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[lizziebelle]

I spent the weekend out in the Berkshires with several friends at a lovely place in Cheshire. I took over 200 photos, only some of which Flickr is letting me see at the moment, and none of which it is letting me post. Why did they have to go and futz with it? Grr!

Anyhoo, my friend Jay, who some of you know, is on break from touring with Wicked, and he wanted to see a bunch of us, so he rented the place in Cheshire. I've never been to that part of Massachusetts, believe it or not. It's about 15 minutes north of Pittsfield, tucked in the hills which are bursting with fall color right now. Holy cow, is it gorgeous! The weather was lovely, with warm sunny days and cool nights perfect for sitting around the fire, which we did. It was wonderful to catch up with folks I hadn't seen in a while, and hang out someplace special with some I see often. We stayed in a converted barn, with nooks all around for sleeping, a central room with a couch and some chairs, a big table with benches, and a kitchen. It was cozy and welcoming. There are a couple of cabins down the hill, and a fire pit where we hung out at night, and down below that a lively stream with a small waterfall. It's a really great place. Next door there is a large cemetery with rolling hills and a terrific view of the surrounding countryside (the pic above was taken there).

Yesterday, we decided to take a field trip to Mount Greylock, which is the tallest point in Massachusetts and only about 20 minutes away. Six of us piled in the minivan and drove up there, where it turned out to be cloudy at the top! Not much of a view, but it was cool to go there, and we got some nice pictures at one of the scenic overlooks on the way back down.



We had a nice communal meal last night, and then a concert from Esmerée, who is 14 and scarily mature (and who we've known since she was little). Watch for her, she's amazingly talented and I'm sure will make it big.

It was so nice to get away for a couple of days, and hang out with folks who are like family. Except we don't fight. *g*

Comments

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

Wow, beautiful! Great timing for such a trip.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

It really was. It's a little past peak, but not much, and the weather was perfect.

[rising-moon.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!

Thank you for posting the view. I forget how lovely it is, to live in the Northeast in the fall.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks! As we were driving down the mountain, I remarked how lucky we are to live here, especially this time of year. :)

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous pictures!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The scenery was inspiring. :)