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Excited to take the train ride.
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The Green Mountain Railroad train.
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All aboard!
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Getting the camera and smiles ready.
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Picturesque.
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Foot of the hill.
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Here it is, closer.
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Bartonsville covered bridge built in 1870.
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Sir Jacob, inside a store in downtown Chester.
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Back at the train station in Brattleboro, after a 45-minute train ride.
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Pumpkins waiting for Halloween.
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This one is waiting for lunch!
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At the Square in Chester.
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Shopping for pumpkins in one of the roadside shops .
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Back on the road to see the greatest show on earth!
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It was miles and miles ...
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of yellows...
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and oranges ...
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greens, and ...
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cows...?? oh, yeah, there were cows, too!
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What's this? We don't know but we're guessing it's compost.
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What beauty...
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Later that day, we drove up to the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in West Addison to see the migrating birds.
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The birds seem to be putting on a show. It was simply amazing!
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A real air show...
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This place is their rest stop. There were thousands of snow geese...
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...and lots of bird-watchers, with all sorts of cameras and viewing gadgets.
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These are the leaves-- not the flowers!-- of a plant just outside our Hotel in Middlebury, VT.
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Beautiful stained-glass adorn the Church of the Assumption where we attended the Sunday mass.
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The church building on a beautiful Sunday morning.
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Resting at downtown Middlebury.
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One of those rare times that THIS GUY agrees to be in the picture. Smile!
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Clowning around.
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Still in downtown Middlebury.
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Exploring...
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Waterfall--nature surrounds us.
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Bridge over rushing water? Bride under rushing boy?
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Curly, Larry, Moe.
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Our last stop was the Bennington Pottery, southern VT.
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This gorgeous tree was just outside the pottery.
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Inside the building, pottery awaiting their finishing touches.
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Glass decorations sold at the pottery, too.
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After seeing the shops, we drove back to see what we came here for.
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These. . .
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. . .
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This tree was just begging to be photographed.
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It was an endless show of colors that you just can't get enough of.
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You can't help but be in awe of The One who paints these.
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