Flicker upon that tree and you might even miss those quick to bloom and as quick to fade away ephemerals as the soil warms and out springs early flowering life.

Sit a spell, give your feet and mind a rest.

Unleash your anchor, allow yourself to float with the swirling stream, feel your joy bubble up, and mix with good cheer.








Imagine, peace on earth, where the birds prevail in the air, and where we share, not disrupt the terrestrial ecosystems of our good earth. 

Jericho Vermont Images of Community

Roads of Community Living Series # 9 Raceway Road

Upon Raceway we trotted, or perhaps it was more of a half trot as we each have only two legs and felt no sense of hurry to reach the finish line as the stretch seemed picturesque. We had no qualms with being a Maiden (a horse who has yet to win a race). We placed a Banker (a supposedly certain bet) on our chances of reaching the gate in good time. The going (the underfoot conditions at the racecourse) was excellent - no potholes to be seen or felt.  

We placed our blinkers (designed to help horses concentrate in races) upon our heads, not to limit our fields of vision, but to increase our focus on the beauty that abounded us along Raceway Road, in Jericho, Vermont on one fine March day.

It seemed like a good day and a good track for a half trot.

The Silks (owners' colors) were waving in the breeze.

Which way to the duck race?

And so we saddled up and moseyed along Raceway Road

 to see what we could see.

At the end of the walk on Raceway Road, we were washed out (a nervous horse that was sweating). We hope to see you all at the tracks (Jericho dirt roads) for our next Roads of Community Living Series.

Jericho Vermont Images of Community

EMAILED COMMENTS

As for Raceway Road, I was looking for some evidence that you might have photographed something on my two brother-in-law and niece's property along that road. Lots of horses.

I look forward to starting my day and continuing to look at some more. Very, very positive and inspirational.   What was Maeve doing in the outstretched arm image?  Looks like she is preparing to go aloft, trying to hitchhike in a must-stop situation, or just cooling off her armpits?

I love old barns and weather vanes as well, Bernie. Notice the nails in some.  

thanks and cheers and be safe! You got my day off to a good frame-of-mine!

D.M.