the best things in life are

 free.

(oak street, brattleboro)

bird song

 birdwatchers

move so quietly in their search...

always listening,

eyes seeking the sudden rush of feather,

 the soft breast swelling with song.

the farm manager's office

does your desk look this tidy?

talk about old-school typewriters...

(billings farm)

got milk?

taken at the billings farm in woodstock, vermont

dearest julie

may your flour and sugar bins always be filled with the finest ingredients.

and may the food you make be as sweet and satisfying to your lips as it is to ours.

happy birthday, beloved friend.

at the billings farm

this path divided the oxen from the cows and horses.

do you suppose this would have been as peaceable a kingdom without the fences?

the balloon girl

when our daughters were young,

every now and then mr. brattcat would leave an inflated balloon

at their seat at the diningroom table.

they'd find the colorful, simple gift waiting for them when they toddled down the stairs for breakfast.

we told them the balloon man had come during the night.

they were always dazzled.

hand painted sink

at the historic

billings farm and museum 

in woodstock, vermont

isn't spring

luscious?

(thank you all for your kind comments during my absence)

i'll be away for a week

see you when i get "baa"ck

take me

out

 to the

ballgame...

(i apologize for these less than stellar images,

but my hands were jiggly excited and he was very fast!)

who needs toys

 when

 there is sunlight

 to

play with

if i were a wee furry mouse

i'd scurry under that red door.

and what do you think i'd find there?

in providence, rhode island

each yard thrilled passersby...

it was like taking a long and luscious ride on a color wheel

i'll leave you to divvy up

this vermont apple pie

while i'm on the road for a week

bon apetit, mes amies.

which cookie

would you chose?

it took a few days popping in and out of bakeries

to pack on a few extra pounds.

i may have to inflict bakery images on you for at least as long

while i work those pounds off.

theme day, may 2012: bakeries

i felt compelled to buy something from each bakery i visited this week.

thanks heaps, cdp. 

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