Diane woke me at 5AM.We’d made plans to meet Brit and her friends for a fast walk up Bolton mountain to watch the sun rise. It was just about 40 degrees outside so I grabbed every warm thing I could find in my summer clothes and rolled them around my sleepy body and shuffled to the cars. Diane and the dogs had been up for a good half hour before me.. so they were alert and excited.. as I rubbed my sleepy eyes. .. We didn’t start up the mountain until about a quarter to 6..  It was a beautiful morning as we started our   climb.. It  was in the high thirties.. and the sky was begging to lighten a bit. Brit and her friends ahead with head lights.. we followed along and used the  dawn half  light to see..

We made the top in under 45 minutes.. which is a pretty good pace. We got there just before the sun crested the worcester range..

it was FREEZING up there.. so it felt nice to climb down the rickety ladder to the relative warmth of the woods..  the light was so beautiful

yhe rest of the day was queit and nice.. I worked on a talk I’m giving and some demos we hung curtains.. and all four of us.. diane. me . satori and chai all fell asleep in front of the fireplace…

oh yeah.. the first fire of winter.. and I think it’s still sort of summer..

that’s Vermont.. and I’m really glad

nite all. nite sam

-me