road trip: shelburne, vt

irene thankfully didn't affect my plans

to head north

for a week

of canning and catching up

with my dear friend, amanda

...

i woke early monday morning

and hit the road

nellie in tow

calm after the storm, indeed!

(taken through the windshield)

the cloud formations in the brilliant blue sky were just phenomenal

...

arriving

felt like a homecoming of sorts

i have such found memories

of amanda's family's farm...

high school long winter weekends

summers swimming in the pool

playing dressing up from an attic full of 60 + 70's finest

and, then, amanda and jeff marrying

all with a lake view...

we brought the dogs for a romp and swim

before heading over

to amanda's cousin's

for dinner

ummm, yeah... i could come home from work to that every day!

i followed amanda and fia around the gardens

(amanda is working on an album of fia's first two years and was snapping some final shots)

before we settled into a spectacular dinner

thanks, ave!

with a spectaular view

and even better company...

worth the loooong drive?

ummmm....

YES.

more and more and more

to come

....