Meet the Berkshires.....

Today we left Springfield behind, heading for the rolling 'Berkshires' hills which lie below the 'Green Mountain Forest' and provide venues for many art galleries and music festivals. Stockbridge was our first stop, a neat town and home to Norman Rockwell (a chronicler of American life) for twenty-five years. It has a slightly surreal character and this coupled with the music playing in a local coffee shop reminded us of 'Twin Peaks'!

Next we headed for Lenox, another neat tourist-centric town once caught-up in the Civil War. We parked outside the library and watched as a traffic cop waited patiently for some traffic to 'direct'! (Crime has to be low there!!)

Our final jaunt was to North Adams, an industrial town that fell into decline and has recently experienced some limited revival through the establishment of a large contemporary arts centre.......but insufficient to remove the need for the 'good will' shops that are all too apparent. By Late afternoon showers returned and we headed south for Pittsfield and our home for the night, passing through a very green landscape that reminded us of Wales! Finally, a piece of music that will always invoke memories of the day's sights and feelings.....