I was washing dishes when Ed told me I had to come outside!
There, in the next campsite, is this:
RVers seem to almost always have pets. This is the first time we've seen a cockatoo.
The owner brought him outside and told us he is 20 years old, very friendly,
and loves people. They also had a 28 year old small parrot with them.
He prefers RIGHT shoulders, so he crept up my left arm, behind my head,
and settled happily on my RIGHT shoulder until Finn gave a jealous shriek,
spooked the bird who raised all his feathers and jumped to the ground.
Not to worry, he was willing to come back and sit on me again - after Ed removed Finn.
Happily, we were able reconnect with Mo and Rich Meyers in Holliston, MA.
We met them in '09 traveling through the Berkshires.
This is in front of their house with 16 yr. old daughter Lanie. (What a beauty both
inside and out she has grow to be.) We missed our photo op with 14 year old
Jeffrey (who now sports a deep voice, many more inches in height, and a lovable and friendly manner) but will make up for that when we meet them again on Saturday
for a concert at Tanglewood. (Just the name makes me tingle.)
The Boston Pops conducted by John Williams for Hollywood Movie Night.
Doesn't matter that it likely will be raining....and we'll be on the grass...
Mo and Rich took us on another wonderful field trip - to the MIT
Museum in Cambridge, MA.
A small, but wonderful museum.
All about robots, artificial intelligence, holography, kinetics,
and how these are used to improve our lives, entertain us, make us wonder and
look at things in different ways.
There was also a special show of portraiture by Louis Daguerre.
Making us learn in entertaining ways
What tasks can robots perform?
Especially when combined with artificial intelligence. Hmmmm...
A few items pointing toward Rube Goldberg
And around it goes
This could put you to sleep but you can't stop watching.
It always looks like something. (a kneeling man?)
A room full of these undulating pieces propelled by "moving parts."
Mesmerizing...
Rich told me the Queen came to see us!
Photographing the holograms was not allowed...Ed took this before he knew.
Louis Daguerre invented his process in 1839. It was the first "practical method
of photography." A year later, the first portrait studios opened and
people flocked to be "Daguerrotyped."
We both loved this show!
His camera and a portrait of him beside it
It's so rare to see these in such pristine condition
Even the velvet perfect and the images sharp.
We hugged our goodbyes with Mo and Rich, Lanie and Jeff, and
finished our shopping extravaganza in New Hampshire.
We both have new Mac Air computers just as the keys that remain
on the HP are beginning to lock up. Good discounts and no sales tax made us do it...
Talk about impulsive...
We moved on to Bennington, VT and checked into Greenwood Campground.
A 200 acre spacious park in a former ski area just a few miles out of town. Beautiful.
We met Judy and John next to us and shared wine and a campfire at
their place until long after dark. A wonderful evening.
We all hugged goodbye when they left in the morning.
Bennington Pottery has a beautiful rustic complex in town where the
ware is created and sold. Their "look" is a spattered finish. It's
expensive and popular.
There she goes... The shop is a potpourri of home goods with the pottery being
the star. I found a corner of seconds. We bought a long handled narrow dish for crackers
or veggies or olives in a beautiful teal spattered with black. Only we know it's a second...
There's an open area in the factory so guests can look in. I asked if there was
someone who could show us through.
Jenny got the job and she was a joy to chat with.
All the work here is pressed or molded. No throwing goin' on.
Finn was invited along, even into the store where he was given treats.
We got a kick out of watching the mugs being dipped in glaze.
The device uses suction to hold the piece and a pedal to give a
burst of air to glaze the inside. No rushing and each is perfection.
Next stop in Bennington - Hemmings Museum. It's a real gas station
with a coffee cafe and gift shop inside as well as a museum
focused on the history of the publications. They are created
in the building beyond the station. Ed did find a book...
Empty truck...
...occupied truck! Two happy guys.
Big rain overnight and a short sunshine in the afternoon. We backtracked
to Wilmington to stroll the town and visit the Antiquarian Bookstore.
Very New England
The rustic inn actually had a "no vacancy" sign. Something
we have not seen much of on the adventure.
The gardens at the inn
It has been moose and cows in past years, but this year it's big Adirondack chairs.
Painted by artists and placed all over town.
My two cute guys...
Returning to the park we found the 2014 version of our Estelle parked right
next to us. We shared wine with Nancy and Larry at our place and will do
the same at their place tomorrow.
Aren't we cute????
We are regrouping, cleaning, doing laundry, yadda yadda
before we head back to Massachusetts and Tanglewood.
And it's raining....
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