We spent another day in Vermont, taking in some sights and watching the weather reports on Hurricane Irene. The day was absolutely gorgeous so we took a big circle tour around the area.
We went to Calvin Coolidge's boyhood home, then on to Woodstock which is a quaint skiing/tourist town with a nice yarn shop. Of course, Linda had to buy a couple of skeins. Berocco Alpaca Light, if you must know. Then back to Quechee Village to pick up a couple of souvenirs we passed up on our first visit there yesterday.
As we watch for and wait on Hurricane Irene, we are reminded of how little impact we humans really have on the world. Certainly we can pollute small areas; we can over plant fields and cut down too much lumber in places. But do we really have the ability to change the planet?
Stopping hurricanes would be a fine place to start ... a hurricane is really not all that big, considering the size of the whole earth. But ... but ... but, you say, scientists have been trying for years to stop hurricanes or find a way to lessen their size or their impact, and haven't been able to. Precisely the point.
The earth is God's creation and has an amazing ability to heal itself. It goes through cycles and seasons, most of which we don't understand fully. Much of mankind is bent on bringing God's great universe down to something they can understand. God says, "My ways are not your ways, and my thoughts are not your thoughts." Call us naive, but we don't need to know more.
Tomorrow is decision day on our destination for waiting out Irene. Tonight we have meat loaf, salad, and memories of a lovely day in Vermont.
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