Moose, Bear, Deere...and other Vermonty things

It's hard to put into words all that I love about Vermont.

I love her sweet air.
Her wildflowers.
Her clean grass.
Her loud silence.

I love it that one morning as we were getting ready for breakfast Josh caught a glimpse of something moving outside the back door and whooped, "Look!  MOOSE!"

And that we all scrambled to the windows to see a Mama and Baby Moose sauntering past my parents' house and on down the hill...just barely too quickly for us to catch them on camera.

And then there were the other wildlife sightings...like this huge bear...

Which my sister (very easily) convinced my mom she really needed to have on hand for when her grandchildren come to visit.  :)

 
And this Deere!

It's not every day you get to ride a Deere.

Vermont is the perfect place to take long walks...

Especially when you have lots of people willing to help you. :)

It's a place where, when you stop by to visit a dear friend, you might just get sent home with half a TO DIE FOR raspberry cream pie.

And a place where nice neighbors let you come to cut fresh RHUBARB out of their yard for Strawberry Rhubarb Birthday Coffeecake.

And Rhubarb Birthday Pie.

And anything else Birthday and Rhubarb-related you could ever dream of. 

Happy Birthday, Courtney!

Vermont is a place where you might be tempted to sit  out on your back step all day just to watch the tall trees swaying in the breeze...

But where you definitely need to learn how to close the screen door...so you can keep out the mosquitos.

It's a place where you get to just hang out by the counter...

 
And watch your mom working magic in the kitchen.

In Vermont you never know when there might be a shower!

Cute helicopter quilt my mom made for Baby W!

Beautiful things just happen...in Vermont.