Another garden passes...

Waiting for Spring...

Winter Skies in Indiana...

Cloudy Days In Vermont

The silence of Joy...

A medium-sized goose that breeds on the arctic tundra, the Snow Goose travels south in very large, high-flying, noisy flocks. The swirling white of a descending flock suggests snow, but among the white birds are darker individuals. Until recently, the Blue Geese, as the dark birds were called, were considered a separate species. They are now recognized as merely a dark form (or "morph") of the Snow Goose.

Snow Geese

Snow Geese at Sunset

Snow Geese 2011

Snow Geese Vermont November...

Vermont...by Claudia.

Vergennes Vermont...

Church Street Vermont

Some kind of berry bush....Vermont

So many mushrooms....

Now these were found near Anderson Falls, Indiana in October. They are about a quarter of an inch in diameter. The tiny spots you see are the "guts" of another tiny mushroom below these three that burst open when we poked it. 

Unknown Mushroom....

...found in the walkway...Vermont....September...

I used to walk barefoot around the yard.....

Scott took this picture of this rather large (about an inch long) creature he found wandering around outside.

After some research we found "The Velvet Ant". Here is what they say ....

Velvet ants are not aggressive and will try to escape from you. The females have a very painful sting if handled. The name "Cow Killer Ant" was given to the velvet ant because of the reputation of the female's sting. It is said that the sting is so painful that it could kill a cow. This handsome insect does make a sound (especially when stepped on) but the squeaks of the cow killer ant would hardly be heard over the painful screams, if the person stepping on the wasp was barefoot.

Lake Champlain from Mt. Philo

Mt. Philo

Philo Mushrooms....

Mt. Philo Vermont

Mt. Philo's mushrooms and views....

Autumn Fields Vermont....

September in Vermont....

Another nest...but I have no idea what kind of bird lives in there....

Hummingbird on her nest...two tiny eggs...Hummingbirds often use spider web as part of their nest.

A hummingbird nest...about the size of a silver dollar...amazing.

A peek at what Vermont is doing this summer.....

August clouds.........