a jog through shelburne farms

today my running friends and i went for a little morning jog. part of said run had us wander through the historic grounds at shelburne farms. i had heard the rumors, but let me tell you, it is every bit as magical as i expected. every inch (and mile) of it. even now during the sometimes less than magestic stick season.

so, even though i can take NO credit for these photos, they do a pretty lovely job of telling the story...

a special thanks goes out to my running friends for that extra bit of guilt that got me out there today and an even bigger thanks for enjoying the ride with me. xo

all photos via flickr.

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a pumpkin road trip.

i have a soft spot for jack-o-lanterns that dates back to the fall of 2006 when i surrounded myself with 30,128 of them (see life is good pumpkin festival) since then, my love has only intensified, so you can imagine the panic attack i had when i realized that there was a giant pumpkin event happening in vermont that i did not know about! luckily, i discovered it just in the nick of time as the vermont state pumpkin carving day happens THIS saturday in manchester, vt.

so, who is in? any one up for a last minute road trip? fyi, a quick stop at the outlets included.

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feel like getting lost?

new goal for october: find my way thought one of vermont's corn mazes. yes, you heard right - mazes - there are several. you just gotta love vermont for that!

• sam mazza's corn maze - colchester
• hathaway farm & corn maze - rutland
• great vermont corn maze - danville
• isham family farm - williston
• weybridge gardens - weybridge
• whitcomb's land of pumpkin - williston

so, fellow fall/vermont lovers, what do you think? any favorites?

{image via FFFound}

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