- DURING A VISIT to Middlebury last week, Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint gets expressive during a downtown walking tour with Pamela Smith of East Middlebury, left, and Megan Polyte of the Vermont Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, right. Independent photo/Steve James
- THE AFTERNOON SUN and blue sky accent the reddening tips of maple trees in Middlebury’s Marbleworks, a reminder that fall colors are on their way. Photo by Sarah Pope
- METAL STUDS IN the Town Hall Theater addition reach to the sky last month before workers recently covered them with yellow sheathing. Independent photo/John S. McCright
- A PRAYING MANTIS is nearly invisible as it carries out its business in a Weybridge lawn over the weekend. Photo by Susan Humphrey
- A GREAT BLUE Heron dwarfs the dragonfly hovering near its head at a local pond. Regardless of size, both winged creatures paint a majestic picture. Photo by Dottie Nelson