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Today we're in Vermont for covered bridges. My favorite has to be the Fisher Covered Railroad Bridge with the Dummerston Covered Bridge a close second. I like the design of the Fisher and the length of the Dummerston.

🇺🇸Vermont 💦Fisher Covered Railroad Bridge is in Wolcott, Vermont. Built in 1908, it originally carried the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad over the Lamoille River. It was the last covered bridge in Vermont to carry railroad traffic, and is a rare surviving example in the state of a double Town lattice truss. The bridge is a two-span doubled Town lattice truss, with a total length of 103.5 feet (31.5 m) and a width of 20.5 feet (6.2 m), with an inside track width of 15 feet (4.6 m). It rests on stone abutments capped in concrete. The bridge is covered by a gabled roof which has a distinctive central monitor for much of its length. The exterior of the bridge is clad in vertical board siding which rises most of the way to the roof, leaving an open strip at the top of the sides. The siding extends into the portals a short way, and there is a band of skirt-style siding extending below the main siding. The decking now has a steel I-beam substructure, leaving the trusses to only support the superstructure.

💦Cilley Covered Bridge is a historic 19th-century covered bridge, carrying Howe Lane across the First Branch White River a short ways south of the village of Tunbridge, Vermont. Built in 1883 the bridge has been little altered since it was built. It is one of six bridges in a 7-mile (11 km) stretch of the First Branch White River, representing one of the highest concentrations of covered bridges in the state. It is a single-span Kingspost truss structure, 66 feet (20 m) long and 19 feet (5.8 m) wide, with a road bed 16 feet (4.9 m) wide (one lane). The bridge is set on abutments of stone, one of which has been faced in concrete, and is covered in vertical board siding and a metal roof. The south side of the bridge has two square window holes, which improve visibility due to a sharp turn in the road at one end. The trusses are set at a skew, giving the bridge the shape of a parallelogram. The portals are square, and the exterior sheathing extends around to the ends of the trusses on the interior.

💦West Dummerston Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the West River in Dummerston, Vermont. Built in 1872, it is the longest covered bridge entirely within the state of Vermont at 280 feet (85 m) in length. The bridge is mounted on stone abutments and a central stone pier. The bridge consists of two spans, each supported by Town lattice trusses. The sides of the bridge are finished in flush vertical boards, and the ends are sheathed in wooden clapboards. The roof is of corrugated metal, laid over an older wooden shingle roof. The side walls have diamond-shaped openings cut in them to admit additional light.

💦Worrall Covered Bridge, also known as the Woralls Bridge is a wooden covered bridge carrying Williams Road across the Williams River in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. Built about 1868, it is the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in the town. The bridge is a Town lattice truss structure, with a total span of 82 feet (25 m) and a total structure length of 87 feet (27 m). The trusses rest on stone abutments that have been reinforced with concrete, and the road bed (14 feet (4.3 m) wide, or one lane) has been reinforced with laminated beams. It is topped by a gabled metal roof, and is sheathed in vertical board siding, with openings on its south side to improve traffic visibility. The bridge includes one rare feature, a wooden ramp leading up to the northwest entrance.

🍁National Themes For August 13: National Prosecco Day, National Filet Mignon Day, and Left-Handers Day.

🍷National Prosecco Day! A sparkling wine, Prosecco is made from a variety of grapes. One of the oldest is the Glera, but Prosecco can also be made from Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. Primarily grown and bottled in the Veneto region of Italy, Prosecco’s draw is its elegant mousse. In wine-speak, the mousse is the persistent bubbles giving it the sparkle that makes Prosecco so appealing for celebrations. As the most sold sparkler in the U.S. – having surpassed the 4-million case mark (according to Impact Databank), it’s only fitting that this long revered aperitivo of choice for Italians should earn its own ‘National Day’ of recognition. Some say no other beverage defines the Italian philosophy of the good life, quite like Prosecco. Spumante is the bubbliest of the proseccos followed by frizzante, and the calmest is the tranquillo. Enjoy Prosecco with friends over crab cakes and scallops on the beach or with goat cheese, prosciutto, and fresh garden tomatoes at your summer table. This sparkling wine pairs well from aperitif to dessert and even brunch cocktails the next day.

🍔National Filet Mignon Day! Usually, from a steer or heifer, a filet mignon is a beef steak cut from the smaller end of the tenderloin of the beef carcass. ✨Filet mignon is French for “cute fillet” or “dainty fillet”. ✨In French, filet mignon may be called “filet de boeuf”, which translates to beef fillet in English. ✨When found on a French menu, filet mignon may also refer to pork rather than beef. The tenderloin from which the filet mignon comes is the most tender cut of beef and is also considered the most desirable and therefore the most expensive. Filet mignon is commonly cut into 1 inch to 2 inch thick portions, grilled and then served as is. When found in grocery stores, filet mignon is already cut into bacon wrapped portions. The usual method for cooking the filet mignon is to cook it on high heat by either grilling, pan frying, broiling or roasting. Restaurants may sometimes prepare the fillets served in a cognac cream sauce, au Poivre with peppercorns or in a red wine reduction. Due to the low levels of fat found in the fillets, bacon is often used in cooking. The bacon is wrapped around the fillet and pinned closed with a wooden toothpick. The bacon adds flavor, and this process keeps the fillet from drying out during the cooking process.

🤚Left-Hander’s Day! In a right-handed dominated world, left-handed individuals claim August 13th as their own. Approximately 10% of the population is a southpaw. Scientists don’t know why a person will be left-handed, but it’s more likely a child will be left-handed if one parent is. Parents of left-handed children used to force them to use their right hands. Left-handedness was considered evil and parents feared their communities would shun their children. While we accept left-handedness more readily than days gone by, its occurrence hasn’t increased. Sometimes, a lefty will seek to blend in because they will stand out soon enough. Their unique quality makes them feel awkward, bump elbows or seem like a klutz. However, in a world designed for the right-handed, those who are other dominant have adapted quite well. For example, eight United States presidents were left-handed, including Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Michaelangelo and Leonardo de Vinci were left-handed. Left-hander’s Day recognizes the uncommon individual who throws, catches, writes and uses a fork with their left-hand. They view the world just a little differently. At a restaurant, they seek out the seat that will place their dominant elbow on the outside of the booth. Right-handed athletes groan a bit when the southpaw shows up as an opponent on the roster. They present a challenge right-handers aren’t always sure how to handle due to lack of practice. Lefties square off against righties all the time. International Left-Handers Day was founded in 1992 in the United Kingdom.

Happy day! I get to eat my filet mignon left-handed...wait, I am left-handed, no problem then. Missed you MD but I'm glad you had a good time with your family. (Note: I'm trying to put the covered bridges on days that have only four or less themes per day.)

Warm hugs!🐶🐶💕⛈🌧☁️ Its 9:00p.m. now and I just had a tornado warning pop up until 3:00a.m. It's been some what dark out all day, rainy and muggy.