Chad's Birthday in Vermont (waaaaaaaay belated)

My first trip to Southern Vermont this summer was in July, to celebrate a friend's birthday.  A relatively speedy trip up 22 is Londonderry Vermont, a beautiful part of Southern Vermont.  I was greeted by a beautiful property on a pond.

I mean, come on!  It was gorgeous.

Chad and some of his friends had gone on a motorcycle trip before meeting us all in Vermont. He surprised us with a fantastic birthday shiner!  Looking tough Mr. Chad!

Happy hour in the country.  Sort of perfect.  

Ant's eye view of the fireworks.  This one seemed like it was going to turn out better in my head.

Guido, the (now) 16 year old dynamo.

I don't know if fly fishing is cool.  It looks cool.

Penny, the pretty chi pup.

The house in Londonderry pretty much had my dream kitchen.  The light is stunning, yes?

World's sexiest tomatoes.

If Salvador Dali were a crustacean.  

Something about the dashiki and the light bouncing off the water make him look a little angelic I think.  

Adorable even mustachio'ed

And now, for the iPhone captures from the weekend...

I'm pretty sure when I saw this light I started freaking out.  Taken with my iPhone before picking up my big girl camera (that pic is in one of the galleries)

Chad starts his world famous boil.  Taken with my iPhone with realizing that there are two things in this picture from Baltimore.  (Me and Old Bay)

A lot of the fireworks pictures I took are in the "fire" entry.  I thought this looked sort of Civil War Battle reenactment.  Taken with my iPhone while being glad we live in modern times.

Dan B. indulging me while I'm trying to be artsy with my iPhone

Love this one.  Selfie with my iPhone taken with the beautiful Phoebe.

Beer.  iPhone snap.  Murica.  

Vermont was giving good magic hour.  Taken with my iPhone while thinking about ghosts.