Queechee Water at Night

Dave shot this photo in Queechee, Vermont at the Simon Pierce foundry and showroom. Simon Pierce is an immigrant who came to the US and began the craft of glassblowing, sometimes blowing for eight to ten hours a day to try and get two water goblets alike. After he perfected his craft, he began bringing in apprentices and now has quite the thriving business and following. His glass pieces are all hand blown but amazingly uniform with only subtle nuances revealing they are not mass manufactured. An apprentice trains for 2 to 5 years before he masters the craft. Peters has expanded into pewter, flatware, housewares, wine, and a restaraunt. He is an extremely gifted and creative individual, designing, training, and implementing impressive green technology. His entire operation, right down to the hand driers in the restrooms are powered from his own water wheel on the river. (Evidently he saw the value of water rights many years ago!) This photo is a portion of the water fall from the Simon Pierce water wheel. (Taken at night with slow shutter speed.)

This photo, taken at dusk, is just across the river from the Simon Pierce Foundry. The river is dotted with similar homes - quaint little white structures that pop up out of the landscape and glow yellow through their windows. I'm just certain there is lovely music playing inside, a warm fire, a pot of soup on the stove, and a loaf of fresh bread baking in the oven. Makes me want to knit a sweater and crawl in it!