See:• The delicate sliver of a crescent moon
• Fledgling finches with tiny, hopeful, flapping wings
• An email from a friend I haven't been in touch with for over a decade
• J saw a mouse in the laundry room with cheek-fulls of string. Apparently he had so much string stuffed in his mouth that it didn't all fit, and the end of the string, which was still connected to an eye hook I might add, was dangling out. "Is it crazy mouse?" I asked. J wasn't sure. Certainly sounds like it.
Taste:
• Everything bagel with garlic and scallion cream cheese, sprouts, tomato, avocado, and onion
• Cheddar cheese and caramelized onions, grilled between sourdough bread
• Fried risotto cakes topped with wild mushrooms and shaved Parmesean cheese
• Apple blackberry crisp and vanilla ice cream with mint leaves
Hear:
• The chirps of baby wrens and bluebirds in the garden birdhouses
• J playing his new Djembe in the yard
• An early morning storm approaching the tent
• Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's heart wrenching cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. "This song is on the restricted list" I said half-jokingly to J, fighting tears. But we were at our favorite birthday and anniversary restaurant in VT, where a combination of wine, sad songs, and milestones guarantees I cry before the appetizers even hit the table.
Feel:
• Halted. When he's in the house, Tweener reminds me to slow down by anticipating my every step and insinuating his oversized cat self directly in front of it.
• Woozy driving along the curvy road that leads up to the summit of Mt. Greylock. Why have I never ventured up there? And why didn't I bring my camera when I finally did?
• Terrified when a woman I'd just met jumped out from behind a wall of flowering mountain laurel bushes in the woods and shouted, "Boo!" Terror was quickly replaced by relief, then amusement.
Touch:
• Testing out camping pads on the floor of Sam's, Brattleboro VT. In a dress. Maybe this should be in the "feel" category, as I felt pretty silly.
• Mosquitoes biting the backs of my legs through the slats of a rickety rocking chair.
Smell:
• Sweet hay, fresh...cow. The scent of VT.
• New tent
• Everything bagel with garlic and scallion cream cheese, sprouts, tomato, avocado, and onion
• Cheddar cheese and caramelized onions, grilled between sourdough bread
• Fried risotto cakes topped with wild mushrooms and shaved Parmesean cheese
• Apple blackberry crisp and vanilla ice cream with mint leaves
Hear:• The chirps of baby wrens and bluebirds in the garden birdhouses
• J playing his new Djembe in the yard
• An early morning storm approaching the tent
• Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's heart wrenching cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. "This song is on the restricted list" I said half-jokingly to J, fighting tears. But we were at our favorite birthday and anniversary restaurant in VT, where a combination of wine, sad songs, and milestones guarantees I cry before the appetizers even hit the table.
Feel:
• Halted. When he's in the house, Tweener reminds me to slow down by anticipating my every step and insinuating his oversized cat self directly in front of it.
• Woozy driving along the curvy road that leads up to the summit of Mt. Greylock. Why have I never ventured up there? And why didn't I bring my camera when I finally did?
• Terrified when a woman I'd just met jumped out from behind a wall of flowering mountain laurel bushes in the woods and shouted, "Boo!" Terror was quickly replaced by relief, then amusement.
Touch:• Testing out camping pads on the floor of Sam's, Brattleboro VT. In a dress. Maybe this should be in the "feel" category, as I felt pretty silly.
• Mosquitoes biting the backs of my legs through the slats of a rickety rocking chair.
Smell:
• Sweet hay, fresh...cow. The scent of VT.
• New tent
9 comments:
yum... taste list was inviting! And was this woman just wandering in the woods and hiding behind laurel bushes or..???? And, time to put a glow in the dark paint spot on that mouse to see if its the returning crazy mouse- must be making a nice nest with your string... always good to have eye hooks on the end of strings so one can anchor down the nest.... in case of tornados and such.
m.heart, I truly feel transported away by your six senses posts, every time I read them.
Don't you really get annoyed when you forget your camera, and see that you could have been taking awesome photographs?
Welcome back "crazy mouse;-), is it you or one of your relative? I am really curious to know...
I could do without the mosquitoes biting...pesky creatures. I've been to Brattleboro for concerts long ago, in a former life. You are truly brave to be camping.
one love.
I really feel I get a strong sense of your world through these descriptions. Yum to the dessert.
The lady jumping out with 'boo' - delightful! As is the eccentric mouse.
this is GREAT!
i can't imagine jumping out with a surprise boo to someone i don't know. heeheheehahahhe!
ps i spent the weekend in vermont. what a beautiful state...
love
kj
Funny, I spent the weekend in Vermont, too. The girls and I went to Burlington to see old friends (pics at the homepage). We ended up spending most of our time at North Beach, including sleeping at the campground. I need a tent & have no idea what to get (we slept in the car, literally "car camping").
As usual I am always halted at your taste sensation...your descriptions of food get my mouth watering...That grilled cheese sandwich sounds devine...
..and I just heard that IK song on the radio today ...it is heart wrenching indeed!
I can't tell you how much I look forward to and savour your Six Senses posts, this time in particular the delicious food and the exquisite flower picture.
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