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There’s probably no finer swimming area in southern VT than the NEPCO picnic grounds on the southern side of Harriman Reservoir: clean, cold water, few people, and access to miles of shoreline. It’s a dreamy place, with high mountain views to the north and west, where it’s easy to wile away a summer day, whatever the weather. Here, a storm is brewing.
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Quarrying marble was a major industry in west central VT well into the middle of the 20th century. Abandoned quarries are rife in the area, and favorite swimming holes for locals.
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This image of West Rutland was taken from Boardman Hill sometime in the 1920’s, photographer unknown. We lived on Pleasant Street, about a half mile down from the church whose steeple is barely visible on the top right side of the photo. The view is to the northwest.
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Taken around 1925, by an unknown studio photographer, this photo shows the the Andrew and Mary Wasik family: my grandparents, mother and aunts and uncles. My mom is the girl in the back with long hair. She passed away 5 years ago today, at the age of 93.
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One of the many friendly and colorful characters to be found at the Brattleboro Farmer’s Market, held each Saturday during the season on the West Brattleboro line, and Wednesdays in town.
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This porcine beauty (a Vietnamese Pot Belly pig), became the centerfold of a book that I created for a gentleman farmer friend a few years ago. Four weekends of photography, in VT, at the height of each of the four seasons -a great gig.
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The prospects for the team in orange did not seem particularly improved with their new pitcher. The ball can be seen heading toward the fence, in a line directly above the coach behind the mound. The catcher was probably glad the game eventually ended.
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Lilacs were very much in bloom throughout most of VT last weekend; this is the west side of an 18th century house that the first governor of VT, Thomas Chittenden, once lived in.
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Lake Champlain, (above) a body of water 125 miles long and up to 14 miles wide, has seen record levels of flooding thru much of May 2011. That’s particularly impressive given that data goes back to the mid 1800s. This photograph was taken on an exceptional spring day, when everyone, it seemed, was glad to have a break from the rainy weather.
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