Sid Visited!

Originally Posted: 7/6/25

Event Date: 7/5/25

Picture of me and Sid with a backdrop of some waterfalls

I wanted to make this post mostly just to share some of the photos taken yesterday! But some quick background info:

I've known Sid since Middle School, but really started hanging out with him more in High School.
We lost touch for a bit, but recently caught up and have stayed in touch starting about a year or two ago
Sid lives in another state, and so we haven't seen each other in person in roughly 10 years at this point

Side note, one of my favorite photos ever was taken I think the last time we saw each other (he's pictured with my friend Mat here):

Photo of Sid and my friend Mat on top of a ledge, with a bright blue sky behind them, and Sid giving finger guns off to the right

This trip he's up visiting family, and one of them happens to live here in Vermont. While he was here, he reached out seeing if I'd like to join him and his family for a Butter Fest (picture below) held at Cloud Water Farm in Warren, VT, and then maybe grab some dinner. I thought the'd be a lot of fun, so we met up! He also had his significant other Claire with him, who I got to meet!

Almost all of the photos below are taken with the Camp Snap Camera I've spoken about before.

A flyer saying 'Butter Fest, Celebrating the fat of the land and the richness of being together. Saturday, July 5. Cloud Water Farm. It also mentions some things you should bring to the event, and an itinerary for the day. Some events include shirt pressing, contra dancing, and more!

Photos

Photo of 4 people in a farm field. You can see a blanket laid on the ground, with one woman laying down on it, a man in a red sweater sitting up, a shirtless man (Sid) sitting up getting some food, and a woman standing handing Sid some food

Here you can see Sid without his shirt, with his parents laying on the blanket. I used to love hanging out at their house, so it was great getting to see most of his family again too!

Photo of a barn with green mountain tops behind it, and the sky above it

Photo of a river with plenty of green trees surrounding it

Photo of Sid and Claire where Sid is holding a Lumix G7 camera, sort of like a torch or sword

Sid recently got the camera there (I think a Lumix G7) and Gimbal, and so was doing a lot of tests with it this trip.

Photo of Sid's mom sitting on a blanket, talking with Claire who is also sitting on the blanket. Sid's dad is looking at the camera smiling, wearing the red long sleeved shirt

Photo of Michelle, Me, Sid, and Claire with a backdrop of a river and some falls, as well as a building

After the Butter Fest, we picked up takeout and all ate together in Winooski. Fun fact, Michelle and my first date was at the Board Game Cafe right across the river from here!

Photo of Michelle with a river and factory looking building behind her

Fun fact: The sweater Michelle is wearing I've had since Middle School (2011) and still fits (albeit, a bit tight on me now). I usually keep it in my car as a spare. Picture of me when I first got the sweater below:

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Photo of me as a middle schooler leaving a summer camp, Smiling with another camper, wearing a blue Word of Life sweater

Sort of group photo around the table we were eating at

Photo of us around a table with Sid showing his Dad some stuff on his camera

Photo of me and Sid together with a waterfall river behind us

Photo of me and sid with a river and little waterfall behind us

This is the only photo not taken with the Camp Snap camera