Unlike the autumn, when the bright colors of the leaves hit the eyes like shooting fireballs, summer in Vermont is predominantly a green scene. I thought I would find this tiresome after a few days, but being more attentive to overall view has allowed me to see the nuances in the green as well as the wonderful contrast to the various hues of the skies.

I’ve also been in constant awe of the landscape views of mountains and clouds that seem to change colors throughout the day and through different weather patterns: the darker greens under overcast skies, the sun-soaked light brownish greens at midday, the purple and orange tinged clouds at sunset, the unlimited array of bluish gray hues of the sky right before a storm. It’s nice to think of colors as something more than hex color codes or CMYK/RGB values (although that’s exactly what I did in the first pic).

We had an active Tuesday with a 10-mile bike ride on the Cycle the City route which ran through the Ethan Allen Park Trail and the Winooski River as well as parts of Burlington. Later that day, we drove out to Stowe to check out Bingham Falls. We managed to do some climbing on slick rocks along the way. And we wrapped up the day with a trial run on the kayak in the backyard.

Today we took it easy and played a set of tennis at a nearby high school. We hope to get some hiking in before the end of the week. I hope to see some more colors high up in the mountains.