This is our tent set up for this month’s Jaffrey Riverfest. The decorations draped on the tent are single-use plastic bags. Research has shown that the average family uses an average of 125 single-use bags each month. One of our fabulous JCI members tied together 125 single-use plastic bags and Voila! The tent has been decorated. And fascinating but true…

This is “Darwin’s View”! From north of Mount Monadnock to Mount Monadnock herself and onward south to Massachusetts mountain range and then east to WaPack and NorthPac. Quite glorious in any season and on any given day—but fall, with its brilliant colors that tickle the eyes, is my favorite.