Inspired by Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #64: Countryside and/or Small Towns

 

Several countrysides come to mind for this challenge…

In the fields next to what used to be a New Hampshire family farm – and is now a farming cooperative – was the sight of a recent sunflower festival…

I was driving past it a few weeks ago and just had to stop. It was a few days before the festival and nobody was there but me. A perfect photo opportunity! I had never seen so many sunflowers in one place at one time.

Such an amazing view.

 

In early September, during a visit to the small town of Shelburne, Vermont – the countryside was on display next to the grounds of the Shelburne Museum.

 

I also visited Vermont in mid June.  Where a bit farther down the road, a community garden was just beginning to showcase what was to come.