Old First Church _1513

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Old First Church _1513
Old First Church _1513

Old First Church, Bennington, Vermont. Oh my goodness. I had driven across the State of New York and had just arrived in the beautiful town of Bennington, Vermont in the southwest corner of Vermont. The road led me to a stop sign in this small well-kept residential area about an hour before sunset and this gorgeous church was right in front of me. It was a residential area, not a highway. There was a man in the middle of the intersection taking photos, just like I would do. If nothing else I had to stop here.

The church sits at a corner intersection. The street directly in front was a divided street with a huge grassy median with large trees. It couldn't have been a prettier setting. I parked my car and started taking photos. I was standing in the middle of the street right in front of the front door intent on getting my photo. When I turned around I saw a couple in a white pickup truck patiently waiting on me. I was directly in front of them. I saw the white truck, looked down and what do you think I saw? I had driven about 1,600 miles from Texas with New England as my primary destination. I had been in New England maybe 30 minutes when the first thing I saw other than the church was a guy in a pickup truck with a Texas license plate. I walked up to them and said, are you guys from Texas? He replied not from there but had lived there for the last 15 years. I asked where and he said Waco. Omg, that is only 1 1/2 hours away from my place in Dallas. What are the odds? We had a nice conversation and they drove on. What wonderful serendipity.

The next thing that happened was I met a wonderful lady, out for her evening walk, who lived a couple houses down the street. She saw me taking photos and stopped to talk to me. We had a delightful conversation about the area. I was super impressed by both the beauty, the history, and the kindness of the people I had just met.

I'm posting three photos at once. The sign about the church is the next photo so no need to repeat the information here. The 3rd photo is the adjacent cemetery where the famous poet, Robert Frost, is buried.

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Taken on: October 6, 2022
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