Under gray skies or sunny skies, I never tire of the beauty of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Most of the photos are mine, but three were courtesy of Bo Zhao, Suzanne, and my husband.
We start off with the boathouse that is near the Old Manse and the famed North Bridge in Concord. You can see that the grasses at Minuteman National Park are changing into autumn attire.
On a morning walk, I saw a happy little snake where the bike path meets Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. I think it was a garter snake.
The Kindness Garden was on Blackstone Boulevard in Providence. The last time I walked by, I saw that people had taken whatever they needed of kind words, and there were only a couple left.
The picture of the sidewalk poem in Cambridge was taken by Bo. I wrote about that initiative here.
The photo of the beautiful message on New Shoreham’s Painted Rock was taken by Suzanne. And my husband snapped the funny Help Wanted sign at Summer Shack. I sent it to my cabaret-artist pal Lynn, who wrote back
Another [clam] openin’
Another show
My hand is bleeding
Please stanch the flow
The tips are fine
But my nails don’t grow
Another openin’ of
Another show
The purple flower is called Blazing Star, and it’s native to New Shoreham.
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Wow–this is an even quirkier-than-usual set of photos!! I laughed, I cried . . . mostly I smiled all the way through.
What a great compliment. I do gravitate toward quirky. When I was in Sweden, Stuga 40 commented that the photos I was taking of the Stockholm sights she was showing me were rather unusual.
Delightful post! Would be a lovely place to kayak at the old Manse Boathouse. those painted rocks would be a great project for the grandchildren to do when they are all together this thanksgiving!!
I, too, thought about painting such stones with grandchildren. I should do some soon as the “Kindness Garden” needs replenishing. Wonder who created it.