Trip to Shelburne Farms

This weekend I was lucky enough to be paid a visit by my entire family, something I did not believe would happen so soon after my brother began his freshman year at a college in Boston. It's always nice to get the entire family together, I'm sure even much more so for my parents now that they are empty nesters. They were only able to make it up for Saturday into Sunday, due to my brother's class schedule, but it was very nice to have some time off campus and with people I have not seen since the end of August.
We decided to take advantage of the nice fall weather and take a trip to Shelburne Farms to enjoy the great outdoors. Though the foliage was not in it's prime yet, it was still a gorgeous view. We climbed to the top of a hill, and the view was breathtaking. My entire family having grown up in Massachusetts and living there ever since, are not used to the mountainous views, and even I agree that they are always something to see.

The view from atop the hill

 It's always nice to get back out into nature, and sometimes I forget to take time to appreciate the beauty of where I'm living. I may only be in Vermont until 2017, who knows where I'll go after graduation. Until then, I need to make sure I embrace what's all around me. I can't curl up into a ball and try to sleep through the seasons like this caterpillar does. I need to experience it.