May the nights always be aglow
with the bliss of the day
with unharmed hands and feet
and kissed cheeks.
The glow of an October evening on Lake Champlain, in Burlington, VT. Photo taken October 2016.
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Just Relax …
A couple of contented pooches soaking up the late afternoon Autumn sun. They have the right idea. Not a bit concerned about anyone who may or may not wish to enter this shop, but they do invite us to sit down and just relax with them.
Burlington, VT. Oct 2016
Naturally Framed
The town of Burlington, VT, as viewed from one of the beaches on the bicycle trail along the lake.
WPC- Frame
Secret Door
Is there really a door in there?
I walked passed this hidden door 6 times before I noticed it. Six times along the sidewalk, brushing the privet hedge. I am now alert to doorways (thanks to Norm!) and was appreciating the variety of doors on this street in Burlington, VT when this one called out to me.
Suddenly I noticed an opening in the hedge … And I had to have a closer look …
Yes! That’s a door. Complete with mail slot.
How intriguing!!
Road Trip Fun
Let’s take a road trip – just for the FUN of it!! Boston to Burlington.
One the highlights of summer has to be the “road trip”. When I was a kid, all our vacations were road trips – usually while hauling a camper trailer.
This week, I’m off with hubby on one of his business trips. And we decided, much to my delight, to make it into a little road adventure, by adding a road component to the commute. This road trip begins with plane ride (… Well, actually we did drive from home to the airport, so …).
Landing in Boston.
Picking up rental car. This was our second choice – the car assigned to us was sopping wet inside. Ewww! Someone must have left the window down during the car wash, or something. It was squishy!
Through the tunnel, and …
… Over the bridge.
Enduring an 8-lane highway into New Hampshire. Note the white knuckles!
This was a little easier. North through New Hampshire via I89 to Lebanon.
We stopped at an information centre in White River Jct to pick up a road map. Road maps are old school, I know. But I like them! Here, we saw a railway museum display.
We carried on along the #4 Highway, west to the very pretty town of Woodstock. We stretched our legs and had a little look around. This place might require another visit!
And found one of New England’s famous covered bridges in Woodstock.
The #4 Highway took us to Killington (major ski resort) at the southern tip of the Green Mountain National Forest and then to Rutland, where we turned north along the #7 Highway . We had intended to drive through the Green Mountains, but somehow we missed that turn off. My driver does not like to retrace steps.
That’s okay. The mountain views were pretty.
There were loads and loads (and loads!) of antique shops along the route.
It’s farm country.
Including many solar farms – large and small. You can’t see it in this photo, but there were hundreds of solar panels at the solar farm. The photo was snapped while we whizzed by. My driver doesn’t care to stop, either, apparently.
But the sky brightened from time to time and I convinced said driver to take a wee break from the highway and skirt the shores of Lake Champlain.
We were rewarded with our own little covered bridge which we got to drive through.
All that “no stopping” and “no retracing” paid off. We arrived in Burlington in plenty of time to have walk (that was a long drive!!), and sit on a patio for dinner as the setting sun warmed the bricks of this lovely building across the street.
I see a glass of wine in our future … Or maybe a local cider. Yup! Cider it is!
Cheers!
Doors of Academia UVM
The University of Vermont, founded in 1791, is one of the oldest universities in the United States. I had the pleasure of walking around this campus on a gloriously warm June day.
I learned that John Dewey, of the ” …education is not preparation for life. Education is life…” fame is counted amount their noted alumni.
Here are just some of the doors:
Linked to Norm’s Thursday Doors
A Door in Burlington
This pretty door belongs to the Follett House (c1840) in Burlington, Vermont. The property was built for a shipping tycoon, Timothy Follett.
It’s one of many pretty doors in a very pretty town with stunning views.
Standing on the doorstep, looking down College Street, toward the waterfront, Lake Champlain, and the Adirondack Mountains.
Not a bad place to spend a couple of days!!
Linked to Norm’s Thursday Doors
Rose Bay Letters 