Happy National Library Week! This week and every week support your local library no matter how big or small. Photo taken in Hancock, Vermont.

Happy National Library Week! This week and every week support your local library no matter how big or small. Photo taken in Hancock, Vermont.

Part two in my series of photographs taken over time.

Rivergate Tower aka the Beer Can Building in downtown Tampa (2015)

Yellowstone Park (2014)

Jenn’s Farm -Vermont (2015)

Washington State (2018)

Vermont Woods – (2018)

Sunflowers -2017
Today, being the first day of Autumn, I thought I’d share a few photographs I’ve taken over the years.








If you are ever in Burlington Vermont, drive over to the nearby town of Shelburne where you will find the Shelburne Museum. It’s not your typical museum. Located on 45 acres of land there are 39 exhibition buildings consisting of a wide variety of art, prints, folk art, and plenty of Americana.
The General Store dates back to 1840 and was a fascinating look back.



Haugee’s Cod Liver Oil, Renne’s Oil Compound, and Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrth were some of the health aids available back in the 1800’s, but the best or at least all-purpose was DeWitt’s Stomach Bitters, an all-everything concoction for improving your appetite, invigorating the system, regulating the bowels, Liver and Kidneys, curing Dyspepsia, heartburn and a sour stomach.
The label goes on to say, it’s an invaluable aid to persons in delicate and feeble health. Restoring strenght (that’s the way it is spelled on the label) and vigor to wornout constitutions.
Directions: a wineglass full before or after each meal.
A wineglass is most appropriate because most of these types of “medications” contained quite a bit of alcohol.

One of the brands on the above shelf are still in business..Durkee’s.

I have no idea what or how these pills were meant to help. The web revealed nothing when I typed in the name other than lot’s of hits on Harvey Weinstein and pills that will enhance your sex life. I doubt this Harvey had much to do with either.

Men and Women’s hats of the day.

Some of the products sold in these bottles include Citric Acid, Gylcerin, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Antimuniun Crud. The last word most likely should be read as Crudum. The bottle’s label is worn after the “Crud” so likely it was spelled correctly as Crudum.
Recent photos from a week spent in Vermont. Some of the photos are available or purchase. You can check them out and more by clicking here.





It’s officially autumn, so I thought I share a few photographs I have taken during the season over the years. Photos were taken in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and in Tennessee. Most are available for purchase, Click here. 








I love New England! One of the many regional attractions are its covered bridges. They scream out NEW ENGLAND! Every New England state has them. Most go back to the 1900’s and were used daily by the local population. Today, they are still used, and are major attractions to both photographers and artists looking to capture a true piece of New England architecture and landscape.
Tannery Hill Bridge – New Hampshire

White Mountain Nat’l Forest Covered Bridge – New Hampshire

Pemigewasset River Bridge (1886) – New Hampshire

Blair Covered Bridge (White Mountains) – New Hampshire
Middle Bridge – Woodstock Vt.

Martin Bridge – Vermont

Jeffersonville Covered Bridge – Vermont

Gorham Bridge – Vermont

Cooley Bridge – Vermont

Bridgewater Covered Bridge – Vermont

Quechee Covered Bridge – Vermont
Taftsville Covered Bridge – Vermont

Lincoln Gap aka Warren Bridge – Vermont

Chamberlin Mill Covered Bridge, Lyndon, Vermont

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