The weapons of winter being banished for summer storage.

The weapons of winter being banished for summer storage.

That was fast. What happened to winter??? Last week, seven days ago to be precise, there was 11 inches of snow at the snow stake behind the inn. From November 16th to April 19th, the ground around the inn has been continuously covered with natural snow. Now we have temperatures flirting with 80. The snow that was in the back yard the last 5 months has poured into the Roaring Brook, on it's way to the Connecticut River and the Atlantic Ocean...Look out below!...So it goes!

Living in Vermont, you have to adjust the weapons in your quiver to quickly adapt to changes in the season. Today is a classic example. The skis and poles that have served me well over the winter months were taken out of the trunk of my car, to be replaced this evening with an appropriate arsenal for summer life in Vermont....golf clubs.

Gone for a while, but not forgotten, are days of screaming down cruisers; hopping down bumps; careening over terrain park features. Instead, we will soon be off in search of pars, birdies, and eagles, although most of the time our card will be posted with bogies. We just hope the dreaded "Snowman" does not visit too many times as we stroll down the lush fairways of golf courses in Vermont. For 'Snowmen" don't belong in the summer...it's just not right.

Around Vermont, golf courses are opening up. Green Mountain National Golf Course opens for the summer season this Saturday, with play on the front nine. The full course is set to open on May 3rd.

Right across the street from the inn, I can look from my office window out over the 4th and 5th holes of the Killington Resort Golf Course. The snow has pretty much cleared the course, except for areas in the shadows just like around the inn. Killington's web site is accepting tee times for the Killington course starting on May 9th.

Assuming the weather holds, I will probably get out this weekend to start chasing the little white ball around the Vermont countryside...Of course, that assumes it's still summer...you never know!

So where ever you may be, dig out the sun screen, find your clubs, and keep the ball in the fairway!