Welcome to Day 32 of 31 Days of A Sense of Place. The month is over, but since I’m having such a good time in Middlebury, VT, I thought I’d make today’s post another field trip.
Middlebury has a definite sense of place, derived from its central town green criss-crossed by walkways, a thriving downtown (art galleries, restaurants and cafes, indie bookstore, stationery/art supply store, old-fashioned 5&10, public library, cinema, community arts center, several churches, clothing and gift shops, etc.), a liberal arts college on the edge of town, attempts to make the town pedestrian- and bike-friendly, Otter Creek (a river that runs through town), and The Trail Around Middlebury (TAM), an 18-mile trail through woods, fields (some with cows), and on roads that encircles the town — and which I thoroughly enjoy.
First, the town:
Carol’s Hungry Mind Cafe and other shops (on a Sunday)St. Stephen’s Episcopal ChurchBen Franklins, Marquis cinemaMiddlebury InnThai food truckOtter Creek fallsSt. Stephen’s Episcopal Churchred vine on Marble Worksfountain, yellow foliage, St. Stephen’shydrangeas at Vermont Folklife CenterDia de Muertos altar , VT Folklife Center
TAM train signgrasses, Jackson Trail (TAM)small pond, Jackson Trail (TAM)chippie, Jackson Trail (TAM)crossed limbs and fall colour, Jackson Trail (TAM)mullein, Jackson Trail (TAM)slate-like rocks along Jackson Trail (TAM)wet, grassy part of Jackson Trail (TAM)equisetum, milkweed, goldenrod – Jackson Trail (TAM)black lichen and moss on log, Jackson Trail (TAM)raised boardwalk with traction, Jackson Trail (TAM)yellow beeches, Jackson Trail (TAM)snake along Jackson Trail (TAM)trail with fall leaves, Jackson Trail (TAM)
Murdock Preserve
cave rocks, Murdock Preserve (TAM)mossy bird nest, Murdock Preserve (TAM)twiggy bird nest Murdock Preserve (TAM)rock, Murdock Preserve (TAM)large dark red rock, Murdock Preserve (TAM)weeping willow at parking area for Johnson Trail and Murdock Preserve (TAM)
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And finally, some amazing landscapes this afternoon:
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Thanks again for joining me in reliving my weekend in Middlebury.
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