Colorful Fall floral arrangements on display at Costco a year ago today. Colors include red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and brown.
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Colorful #Fall floral arrangements at #Costco on this day last year.
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An old, but lovingly restored, white house with black shutters flanked on the left by a tree with red leaves & on the right, one with green & yellow leaves. A perfect Fall color combination!
A view of the the front of the Woodstock Inn & Resort with the black & white multi-story inn in the background, a bed of pink, white, yellow, and red flowers in the foreground, 6 white Adirondack chairs in a neat row facing forward on the green lawn in between with a big, green tree and a green hedgerow on either side.
A skeleton sitting in a chair on the front porch of the yellow and rose colored Village Inn at Woodstock welcomes guests. 2 big pumpkins and Fall flowers adorn each side of the 3 stone steps up to the porch.
The yellow with white trim Woodstock Sports building right on the main drag in downtown Woodstock. Multi-color potted mums adorn the front.
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A year ago today, I wandered the streets of one of my favorite #NewEngland towns, #Woodstock, #Vermont. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from that day.
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A cluster of light brown Pholiota aurivella mushrooms with darker brown spots on the side of a tree along the Deer Leap Overlook trail in Killington, Vermont.
The Deer Leap Overlook trail in Killington, Vermont. The trail is covered in brown leaves with a smattering of rocks in it. The surrounding tree leaves are a yellowish-green.
Stone steps on the Deer Leap Overlook trail in Killington, Vermont with brown leaves on the ground and yellowish-green leaves on the trees.
Blue and yellow sap lines go from tree to tree at Sugarbush Farm maple syrup farm just outside Woodstock, Vermont. Brown leaves cover the ground.
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On this day a year ago I visited #SugarbushFarm, a #MapleSyrup farm just outside #Woodstock, #Vermont. I also hiked up to #DeerLeapOverlook near #Killington, #VT. See alt text for more.
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One more pic from #AYAT: #BirchTrees off the #KancamagusHighway near #FranconiaFalls, #NewHampshire.
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Near #KancamagusPass, #NewHampshire.
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On this day a year ago, I drove the scenic #KancamagusHighway in #NewHampshire which for this vacation offered the prettiest #FallFoliage in an otherwise off-year for colors. Stops along the way included #SabbadayFalls (in video).
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An inviting empty bench on a green lawn scattered with brown leaves next to an old shade tree with branches overhanging it.
A variety of antique bottles in clear, yellow and brown on display in a backlit case.
Inside an old, restored house, a round metal bowl with 5 apples in it sits on a wooden table in front of a window with a white curtain across the bottom. The window looks out onto a big, old tree with green leaves (even in October!). A lantern hangs from the wall to the right of the window in the heavily shaded room.
From shelburnemuseum.org “Built in Shelburne in 1906, the Ticonderoga (fondly known as the “Ti”) operated as a day boat on Lake Champlain, serving ports along the New York and Vermont shores until 1953. In 1955, it was moved two miles overland from the lake to Shelburne Museum in a remarkable engineering effort that stands as one of the great feats of maritime preservation.”
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On this day 1 year ago, I visited the #ShelburneMuseum in #Shelburne, #Vermont. I was like a kid in a candy shop there wandering all over the place. Here are a few pictures from that day w/more about them in alt text.
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Sign outside Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury Center, Vermont. The place was mobbed. I tried a Legendary Cider Donut & it was meh. The cider was very good though. And to top it all off, there were Real Live Vermonters! 🤣
Warren Falls in Vermont.
Along the trail to Moss Glen Falls 2. There are 2 Moss Glen Falls in Vermont and this one is near Stowe. Whatever could have done this? 🦫
One of the many beautiful, lovingly restored, old homes in Stowe, Vermont.
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#AYearAgoToday (Oct 10, 2023) I visited the lovely town of #Stowe, #Vermont, #MossGlenFalls2, #WarrenFalls, the #ColdHollowCiderMill & #TheTrappFamilyLodge. See alt text for more…
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An old, abandoned home in Brandon, VT, birth place of American statesman, Stephen A. Douglas (the town, not this house).
Speaking of oddities … here we have a concrete King Kong holding a VW Bug at PioneerAutoSales in Leicester, VT (I also took a picture from the front, but it was looking right into the sun).
A red barn in Weybridge, VT.
Addison Town Hall. The town of Addison, VT was named after the English poet, Joseph Addison, and was founded in 1761.
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I have an affinity for oddities, barns & old, dilapidated & especially abandoned buildings. And there are many of them in #NewEngland. Here are a few from 1 yr ago today. See alt text for more.
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A giant of a teddy bear and the biggest one I had ever seen.
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One year ago today I visited the #VermontTeddyBear Factory in #Shelburne, #Vermont. I didn’t take the tour nor did I buy a #TeddyBear. I just wandered about & took comfort in being surrounded by thousands of stuffed animals of all kinds & sizes.
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Clouds reflected in the Ottauquechee River at the Vermont Institute for Natural Science (VINS) in Quechee, Vermont.
What would a visit to Vermont be without a block of handcrafted reserve cheddar cheese? From Crowley Cheese near in Mt. Holly, Vermont.
Looking down on the Quechee Gorge from Hwy. 4 in Quechee, Vermont.
The historic Dewey House in Hartford, Vermont. Painted in grey with black & white trim with a veranda & a white picket fence in front. I love the way this house looks and I love New England architecture in general.
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A few more pics from this date one year ago. See alt text for details.
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Meet Elmwood, Ambassador for Bald Eagles. Sadly, Elmwood passed away last Spring after 24 years at VINS.
Elmwood, Ambassador of Bald Eagles, perched atop a branch inside his enclosure.
This is either Cody or Arizona (I can’t tell which is which), an Ambassador for Golden Eagles. Sadly, Cody passed away last Spring after 27 years at VINS.
This is either Cody or Arizona perched atop a branch in her enclosure at VINS. Note the smiley face on the post to the right.
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On this day 1 year ago, I visited the #VermontInstituteOfNaturalScience in #Quechee, #Vermont. My favorite part was the raptor exhibits which featured injured #raptors. For more info, please see alt text.
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(Oct. 8, 2023)
I love this quote from #JRRTolkien on a message board just outside the visitor’s center at the #QuecheeGorge in #Quechee, #Vermont.
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Sign outside The Original General Store in Pittsfield, Vermont. If you’re ever passing by, they have great wraps and sandwiches.
A wall of golden and amber maple syrup bottles at Silloway Maple near Randolph Center, Vermont. They offer a great free tour and I had the best maple creemee 🍁 of my trip there 😋
A white barn sits in a field of green with trees, mist, and mountains behind it. #Pittsfield, #Vermont
An orange, yellow, and brown Autumnal wreath adorns the door of an old, grey, dilapidated, and boarded up building in #Hancock, #Vermont.
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More pics from my #NewEngland vacation. See alt text for details (Oct 7, 2023).
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1 of the highlights of my day 1 year ago 2day was a visit 2 #Ben&Jerry’s #FlavorGraveyard in #Waterbury, #Vermont. B&J’s was overrun w/tourists w/mile long lines waiting 4 ice cream. I opted 4 a #MapleCreemee at #Silloway’s instead.
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Lotsa pictures to post from my NewEngland vacation a year ago today, but let’s start with this video of #MossGlenFalls off scenic #Route100 near #Granville, #Vermont (Oct 7, 2023).
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A Jersey calf curled up and resting inside its pen.
A couple of bees on a sunflower.
A path through tall stalks of corn 🌽
A bumblebee appears to be taking a snooze on a red, yellow, and pink flower.
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Before the day is done, here are a few more pictures from the #BillingsFarmAndMuseum in #Woodstock, #Vermont from exactly one year ago today (Oct 6, 2023).
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Ducks (Mallards) in a row on a log on The Pogue pond with subtle Fall colors reflected in the water.
One of the park’s hiking trails bestrewn with leaves and surrounded on both sides by trees with green but not colorful leaves.
Thistle plants in front of a stone wall at the Rockefeller mansion.
Subtle Fall foliage. Unfortunately, it was not a year for eye-popping Autumnal colors.
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#Marsh-Billings-RockefellerNationalHistoricalPark in #Woodstock, #Vermont.
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Happy Sunday, #BlueskyFriends! 🌻
At the #BillingsFarmAndMuseum in #Woodstock, #Vermont
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Family of two adult white swans with their 2 gray juveniles, floating together on a lake.
Before leaving Alaska #AYearAgoToday, this family of Trumpeter Swans (lifer!) was my last wildlife observation. Seeing them was a very sweet send-off! 💚
#AYAT #Birds #NaturePhotography #iNat 📷🪶
View from high above a confluence of two creeks, one has brown glacial sediment in water and the other runs clear. There are green trees on either side and in the distant clouded mountains.
#AYearAgoToday we were on the Denali Star heading back to Anchorage when we crossed this confluence of Riley & Hines Creeks. 💚
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Wide-angle shot of large braided river under dark cloudy sky, with yellow-green low hills in distance. Foreground has green, red and yellow coloring in vegetation.
Close-up of medium-sized rusty, dark brown and white bird mid-step, walking on wet gravel with yellowing and green plant leaves in background.
Long shot of three caribou grazing on the tundra, which is a "carpet" of red, gold and a bit of green here.
Close-up of fuzzy black with yellow bumble bee sleeping while holding on to pinkish-white Yarrow blossoms.
#AYearAgoToday we rode the Transit Bus on a drizzly day in Denali NP. #Wildlife and #landscapes were still amazing! 💚
1)Toklat River 2)Willow Ptarmigan 3)Caribou 4)Cryptic Bumble Bee on Yarrow
#AYAT #WaterWednesday #NationalParks #iNat #NaturePhotography #WeekJForJourney #AlphabetChallenge 📷🐝🪶
Top half of brown bear grazing among red, green and yellow tundra plants.
Close-up of small brown squirrel standing up on back legs.
Distant view of nine white sheep scattered on steep hillside among green, red, and yellow tundra plants, with large rock outcropping in upper right corner.
Zoomed-in view of two bull Moose partially obscured among green conifers and brush turning yellow. Moose on right has shed his velvet and other bull is in that process, so has some dangling velvet and blood still on antlers.
Magnificent #mammals we "met" while on the Tundra Wilderness Tour at Denali NP #AYearAgoToday. We saw three bears grazing that day! Highly recommend this tour. 💚
1)Grizzly Bear 2)Arctic Ground Squirrel 3)Dall's Sheep 4)Moose
#AYAT #NationalParks #NaturePhotography #iNat #Wildlife 📷🐻🌿
Long view of gravel path lined with tall scattered conifers and "carpet" of green plants.
Macro of light brown cup-shaped mushroom with wrinkled texture on outside, among plants with small green leaves and moss. Mushroom species is Pig's Ears/Gomphus clavatus.
Close-up of bright yellow coral-shaped mushroom among dry brown leaves. Mushroom genus is Ramaria.
Close-up of white with pink mushroom top that has some bright red droplets on surface. Dried grass, live grass and green foliage surround it. Mushroom species is Red-juice Tooth/Hydnellum peckii.
#AYearAgoToday we journeyed in to the Boreal Forest of Denali National Park. It had rained for a month prior to our arrival, so along our #WeekJForJourney path were many beautiful #MushroomMonday fungi. 💚
#AYAT #AlphabetChallenge #MacroMonday #iNat #NaturePhotography #FungiFriends #Mushrooms 📷🌿🍄
Expansive view from hundreds of feet above a rushing creek with conifer-filled hills on either side, and faintly clouded mountains in distance.
View from #AYearAgoToday as we rode on Denali Star across Hurricane Gulch Bridge, which is about 300'/91m above Hurricane Creek. 💚
#AYAT #DenaliNationalPark #NaturePhotography #Trains 📷
Old blue and yellow train car with "Alaska" on the side sits on tracks in yard next to outbuildings and vehicles on cloudy day.
Heavy grey and white clouds hug mountains behind green and yellowing valley with scattered conifers.
#AYearAgoToday we left Anchorage aboard the Denali Star, heading to #DenaliNationalPark. I'll be sharing more #AYAT pics from that fantastic adventure (I want to revisit!). 💚
#SkySunday #Denali #Trains #NaturePhotography #NationalParks 📷
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One of my baby socks knitted for me by my Mom and one of my Darn Tough adult socks. Posted previously on Post.
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First of 4 photos of a pair of young fox siblings sitting and lying down in the sun near a path.
#AYearAgoToday we got to watch these young Gray Fox siblings sunning near a creek in Glen Ellen, Ca. 💚
#AYAT #Foxes #Wildlife #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #iNat #OriginalContent 📷🦊📸🌿
Tall plant with whorled green leaves, and cluster of showy pink and white blooms and buds at top, being viewed from above.
Another Redwood Lily, but this one has cluster of light and dark pink blooms in foreground, and blurry burnt trunks of Redwoods in background.
Redwood Lily/Lilium rubescens - Sonoma County, Ca. - June 24, 2023 💚
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#AYearAgoToday I got on a flight from LHR to Shanghai
Unremarkable at the time - but in the light of all that has happened since..... quite extraordinary to think about
