(C) 2026 Dale DiMauro
Spring seems to have raced into summer, at least here in southern Vermont. A heat wave in the early parts of June seems out of character for where I live. Not long ago, 'The Strolling of the Heifers' dominated the first weekend of June, This same weekend is when the Hadley(MA) asparagus festival is held. A gardening client in Brattleboro told me she had eaten all the asparagus she grew before the month of June.
One thing that is certain is the landscape is green. The pollen everywhere makes everything fuzzy green, too. What I traditionally like about this time of year are the greens and browns in the landscape. The greens are the new growth emerging while the brown is the earth and waterways stirred up with runoff and dry patchers of earth.
When I finished this watercolor sketch it made me think of Acadia National Park, in Bar Harbor, Maine. The rounded peak of Cadillac Mountain and the brown-tinged rock outcroppings are strong characteristics of that area. Even the yellow-greens of the foliage resonate with me.
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