“With the arrival of the colorful season, there have been big changes in the LRCC world.”

“Sure I've had dreams of dinosaurs chasing me and playing card games with monsters, but up until moving to Holderness New Hampshire, I never had dreams of the scariest monster of all…… MORE THAN THREE INCHES OF SNOW?!?!?!”

“The sounds of spring are back! The birds are screaming, the rain has been humming, and the lake burbles sometimes. The sounds of vibrant life are here and it’s beautiful.”

“Windows down. Wind whipping. Sun radiating. Radio roaring. Hair flitting.

Dunkin’ secured seat side. Lip gloss applied. Best friend banter.”

“Spring has come almost as quickly as my time here has gone…but I am especially grateful for my first New England winter.”

“Whether you call this time spring or mud season, it still means we are closer to summer! I am so excited. The warmer weather and sunlight feel like a huge weight is lifted off my shoulders and chest.”

“I present to you this absolute masterpiece: a collection of mindblowing haikus to represent my AmeriCorps term with the Lakes Region Conservation Corps.”

“I am incredibly grateful for the experiences I have had thus far serving with the Squam Lakes Association, and I am stoked to see what other skills and titles I will acquire by the end of my service term!”

“Every morning I wake up with the woods and the sun.”

“I could not focus on even being nervous to meet my new co-servers, because my Californian reptilian tendencies failed me at my attempt of  thermoregulation.”