bartonsville bridge - rebuilt!!

I cannot tell you how excited I am!

A couple summers ago, Greg and I went out for a bike ride in picturesque Southern Vermont.

One of our favorite photo stops was the Bartonsville Covered Bridge.

Later that summer, when floods from Hurricane Irene devastated much of Vermont,

this beautiful bridge was swept right into the river.

Its demise was caught on a 20 second video that went viral on YouTube

You can watch it here

I remember when this happened, I felt the sadness you can hear in the woman's voice.

So, imagine my excitement when I heard the bridge had been rebuilt.
Last weekend, I had to go see for myself.

Not too shabby!

The view from inside - looking out at the river that swept it away.

It will be many years before the wood takes on the aged patina of the original bridge.

But, while much of Vermont still shows scars from Hurricane Irene,

the Bartonsville Bridge has been rebuilt!!

And while I'm on the topic of excited - I'm pretty excited about Madge's new blog hop:

And - normally I'd be pretty excited about the blizzard that's headed our way except Greg's in Europe on business, and I'm afraid he might get stuck there. And - I don't know how to start the snow blower. (yeah, that's one of the reasons Greg wants to move to a condo...) We can only hope for the best here Have a great weekend! Thanks for dropping in!

quiet weekend

It was a quiet weekend at Away -

Greg's shoulder is still recuperating from his last skiing mishap,

so it seemed like a good time to take our skis in for a good tuning.

Anyway - it's Monday - again

Another Superbowl has come and gone,

and although I lost interest during the power outage -

I know I have some family members (traitors that they are) who are feeling very happy today.

Sooooo - I'm wishing them a fond congratulations!

But I digress,

Monday is time for Barn Charm.

My find for this week is actually pretty large by Vermont standards.

It even has silos.

another handsome model.

Hey there, cutie!
I'm wishing you all a great week!

Thanks for dropping in!