Flowers in bloom on our walk through the neighborhood of the Birch Ridge Inn at Killington.

Flowers in bloom on our walk through the neighborhood of the Birch Ridge Inn at Killington.

dare I say "Normal"!

I had a funny email exchange with a friend today on this topic. You see, Killington is not your "normal" town. So saying it is returning to "normal" can be somewhat of an oxymoron, as it is hard to tell what "normal" is.

As the last couple of weeks have demonstrated, Killington is a great little town smack dab in the middle of Vermont. The small businesses that operate in the community, their hard working free spirited employees who call Killington home, the retired population, the self employed who do not work for the Resort or local businesses, and the Resort itself, are all fiercely independent and brimming with ideas. Many times those ideas clash, as the recent spat of political differences around town highlighted. But when everyone gets on the same page, mountains can quite literally be moved as we have seen these last 2 weeks.

Visually, Killington is rapidly returning to "normal". Summer flowers are in full bloom, becoming almost perky in response to the cooler temperatures we have had the last couple of evenings. Fall colors are starting to show, revealing beautiful scene after beautiful scene around ever bend on every road. Speaking of roads, as they are quite empty if cars, they are being repaired at a rapid pace. Wildlife in town might be defined by the Orange Day Glow Safety cone for a while, but it is amazing what some dirt, hardpack, and a little sweat equity can do to make life "normal".

In a few weeks, when visitors rediscover that Killington is a great place to visit to view fall foliage colors in Vermont, and in a few months when the snow flies and the ski season begins, in a little as 8 weeks by the way, then the transition to "normal" will be complete.

In the mean time, Mary and I are enjoying our walks, taking in the flowers and the mountains, and getting back to "normal" after an "interesting" couple of weeks.

Where ever you may be, keep it in the fairway, watch for changing colors in the leaves, and stay on the road side of the Orange Day Glow cones!