We hardly ever go anywhere without our camera these days, but when we were leaving for our walk this morning and realized neither of us had it, we hesitated only a moment and then said, forget it - it's going to rain, all we need is umbrellas. So off we went.

We stopped to talk with a neighbor about the solar panel she has on the southeast side of her home. Turns out it's an experimental thing sponsored by the government to find out the viability of using alternative energy sources. This will be the first full winter she's had it, so she couldn't really say if it's useful or not.

As we continued our walk, we spotted a doe and fawn in a field beyond us. Fred automatically reached for his camera. Oops! Whose idea was it not to bring the camera, anyway? We continued walking towards the pair, and they watched us intently before the doe finally led the way down the field and across the road into the woods. The youngster trotted along a good distance away from mother, apparently more interested in us than obeying her. As we passed where they had disappeared into the woods, we heard a twig snap and knew they had been watching us from the protection of the big spruces. We won't be caught without the camera again.

I do have some pictures for you - not really wildlife since Fred took them when he and Bill Rossi were in St. Johnsbury the other day. Wild for them is hot dogs and ice cream in the middle of the morning when everyone else is having a coffee break. This day they went for lunch at the Wine Garden, so apparently they were tending to business more than usual.

This is the weekend for St. Johnsbury's "Traditional Crafts" fair - we hope the weather has cleared by Saturday. You'll also notice a banner on the Fairbanks Museum announcing a special exhibit. Here's a short slide show: Slides

I should explain - that's Bill and Diane Jejer hamming it up at Hastings Store in W. Danville. The photo showing condos for sale at Point Comfort in West Danville is part of a hand out available at the store. It's interesting how Point Comfort has evolved over the years from being Cook's Point, with absolutely nothing on it, to having a large dance hall, a gas station, and restaurant and cabins when owned by Glenn McLaughlin and later his step-son Bobby Regan, to condominiums today. The Point has quite a history.