Ways of Seeing: Anti-immigration means anti-food

“Let’s do what we can to protect the vulnerable in our community.”

“Just as leaves turn and drop, grasses crisp and gardens die back, I can feel the season turning in my own life.”

“It’s good to see childhood continuing to thrive in the 21st century in our little corner of Addison County.”

“So here is my prescription: Resist the oppressors. Take care of yourself and enjoy this wonderful world. Say yes.”

“When we use our power for helping and sharing and listening, it expands.”

A raccoon and a fisher cat get curious about life inside a Lincoln home.

“We aren’t rebelling against a ruling colonizer, as Hamilton and his compatriots were, but it does feel that we are once again fighting; trying to figure out who we are and who we want to be as a country.”

“ChatGPT…synthesize[s] information that already exists in our system and thus it simply reproduces systemic biases.”

“Defending our democracy will require courage. And time. And commitment.”

“When we are brave enough to be a little messy in public, other people benefit.”

Growing up in Vermont has given this Bristol girl a rich appreciation of the natural world. Her strong desire to help preserve nature and stop climate change is inspiring.

When I water the flowers on my deck, I am thinking how beautiful the colors are. Or maybe how hot the day has been. My goal is to keep the flowers alive so my guests and I can enjoy them.

Reviewing the history of the dress that my mother made, I realized the perils of taking our rights and freedoms for granted.

The warming of our world didn’t seem so bad when it meant I could actually get ripe tomatoes before the first frost. Now it’s clear it means much more. It means ticks, flash flooding, landslides

Now that I have dragged you into a sphere of angst, let me tell you something else. Right now, I am experiencing the most delicious and enchanting of summers.