Photos of the Week: Snow geese

AS IF THE beauty of snow geese flying in formation, their ink-tipped wings nearly touching, wasn’t lovely enough, a local photographer timed his shot to superimpose the migrating flock under the moon rising over the Champlain Valley this weekend.Photo by Lee Krohn WE LOVE TO watch the comings and goings of birds during the fall migration, but the Champlain Valley is blessed with a superabundance of migrating snow geese, which come through in such numbers that they hold a special place in our hearts. The wid … (read more)

THE CHAMPLAIN BRASS Ensemble and the Addison County Gospel Choir & Worship Team were both in fine form during the Thanksgiving Community Hymn Sing held at the Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church in Vergennes this past Sunday, Nov. 23. The churc … (read more)

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School’s dazzling fall musical, “Anastasia,” transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. The show, which … (read more)

NATHAN STEFANI AND Jonathan Carpenter lead a cast of 31, a pit band of 10 and a stage and technical crew of more than 20 in the Middlebury Union High School fall musical production of “Newsies.” The show, which plays Thursday and Friday evenings and a Sat … (read more)

Eyes on the FlagMIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL trumpeter Jonathan Kafumbe marches off the MUHS football field with the American Legion honor Guard on Friday evening after his stirring performance of the National Anthem before the Tiger football game.Indepen … (read more)

Rev. Paul Olsson hands out candy. Independent photo/Steve James The Covey family —bearded cowboy Jason, Bailey as a minute man, Walter as a Middlebury Tiger, Piper wearing the witch’s hat and Jodi as, well, Grandma — goes all out. Independent photo/Steve … (read more)

“Whether in the dryland forests of southern Africa or the hardwood hills of Addison County, successful conservation depends on finding a balance between people and nature.”

The No Kings Day rallies on Saturday in Middlebury, Vergennes and Brandon at least matched the excitement at the 2,700 No Kings protests around the country. The message to our elected president was simple: Be nice, follow the law, tell the truth, stop tre … (read more)

Time for harvestSOYBEANS ARE NOT the most widely planted crop in Addison County, but as this field of yellowing beans in New Haven show, there are farmers who plant the nutritious legume. We saw these plants in late September, probably not long after they … (read more)

STUDENTS AT BRISTOL Elementary School made signs to encourage school administrators as they completed a “Kiss the Cow” challenge last week.Photo by Nicole Heffernan MANY NOTICED THIS huge wooden sculpture that went up in Middlebury’s Riverfront Park just … (read more)

WHILE EAGLE FIELD hockey players dodged puddles and Raiders (that’s the U-32 mascot) during this past Thursday’s game in Bristol, those on the pitch didn’t enjoy the luxury of an umbrella during the rainy afternoon.Independent photo/John S. McCright THE H … (read more)

A LONE RUNNER makes his way along the Trail Around Middlebury (TAM) just west of the college off Route 125 on Sunday during the Middlebury Area Land Trust’s annual TAM Trek. Several hundred other runners took part in the day’s activities. MALT photo by Ca … (read more)

TWO GIRAFFE PUPPETS bring their heads together for a private conference during their performance at Middlebury Union Middle School last week. They were among four 26-foot-tall giraffes operated by a dozen members of the French performance troupe Compagnie … (read more)

Turning Point Center of Addison County officials and builders mark the start of their renovation and expansion of their newly acquired headquarters with a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 5. Pictured at the groundbreaking are, from left, TPC Peer Support … (read more)

THE BANDS ON these two butterfly chrysalises found in Weybridge late last month glitter just like gold. The caterpillars inside are going through their metamorphosis and after a few weeks will suddenly emerge from these cases as incredible monarchs. Peggy … (read more)