Yesterday (Saturday) I worked at the Waterbury, Vt. Arts Market with a few of my co-workers from Blue Cross. We offered free water and information about health care to overheated and thirsty people who wandered by. I love being able to speak with community members and although the air was heavy with humidity, it was a beautiful day. Ben & Jerry's, beeswax candles, landscape paintings and homemade cards were sold under tents around us.
Waterbury is a beautiful town. The home of the Ben & Jerry's Factory and the Cabot Cheese Outlet store, Waterbury provides a throughway to Stowe, Vermont, where tourists visit year-round, but mainly in the summer, fall and winter months. Summers in Stowe provide cooler days, views of the green mountains, hiking and concerts while Fall brings leaves exploding into hues of golden and orange while winter brings snow, skiing and outdoor sports. And perhaps all-year, tourists in search of Sound of Music dreams visit the Trapp Family Lodge.
The main street of Waterbury seems to be more of a destination for locals, it's short and off the beaten tourist-path, yet offers local shops, restaurants, historic churches and buildings, and in these months, flowers and plant life lining the sidewalks.
Today I was home with my parents and after a picnic we stopped by this farm stand in Plainfield, New Hampshire. The produce and flowers available were beautiful.
Dino confrontation at the farm stand.
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