- BRIDPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL students Leone Plouffe, left, Emma Bordeleau and Nora Lilly are happy to share the nature drawings they produced during a plein air salon hosted by Middlebury artist Kate Gridley on the Tilley Trail in Weybridge this past week. Independent photo/Steve James
- SPRING IN VERMONT often has plenty of crazy weather, but one atmospheric phenomenon is always welcome — a rainbow. Pedestrians stopped on the Battell Bridge in downtown Middlebury on the evening of May 7 to soak up the good vibes dispersed by this colorful arc. Photo by Jonathan Blake
- SOME OF THE signs seen on the Middlebury College campus at a May 8 “Walkout to Defend Middlebury,” such as the one pictured here, reflected calls for the institution to divest from its graduate school in seaside Monterey, Calif., as it works to balance its budget. Independent photo/Steve James
- A WORKER GUIDES a lowering prefab home on to its foundation this past Thursday in the new Stone Crop Meadows housing development that is going up off Seminary Street Extension in Middlebury. It was the first home to go up. Independent photo/John S. McCright
- BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, several stories of the first house at Stonecrop Meadows were secured in place. Independent photo/John S. McCright
- BRIDPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL students immersing themselves in the natural world this spring are being tasked with drawing some of their favorite images — including flowers, birds and trees. The students are lucky to have renowned Middlebury artist Kate Gridley as their mentor and guide. Independent photo/Steve James
- BRIDPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL students immersing themselves in the natural world this spring are being tasked with drawing some of their favorite images — including flowers, birds and trees. The students are lucky to have renowned Middlebury artist Kate Gridley as their mentor and guide. Independent photo/Steve James
- A CANADA GOOSE mom takes her goslings for a paddle on a beaver pond in Lincoln on Mother’s Day. Photo by Dale Cockrell