Without at all intending to, we found ourselves approaching the bottom of this road which Grant recognised.
Sometimes I wonder how he remembers all these routes, but I suppose when you are driving you tend to keep mental notes about such things as landmarks. I recognise them but cannot always situate them!
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We arrived at the place where last Spring we stopped to admire pussy willows.
It looks quite different now, of course.
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There is access to a bicycle path.
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Grant has ridden it and I would love to be able to walk much further, but I can’t so never mind.
Instead, I satisfied myself with enjoying the pretty trees nearby.
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In a few short steps, I was able to find so many pleasing images.
One should always remember to tilt the head and look up, risking a crick in the neck!
There is such artistry in the fine details of naked branches, outlined against the sky.
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Whichever way you look.
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Beside the path, pretty blue flowers grew in a small wetland:
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Bog aster and Myosotis scorpiodes.
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On the way home from there, I enjoyed the spectacle of sun breaks on the hills.
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Give me partly cloudy any day.
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West Rupert, Vermont, below.
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A rare stretch of very straight road.
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Back in Salem, NY
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Fall has become more colourful.
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Driving south on route 22.
Back-lit trees are stunning.
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Jackson Town Hall.
The Cambridge Patent was granted by George III in 1761, but in 1815 Cambridge split into the towns of White Creek, Cambridge and Jackson.
My part of Cambridge is a hamlet called Coila. It’s all a bit confusing.
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Before going home, we stopped somewhere else. Maybe we’ll start there tomorrow.
Thank you, Carolyn, for the beautiful pictures of the trees and the tempting to follow pathway.
Joanna
Fall is so beautiful season. Colors are always amazed me
I so love Travels with Carolyn and Grant! Your sky appreciations and photos have enhanced my experience of the world, since I started following your blog. Today’s blue flowers are exquisite!
Oh, I wish I could go for a walk on that lovely bicycle path – it’s beautiful! Your photos “on the go” look so soft today (or is it just my eyes 😊) – I really like them. And your tree photos at the end of the post are stunning. What a joyous ride, thanks Carolyn!
When I first moved here, I spent some time driving around and finding smaller villages and hamlets, but I rarely took photographs then. After 11years of living here, very little has changed in a 20-mile radius of Beetley, and I think that’s a good thing.
Best wishes, Pete.
I love the backlit trees!