Camels Hump

Alita and I finally found a day to climb Camels Hump! We made pretty good time going up the mountain, 1 hour and 17 minutes. Not our best time but not too bad! Once we were on top of the Hump loads of huge thunderhead clouds started moving in. It was soooo cool to be at the same level as these huge clouds. Three pairs of people joined us who were hiking the Long Trail across the entire state of Vermont. They were all carrying big packs and had wonderful stories to tell about life on the trail.

Family Camp

One of my favorite summer getaways is our family camp on Woodbury Lake. I get to spend time with my mom & dad, brothers, sister-in-laws, and nieces and nephews. We've had loons on the lake for several years though never nesting loons. This summer one of the pairs of loons hatched an egg and now we get to watch the chick as it grows and learns how to be a loon. Just this past weekend it learned how to dive under water! Now it can begin fishing and feeding itself. The parents don't seem to mind us kayaking close by. Of course we are quiet and very respectful of their privacy. They actually don't even seem to mind when we go flying by in the motorboat with skiers and tubers trailing behind!!

Bookmobile

Have you seen the Bookmobile cruising through your neighborhood? Mrs. Tursi and I caught up with a group of children checking out books and playing games that the bookmobile driver passed out. We had a great time reading, drawing, and playing with Mrs. Tursi's stuffed animals. We even got to see a rainbow! If the bookmobile doesn't visit your area make sure to take a trip to the town library. There are loads of great events listed on the kids page.

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