Maddy Wedge, 7, retrieves an umbrella that she uses for shade while playing in her Royalton, Vt., yard after it was swept away by the wind on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Wedge said she likes to hang out with the animals on her property, like the two Duroc pigs her mom Jamie Thomson was feeding and watering nearby, and to hunt for mushrooms with her mom. Thomson started gardening this year, her fiancé hunts and the family also forages for food. “We’re trying to start our own little thing where we don’t have to spend so much money at the grocery store,” said Thomson. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)
Maddy Wedge, 7, retrieves an umbrella that she uses for shade while playing in her Royalton, Vt., yard after it was swept away by the wind on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Wedge said she likes to hang out with the animals on her property, like the two Duroc pigs her mom Jamie Thomson was feeding and watering nearby, and to hunt for mushrooms with her mom. Thomson started gardening this year, her fiancé hunts and the family also forages for food. “We’re trying to start our own little thing where we don’t have to spend so much money at the grocery store,” said Thomson. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Credit: Valley News — James M. Patterson