birches out by the road
black-capped chickadee in the crabapple
corazón and the tete-a-tete daffodils
Continuing a series I did at my old blog home, I thought I’d share a triptych today. Three photos, taken in the same day, strung together as a glimpse into life here in Vermont. There has been so much snow, with more coming on Friday and Sunday. Pick up trucks around town have sleds tossed in the back, SUVs have skis and snowboards strapped to their roofs and folks walking through town have snowshoes strapped to their backs, headed to the golf course.
It’s Black History Month, and I am working my way through a monthlong learning process, hosted by Rachel Elizabeth Cargel. You can find her introduction to the process here. Rachel “is creating resources and critical discourse to aid in unlearning”. I invite you to join us, and maybe chat about what we’re learning in a few weeks. This sustained work seems more urgent than ever, my friends.
Here’s a lovely poem one of our neighbors shared with me earlier this week. Neil Gaiman asked his 2.75 million Twitter followers to tell him what reminded them of warmth. He received almost 1,000 responses from which he composed his newest free-form poem. “What You Need to Be Warm” launches the UNHCR, (the United Nations refugee agency) winter emergency appeal for refugees across the Middle East. It’s a gem.
And just to keep you up-to-date on our bean adventure, this weekend I made “tacu tacu”, or Peruvian Beans and Rice. Crafted with the magical canary beans and day old rice, it’s a new fave of ours. The fresh salsa and lots of lime juice really brightens the flavors. Pop a fried egg on top of the leftovers the next day and you’ve got a fab breakfast!
Hope you are staying safe and healthy friends, and keeping your spirits up in the midst of everything…I’ll pop back in this weekend with some stitching and paper fun and baking. xo