Tag: Bill Amadon

  • Boathouse Rainbow

    Boathouse Rainbow

    I’d been working on a different blog post to share with you today when this enchanting snapshot appeared on my phone. So I’m bumping “Whisper on Time” until tomorrow (I hope it’ll be worth the wait!), and showcasing this spirit-lifting boathouse rainbow photo instead. Just came off the ferry and this very bright rainbow happened!…

  • Leaping & Untethering

    Leaping & Untethering

    In the spring and summer of 2006, when Susan and I took a leap of faith and made the decision to pursue Rosslyn as our future home, it was apparent to both of us that we were biting off considerably more than we could chew. Dream big. Dream a little bigger. And then leap! From…

  • Frozen Lake Photos of Essex

    I spied Bill Amadon,(billamadon.com) an Essex artist and good friend, walking around on the frozen lake in front of our boathouse a few days ago. The lighting and distance made identification a little dodgy but the dog was hint #1 and a conversation with Bill the day prior (at the Essex Post Office where so…

  • Rosslyn’s Boathouse in Early 1990s

    I’ve just concluded a Champlain Area Trails (CATS) board meeting on a high note. Or, to be more precise, a fellow board member finished the meeting on a high note by handing me this handsome painting of our boathouse during drier times. Bill Amadon — Essex based gardener, trail builder and painter — has created…