Thursday, July 21, 2016

An outing today to The Flower Bridge, Shelbourne Falls, Mass....
....just spectacular and then to see the pot holes. Onward to the top of Mt. Greylock with beautiful views.

Day Lilly
Rose

Wisteria
Cone Flower

Debbie and Ritt



Pot Holes
Nick and Ritt checking out the Pot Holes



Beautiful views from the top of Mt. Greylock



                                                Time to eat again!

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Debbie and I had time for a little shopping at a favorite stop, Yankee Candle.  It's not only fun to shop there but you can enjoy the beautiful gardens and landscaping.
Beautiful entrance to Yankee Candle, Greenfield, MA




Then it was time to eat again......Lobster night!!!!!
Cooks hard at work
Ritt the Lobster King
Nick in charge of corn


Delicious!



Sisters having fun!

Beautiful flowers all over their yard


Monday, July 18, 2016

Saturday we headed to the Brattleboro, VT area for a visit with my sister, Debbie and her husband, Ritt.  Happily, their son Jason was there with his friend Naomi. First on the agenda was a feast.....Debbie is a great cook.

Debbie and Ritt's beautiful home













Debbie and Jason 
Jason and Naomi




So many choices
Nick's favorite....Banana Split






A beautiful day for a boat ride down the river




An Eagle's Nest






Sunday, July 17, 2016

 


Americana Winery

A few more wineries,a waterfall,and then enjoying dinner and music outside on a lovely evening.....our last in the Finger Lakes area.  I can't express enough how beautiful this region of our country is.  A must see!!!

The gliding adventure deserves its own page.  Mary Jo and Tony are both pilots as well as Nick so this was extra fun for them.  We went to the Soaring Capital in Elmira, NY. Nick's pilot let him take the stick and fly it himself, which was an extra thrill. I was the official photographer and kept my feet firmly planted on the ground.



Beautiful gliders

Tow plane

Nick getting ready

Nick was too tall for the front seat

Getting settled in and ready to go!
Mary Jo ready to go!
Tony all set and ready!

Nick taking off

Nick landing safely
This was an exciting experience for all!