Charlotte Croft is fond of taking photos to record nature, as well as the events of family and friends. We are blessed that she is always delighting us with the images that she sends. Every time I see her self-portrait photo, I have to smile in a gleeful sort of way because, for some unknown reason, it reminds me of a very cute, nineteenth century design, of an owl with a camera. That design is offered as a free pattern on .

Photo of Charlotte Croft with her camera, at the ready!

During the summer months, Charlotte and her family like to spend time at Caspian Lake in Greensboro, Vermont, near Hardwick. The following photo is a very interesting shot of Silver Lake in Barnard, Vermont, in which a house is reflected in the water.

Do the ripples suggest that a bug or a frog has been creating waves?

The next view is that of a tall steeple of a church in Woodstock, Vermont. This building is situated across from the park that is bordered by the two main streets in downtown Woodstock. In my opinion, churches like this one, painted white, and with tall spires reaching toward the heavens, are quintessentially New England. One can often see churches like this rising up from little villages, as seen from a road, at a distance.

As the summer season begins to greet autumn, goldenrod plants appear by the roadside. This photo captures a patch of them near a rusty mailbox in E. Barnard, Vermont.

We hope that you have enjoyed seeing these glimpses of the area. Most of us who live here in northern New England couldn’t envision living anywhere else. Right now, chrysanthemums are the flowers of choice in formal gardens and planters, the pumpkins are ready for making into jack-o-lanterns, or for baking a pumpkin pie, and the apples are crisp off the trees. The nights are cooler, and as our thoughts turn to the harvest, as we begin to envision the comfort and delights of Thanksgiving.

We all have so many blessings! Jim and I are certainly thankful for friends, like Charlotte, who share their talents with us, here at Quilter’s Muse Publications.

Patricia and James Cummings

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