We took a lovely jaunt up to Burlington, VT this weekend to visit Pete and Sille and give Simon's new skis a test run. We drove up Saturday morning and headed over to Shelburne Farms for an icy stroll on their property. As the former country estate to the Vanderbilts, the main campus is a 1400 acre working farm, forest and National Historic Landmark. They steward and share their property in ways that are environmentally, economically, and culturally sustainable, using it as a campus for learning. There is a seasonal inn and restaurant but the miles of trails through the woods, fields, and along the lake shore are open year-round. It was beautiful with hardly anyone else around and the sun dipping slowly as we meandered along the walking paths. Plus we discovered that partly snow covered, brown, wintry fields are Merwin's perfect camouflage. Can you find him?
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