Below The Dam

 With July temperatures creeping into the 90s, Vermonters head to the water. In Vernon that means any number of brooks, swimming holes, the town pool and the Connecticut river. After supper on Friday, Wayne and I headed to the beach below the dam. We found not the crowds that I had anticipated, but rather a peaceful scene with a few families swimming, a puppy learning about beach life and people fishing.  

Let's go for a walk as the sun begins to dip in the sky allowing for the cooling air to wash ashore atop rippling river waters. 

With the sunlight nearly done dancing on the flower petals, driftwood has been collected and a small beach fire is set.  It is time for us to call it a day. - Norma Manning