Church Steeples in Rutland Vermont from the 17th tee at Rutland Country Club

Church Steeples in Rutland Vermont from the 17th tee at Rutland Country Club

I know we live in a special place. Every night on television when we watch the evening news we see jarring reminders of how strange the rest of the planet can be. But the people of Vermont get by.

We have had the good fortune to play golf several times the last few days. On Sunday we played at the Rutland Country Club.

Rutland Country Club is a great example of an old 'New England" golf course set on rolling hills just outside of the center of Rutland. The course is filled with beautiful, if not idyllic, scenes of the surrounding countryside. Perhaps none is prettier than from the 17th tee looking out over the city of Rutland. In a world where religious intolerance seems to be trying to push the world back to the dark ages, the idyllic scene from the 17th tee of multiple church steeples from many different faiths all co-existing in a small city in rural Vermont speaks volumes about the greatness of our country.

We hope you have a chance to visit Vermont this fall to partake in be annual ballet of nature we call Fall Foliage season; to get away, at least for a brief moment, from the tumult engulfing the planet and enjoy the special place we call home.

Where ever you may be keep it in the fairway, and don't forget your sun screen!(at least for a few more weeks.)