June 18, 2025

Stopped in downtown saratoga springs. Found a great bakery. Mrs Landons and a great yarn store. Common Threads

Then we headed to Manchester to Orvis so Michael could use his coupon. Then we headed to Stowe. Went a different route this time and discovered a new covered bridge Shushan covered bridgeBut after I took the picture I tripped and scraped my knee and elbow. Thank goodness there is a first aid kit in truck

Then we headed to Stowe and the sun finally came out

The gardens at the Stone Hill Inn are beautiful as usual

View from our room

Just some close ups of the beautiful flowers I finally got to see some lupine

October 19, 2024

It’s a beautiful day on the Cape. We headed to the Knob but parking lot was full. We stopped a short distance away and I got a couple of good shots

Then we headed to Spohr Gardens.

Then we headed back to the Inn and I decided to walk on the beach. Lots of people on the beach and even thought it’s only 61 degrees people were sunbathing

Headed back to Inn and sitting on deck with a glass of wine and a book. Life is good

October 18, 2024

Decided to head to Sandwich. It wasn’t quite what we expected but we did get a couple of good shots of ocean

Stopped at a craft shop. Didn’t buy anything but got a good photo

Then we found this great cafe and bakery. Everything looked delicious but we settled for a cinnamon bun and it was delicious

Then we headed to Plymouth. Saw the replica of the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock

Tonight’s sunset

Tonight’s super moon

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October 17, 2024

Discovered a lighthouse close to the Inn The Nobska Lighthouse overlooks Martha’s Vineyard and Nonamessey Island and is still active today

Stopped at the harbor nearby the Inn. The seagull didn’t even move as I walked by

We then headed to downtown Falmouth. Lots of scarecrows around town

Forrest Gump
Had to get a photo of this since it was in front of bookstore and he is reading a book

Then we headed to the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. the Wampanoag people settled here before the English settled on Cape Cod

The beaches were used by the army to train for amphibious warfare operations