Otter Creek and falls, flowing past the old Vermont Marble Works in downtown Middlebury, about 35 miles south of Burlington...Pieces of marble, used in buildings worldwide, can still be easily picked up along the banks of the creek...

Bright red berries - a last vestige of autumn - hanging on along the banks of Otter Creek

Above and below, lovely murals of fall and spring adorn the side of a building downtown in the charming village of Bristol, Vermont, located along Vermont Route 17

A reindeer greets those entering the Vermont Information Center in Bristol

Above and the next two frames below: Images of colorful cafes and shops along Main Street, Bristol. Originally named Pocock in 1762, the town was renamed Bristol in 1789 and retains much of its New England village charm to this day...

The snow flies at Hammond Covered Bridge in Pittsford, Vermont, built in 1842 and spanning Otter Creek. The 139-foot bridge was washed a mile downstream during a flood in 1927 and was towed back into place on a barge made of barrels and re-set. The bridge was undamaged!

Winter comes to an old farm along the back roads of Florence, Vermont...

Snow flakes fall past another lovely covered bridge in the Pittsford area - this one still passable...

Stark winter beauty along the banks of Otter Creek in Pittsford

An ice flow adorns a rock ledge along Route 4 near Woodstock, Vermont

A small cascade rushes past ice crystals formed on the last few bits of green remaining before deep winter sets in. This scene was also taken along Route 4, west of Quechee - home of the famous Quechee Gorge, formed by the Ottauquechee River...

Vermont is a favorite destination of ours - we hope you have enjoyed these images!

- Donna and Dennis