Catgirl Stars As Brachiosaurus!

In May, the Kindergarten and first grades presented Dinomotion! for their spring production at school. Nate and Amy, John and I went to see it. I had my new long lens, which was a huge benefit to getting these shots. Catgirl is in Kindergarten and was at times nervous, shy, tired and happy. When Catgirl saw me and John, she waved to us and we saw her relax a bit. She had her first solo part as the Brachiosaurus and her father had helped her learn her part perfectly. She was a beautiful star that night! You have to forgive me posting so many photographs of her . . . she is just so cute that I couldn’t select just a couple shots.

After the show, Amy & Nate treated us all to ice cream sundaes (except John, who doesn’t particularly care for it) at Tim & Doug’s in Newport. We walked on the boardwalk at Memphremagog, where Ironman told us to watch out for whales and dolphins.

Tim & Doug's Ice Cream Stand is the best place for ice cream!

Lake Memphremagog
Bear Mountain (Vermont) on the left.
Owl's Head (Quebec) on the right.

John and I stopped for sunset photos in Coventry

on the way home from this great evening.

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Photo Hunters: Sign on the Hebard Building

The Hebard State Office Building in Newport is relatively new. It is on the waterfront of Lake Memphremagog and houses the Department of Motor Vehicles, a lawyer office, meeting space and the Community College of Vermont (where I teach). Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont, 2004 presidential candidate and now Chairman of the National Democratic Committee, dedicated this building in 1999. Below is a panorama photo of the building that I made this past week. The lake is on the right so that our classrooms all have views of the lake and the Canadian mountains. Please click on it to view it full size.

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Heads or Tails: First or Last: Newport, Vermont

Poulin Grain: In the middle of the city

Newport, Vermont is at the southern end of Lake Memphremagog. Memphremagog is a 32 mile (51.5 km) long fresh water glacial lake straddling the international border between Newport and Magog, Québec. Newport is, therefore, the first (or last) American city on the lake. These are photographs of sites and views in Newport taken from the shore of the lake.

Owl's Head Mountain (elevation: 2,450 ft or 746.76 meters), in Québec, Canada as seen from Newport across Lake Memphremagog, viewed in the last light of day (which, with the dark cloud bank, explains the darkness of the photo). Owl's Head is way back in the darkness and can be seen more easily if you click on the photo and view the large version in a new window.

The Gateway Center, site of many social functions in the area.

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Cats Tuesday: 'Tis The Season

This week I have used photos from another source (see below for credits).

It's finally summer and the body count is rising exponentially here. This past week I was able to observe and photograph Zorro while he hunted. I posted that here and here and at Flickr. Today I thought I would share with you the mammals that my cats catch in the meadows and woods of Vermont The cats catch, between all of them, only about one bird per summer. Birds are much more difficult to catch. Why catch a bird when the mammals are so plentiful and easy to get?

White-footed Mouse

Jumping Woods Mouse

Zorro caught a Meadow Jumping Mouse this evening. They are much larger and lighter in color.

Field Mouse

Vole

Vole

Shrew

Star-nosed Mole

Below: a Brown Bat like the one the cats wanted to catch two summers ago:

Most photos are from mammalwatching.com.

I hope you all have a delightful week. It's summertime!

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Newport, VT and Lake Memphremagog

A view of the Newport marina.

We had our portfolio scoring meeting in the Hebard State Office Building in Newport. This is the same building that my CCV classes are held in. We look at these views during mathematics and algebra classes all year long. On some nights it is very difficult to remain in class. The lake spans the border between the United States and Canada. Newport is at the southern end. Magog, Quebec is at the northern end.

The lake front as seen from CCV. The bike path is visible. The mountains are in Canada.

You can see the causeway in the background that connects Newport.
This is the lake side view of the State Office Building.

There is a peaceful, tiny park on the side of the State Office Building. You can sit and watch the lake.

PUBLIC SERVICE PARK

In grateful recognition of the men and women from Orleans County who have given their time, body and spirit to make their community and world a better place to live.

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