Dogs Welcome

One of the best adventures I have been on this year was to the very unique Dog Mountain.

 

My favorite thing about this wonderful place are all the welcome signs for dogs.

It is something I have never seen in other places.

The Dog Mountain buildings are all handmade and very unique.

There is an art gallery and a chapel.

Lots of details in every aspect of the buildings.

Even the fences have hearts and dog heads on them.

Unusual weathervanes are on all the buildings.

Again, all handmade by the same artist.

The art gallery is FULL of unusual art and other fun stuff.

 

Very unusal stuff....

Lots of books, art work and carvings.

The signs that fill the walls are wonderful.

More weathervanes and dog heads on the roof overlooking the valley and mountains:

Angel dog weathervanes:

Shirts and more art.   Great sayings.

 

Bureaus and side tables.

Lots of whimsey at this place.   You have to keep walking around and looking carefully to find it all.

The chapel is so very unusual.

From the outside to the inside

One-of-a-kind door knobs

A cat..... and walls full of notes from dog owners all over the world, to their beloved deceased pets.

everything in this chapel was made by the same artist.  All of it.

Golden church pews

The stained glass windows say it all:

I ventured back to the gallery and found even more carvings and unusual stuff.

As a former long term parochial school student I have much appreciation for nuns.

Nuns exposed.  Creative cabinets.       For DVD players, books, or drinks.

  I laughed myself silly over this one.

How many want a few of these really nice doorknobs?

The other buildings on the property are old, well kept and fit in well with the landscape that surrounds it.

The old dairy barn is now a working art studio where all the interesting carvings and art work are made.

I like old doors.

But especially old barns!

At the far end of the barn is a drive-up to the hay loft and a wonderful ancient wooden silo.

There are less and less of these kind of silos every year, as they rot and fall to the ground.

Not many people can afford to rehab the silos to their former glory, so I really appreciate what few of them are left and I try hard to take a photo of everyone that I discover.

Lots of info, and events, at the Dog Mountain website;

Dog Mountain in St Johnsbury, Vermont

Go there for a visit and bring your dogs!!!

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Barns of June, 4

True farmhouse hospitality invites me in.  Sometimes I just have to go inside to see some amazing sights.

This woman is multi talented and creates beautiful things out of recyclables.
I tried hard to photograph them.

I am much better with livestock and barns, so please bear with me as I give you a small tour of a real neat and crafty home.

These hard working farm hands are made of used cardboard.

The table was set for coffee and snacks.    Farm kitchen style.

Old boots and pretty flowers.

If my muck boots ever wear out I now know what to do with them.

Thrift store finds.

These hens are made out of plastic milk jugs and newspaper.

A simple collection that makes the entire room into a rainbow when the sun hits the crystals.

Fabric art.  Simple.

Do not throw your old shutters away!!!

Put them on each side of your head board.

I got 12 of them in the garage!

Her Pride and Joy.

Her #1 vehicle.

I noticed her neighbors ancient wooden silo and had to go sneak across the field to see if I could get a good shot of it.

Never seen one like this.

Heading home I saw these:

Its been a very sweet kind of day.


**Wooden silos are rare. Most have fallen down or rotted away. They are expensive to repair and are not as efficient as other means of storing silage.   Finding one in pristine condition, such as this pig one, was a real surprise!  Wooden silos in Vermont are usually 60-100 years old.   I have a photo of one built in 1907 that I just discovered.  Stay tuned!