Harper Lee from A to Z: V is for VACATION
Posted: April 25, 2014 Filed under: Places I Like | Tags: #AtoZChallenge, Bed & Breakfast, Blogging, Butler Greenwood, Dogs, Golden Retriever, Harper Lee, Pet Friendly, Pet Photography, Pets, Photography, Plantations, South Louisiana, St. Francisville, Thek9harperlee 28 Comments
Even Golden Retrievers need a little vacation every once in a while. My humans like the kind of big vacations that involve airplanes and ships, while I prefer not to fly or sail. I enjoy loading my chariot–actually, I enjoy watching my humans load my chariot–and then hitting the road for a little close-to-home R&R. Last weekend, we took a short drive north to one of my very favorite mini-vacation spots: Butler Greenwood Plantation and Bed and Breakfast in St. Francisville, Louisiana.
This was my fourth visit to Butler Greenwood, and I love it more and more every time I go. This bed and breakfast is what vacation is all about: really getting away from it all. On their last big trip, while they were somewhere in the middle of the ocean doing absolutely nothing, my humans started to feel a little guilty. Were they being a little too lazy? And that’s when a very wise lady explained the difference between travel and vacation. Travel involves visiting new places, seeing new sites, experiencing new cultures. Vacation involves resting and relaxing . . . nothing more . . . that’s it. I like vacation.
After we had settled into our little cottage vacation home and explored the beautiful B&B grounds, my humans really started to relax . . .
. . . while I sat on the back deck and stared down at the lovely ravine below. And that’s pretty much how we spent the next two days of our mini-vacation . . .
. . . my humans lounging and gazing lazily through the treetops . . .
. . . and me resting my head and staring off into the distance. It was everything a vacation should be.
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thek9harperlee 
I remember the first time we took Tiamo on a mini-vacation. She was 5 months old and we were given the worst rooms in the block. It was hoot!
You were very brave to take a five-month-old puppy on vacation . . . even a mini-vacation! My humans waited until I was almost two, but I’ve been making up for lost time every since!
This vacation looks wonderful and relaxing. It really is everything you need in a vacation. Glad you got to enjoy it with your humans!
As you can tell from my rather late reply, we are still vacationing mentally. 🙂
What an incredibly gorgeous place for some much needed R&R! My Mom wants to go! Barks and licks and love, Dakota
You should hop in the car and drive on down. Winter would be a nice time. I can all but promise no snow, and the fireplaces make the cottages oh so cozy!
I agree wiff you. I don’t like it when Mom goes on vacation wiffout me and flies away. I love to take chariot vacations.
Wags,
Ranger
My mommy and I are getting ready to go on a girls only chariot trip to Texas to see my human grandparents. Daddy has to stay home, because no boys allowed!
What a lovely location for a vacation. Mom & Dad chose well for all of you to enjoy the scenery & just “be”. It looks cozy too!
Sometimes just doing nothing is the best, especially in a beautiful place!
Restful. Peaceful. Perfect.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Exactly.
Looks nice. We are resting up for our road trip to Vegas…it will be tiring but fun!
Cannot wait to read all about your Vegas adventures. I so wish Mommy and I were going. Paws crossed that we can make it next year!
What a lovely place a great spot for a VACATION!
We are lucky to have such a pretty place to close to home, and really lucky that the lovely lady who owns is loves dogs!
Oh Harper Lee, you know how to vacation baby!!! XOXO!!! 😉
I inherited the vacation gene from my humans . . . even though they didn’t exactly “make” me. 🙂
Tehehe!!! XOXO!!!
What a great vacation. Pretty view.
The only problem with vacationing at such a pretty place is that the time flies by way too quickly!
How beautiful 🙂 and a glass of Pinot just to top it all off….we will be sending the pups and kitties on a ‘vacation’ of their own when we go away late in the year..shhhhh they don’t know..they do enjoy it though and the three hour trip to their boarding (the only one we trust with precious cargo) is filled with two dogs and four cats singing the song of their people….and us with ear plugs 😉 hugs Fozziemum xxx
Mommy says, “What’s better than a vacation? A vacation with pinot!”
I agree with mum!! 🙂
I love seeing your photos when you visit that place, Miss Lee, it is so beautiful and does look so relaxing. I think part of the difference is that “travel” can be exhausting, and “vacation” can be relaxing and restful like you said!
You’re so right. My humans sometimes think they need to take a vacation after they’ve traveled!
Ah your favorite vacation place. 🙂
Wish we could get there every month!