June 12, 2024

Posted on June 12, 2024 by lynmicphoto

Beautiful day today. Started out looking for covered bridges. Then went to Bennington Monument. We have seen it from a distance but never close up. Then to Robert Frost’s home where he lived in the 1920’s where he wrote Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Last stop the Old First Church. Which was completed in 1805. They are in the midst of a major renovation project so there is a lot of scaffolding. Will have to stop once project is finished and hopefully we will be able to see the inside. Robert Frost’s grave is behind the church

June 11, 2024

Posted on June 11, 2024 by lynmicphoto

Vacation time. Left at 10 instead of 9 and got stuck in traffic backup. Emergency repairs on Kent Narrows Bridge. Only one lane. Made good time until we got to Troy. Next time we will leave at 9

Staying in Bennington at Four Chimneys Bed and Breakfast. We haven’t been in Bennington in years

Just in case we don’t see a realdeer

View of Bennington Monument from the Inn

Church door in downtown Bennington

October 22, 2023

Posted on October 22, 2023 by lynmicphoto

The rain finally stopped

Roger demonstrating his tennis ball cannon

Then we decided to head to Southern Vermont Art Center. One of the many sculptures throughout the grounds

Then on to the exhibit Love of Vermont. The Lyman Orton Collection. Mr Orton is the owner of the Vermont Country Store. He was kind enough to autograph his book The Collection focuses primarily on work from 1920 to 1960, and includes many of the artists who set the stage for the Southern Vermont Arts Center.

There was another exhibit of Sally Mavor’s work. it is a view of a wide array of original picture book illustrations spanning her career, including the entire series of artwork for her most recent book, MY BED: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep around the World. This was one of my favorites since I am a knitter.

Prentiss Pond in Dorset

October 21, 2023

Posted on October 21, 2023 by lynmicphoto

Rainy day today. Headed to a candy store that everyone raves about

This is just part of their selection Decisions decisions. We will be back .

Didn’t realize when I took this picture that Vermont would be backwards

Then we decided to check out Lake Powell State Park. Don’t know how we have missed it in all our trips to Vermont. It was raining so we didn’t get to spend as much time there as we would have liked

Then we headed to Weston but the Vermont Country Store was packed so we decided to skip it

Town Green in Weston

October 20, 2023

Posted on October 20, 2023 by lynmicphoto

Rainy fall day

October 19, 2023

Posted on October 19, 2023 by lynmicphoto

Marble House Project is a multi disciplinary artist residency program

Orvis is a must if you are ever in Manchester, Vermont. It’s Michael favorite store but he didn’t find anything today. I think that’s a first.

Dorset Marble Quarry opened in 1785 and is the first marble quarry in the US. it supplied marble to the New York Public Library, and several amazing mansions in NYC. Today the quarry is a much loved place for swimming

Old grist mill on Dorset Hollow Road

Relaxing in front of a fire Perfect ending to a fall day in Vermont

October 18, 2023

Posted on October 18, 2023 by lynmicphoto

Travel day today. Pond at Notchland Inn

Since we were driving by Norwich we had to make a stop at King Arthur Flour and stock up on some of our favorite things

Stopped at Dorset Union Store to pick up sandwiches for dinner and the Three Pears Gallery is all decorated for fall lot more pumpkins that I remember from past years

January 7, 2023

Posted on February 7, 2023 by lynmicphoto

My Vermont magazine came today. Can’t wait to read it and see if there are some new places to explore on our next visit

October 19, 2022

Posted on October 19, 2022 by lynmicphoto

We decided to drive the Mount Equinox Skyline Drive this afternoon. It’s 5.2 miles long and is the longest privately owned paved road in the US. The Green mountains, and the White mountains of New Hampshire can be seen to the east. The Adirondacks of New York are to the west and the Taconic and the Berkshires are to the south

We have not done that in years and was surprised to find a beautiful visitor center at the top.