WINTER: Skiing, snowboarding and tubing at Big Rock; snowsledding; snowshoeing; breath-taking star-gazing; The Wasteland (awesome winter landscapes for photographers); wood smoke curling from chimneys; long nights & coziest time of the year.
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FALL: Potato harvest long into the nights; broccoli gleaning; Autumn Leaves (with drop-dead dramatic skies for photographers); mosquito-free woods hiking; abundance of natural materials for holiday ornament-making; the smell of snows to come; kindling gathering; geese heading south; the harvest church supper!
SUMMER: Potato blossoms; berry-picking; festivals & fairs; incredible pies; warm-weather boating & swimming at the park; ducklings active; hiking; summer breezes (long, sunlit days and dramatic sunsets for photographers); birdsongs; golf at Mars Hill Country Club; new potatoes; wildflowers everywhere.
SPRING: Moose, bear and deer young up & about; late season skiing; The Thaw (mountain streams and snow in the woods for great photographs); mosquito-free woods hiking; fiddleheads & flowers
