My dear wife and I spent Friday, August 15 to Wednesday, August 20 in New England. To my modest list of states-visited I was able to add Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.
As I said, I'd pictured a crowded, overpopulated, burnt-out area. I'm sure there's that; but not where we were. Here's some visual proof; click on each picture to enlarge.
There was Fort Ticonderoga, with the plants growing from its stone walls.
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(No pencils, though.)
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The fort boasted a formidable fence.
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Then there was this goose and goslings at Plimouth Plantation.
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I kept seeing some of the most beautiful wildflowers, like this delightful little blue ones.
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We also did a bit of the the Cliff Walk in Rhode Island. This gave me a chance to touch the Atlantic from this side. (I'd previously only touched it from the other side, off the island of Iona.)
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These rose hips overlooked the Atlantic along the Cliff Walk. I loved the play of colors.
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There were more lovely flowers in Old Sturbridge Village.
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This ant may also have been a docent; not sure.
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It rained as we arrived, so we brought our coats -- causing it to clear up and get sunny!
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And last, we'll close out this round with a cool covered bridge. My dear wife had hoped to see one, and...voila!
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7 comments:
Beautiful! Hope it was very refreshing for you both.
I noticed that the timbers in the fences of the Fort are shaped like pencils--does that count? :-)
Good point. So, if you painted the tips black....
Now wait, some vandal will do that, and you and I will be blamed.
...never mind. :-)
I'm told by a reliable source that the little blue flowers are "Forget-me-not".
Although they appear a darker blue that the typical variety.
What a beautiful trip! Looks very peaceful.
I'm glad you had such a great trip. The closest I got to nature on my LA business trip was seeing a sunset at Venice Beach, made pretty because the light was refracted through the smog.
Looks like a great trip!
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