tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post4078314629092148763..comments2010-08-19T17:47:56.092-04:00a tasteful gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01087114615825374568noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-39276172887371242982010-08-19T17:47:56.092-04:002010-08-19T17:47:56.092-04:00Holey moley, those pictures look just like I remember Maidstone Lake from when I was 5 and 6, forty-some years ago. My brothers and I claimed certain areas as our own, and played house for a week. My sainted Mom (do Unitarians have saints?) took 4 or 5 kids camping, some of us in cloth diapers. We stayed in the lean-to named &quot;Maple&quot;.Ellen in Connnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-33718745568977703312010-07-04T17:09:57.107-04:002010-07-04T17:09:57.107-04:00You&#39;ve truly captured the peaceful bliss of communing with nature with these serene photos. You&#39;ve taken me back a few years (quite a few, actually) to our family&#39;s summer camping trips in Washington State along the coast -- some of my favourite memories.Elainehttp://greensandberries.squarespace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-40126778150396669072010-07-01T19:43:45.800-04:002010-07-01T19:43:45.800-04:00It looks beautiful there!baking.serendipityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16566027528874726416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-18427277123067271942010-07-01T17:17:09.180-04:002010-07-01T17:17:09.180-04:00hey there Patty! that&#39;s kinda great that you fell in love with the Berkshires because that is actually where i was born. it really is gorgeous, but in such a simple, graceful way. i&#39;ll have to check out the Porches.<br /><br />cheers!a tasteful gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01087114615825374568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-3536932942910749922010-07-01T16:10:47.998-04:002010-07-01T16:10:47.998-04:00Love these photos...you truly are gifted...I love Vermont and Maine and Rhode Island...we try to stretch out our twice yearly Maine treks...with sidebars to these places. And this year we fell in love with the Berkshires...this little town called North Adams...and an inn called the Porches...Anthropologie...you either love or not and I love it...that granny chic look is what I love all of the time...Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12270725992084535102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-7421984617181561882010-06-30T13:23:04.312-04:002010-06-30T13:23:04.312-04:00That all looks, and sounds, wonderful! Flighty xxflightplothttp://flightplot.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-81114024533024162032010-06-29T14:00:58.323-04:002010-06-29T14:00:58.323-04:00What a beautiful campground and great getaway! Your photos take me right there.<br /><br />We are fortunate to be surrounded by many beautiful state parks right in our backyard. Often, in early spring before the season opens, we will have a picnic dinner with the place to ourselves overlooking the beautiful St. Lawrence river. We like to camp, too.The Violet Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-77027031798979788982010-06-29T01:06:57.032-04:002010-06-29T01:06:57.032-04:00What a wonderful time you had with your family. There is something magical and so very important about allowing ourselves to commune with nature. Beautiful photos.Monethttp://anecdotesandapples.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724001927038830012.post-43524019097322104452010-06-28T22:19:23.019-04:002010-06-28T22:19:23.019-04:00What a thoughtful post. I love the first picture of your son- beautiful. I agree, our national parks are quite a treasure.Elhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352365482790301497noreply@blogger.com