The Twin States in Our Own Backyard!

 As we took on the photo challenge of Opposites , we practiced mindfulness, the art of living in the now. Imagine our surprise, to discover, we had lived in the midst of it for over 40 years!

“Happiness, not in another place but this place…

not for another hour, but this hour.”

– Walt Whitman

NH to VT

1) These pictures are being taken from the state of New Hampshire looking over the river to the state of Vermont. Above, a shot from Kingsbury Mountain displays a beautiful combination of varying lush greens and shadows of  3 dimensional clouds that continuously change shape as they move across the horizon. Below, the long low rectangular cloud that lies horizontally lengthwise towards the bottom is rising from the CT river due to the variance in temperature between the water and the air. The sky, varying shades of pink with a grayish hue.  A unique combination of elements and layers. 

 

 

VT TO NH

2) Above is a unique contradistinction of iron and nature that is less than 2 miles from my home. On our Sunday afternoon walk we are looking at the state of New Hampshire across the ever flowing deep blue CT river from the State of Vermont . The 489 foot bridge which is still deemed ye ol’ toll bridge by we old timers, tho it’s going on 15 years since the little toll booth made it’s home on the NH side. The iron bridge replaced a wooden structure in 1930, prior to that it was 10c per any vehicle drawn by one horse or beast to cross and 2c per person when crossing by foot. Below, looking to the right (the bridge is directly to our left) Nature creates a frame of the Connecticut as it flows southward heading towards the bend. 

For the History Buffs:Two states that couldn’t be more opposite!

The Twin States 

New Hampshire Vs. Vermont: Sibling Rivalry Between the Twin States Paperback – January, 1997

by Lisa Shaw (Editor)

Paraphrased from a Top Customer Review

Link to NH vs VT available on amazon.com

4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting book about New England

By Paul Lappen VINE VOICE on December 31, 2001

New Hampshire and Vermont are two small, lightly populated states stuck next to each other in northern New England. Little does anyone know that a major feud has been going on between them for years, a feud that won’t end anytime soon. The feud is explored in this book by contributors from both sides of the fence.
Vermont has its liberal political outlook and its statewide ban on highway billboards. New Hampshire, on the other hand, is very conservative and its first in the country Presidential primary makes it the center of the American political universe every four years. People in Vermont wear funny sandals and talk about world peace. New Hampshire residents sell liquor at toll booths and drive without seat belts…

…Vermont looks like a postcard. New Hampshire’s largest city, Manchester, has a main street that concludes in a dead end. People in Vermont go out to eat and listen to National Public Radio. The first thing one sees in New Hampshire is a toll booth where the attendant has trouble making change from a $5 bill, followed by a state liquor store.
This book is hilarious and a little eye-opening for this native New Englander. It equally insults the people of both states, it’s very easy to read, and is highly recommended.

(Photographs compliments of L.G.B) All rights reserved and copyrighted.