Before leaving Hingham I finally was able to get a picture of this sign. Massachusetts has one for each of their towns and it's such a kick to drive from one town to another and see this sign with date of settlement started. Hard to get pictures because you don't know where the town line begins and there is no place to pull over for a quick stop and picture. It's a bummer. On this one I was lucky enough after a month to be driving towards sign and 1st at stoplight with camera next to me. ha! All these towns are so historic and have some wonderful history. Too bad so many have been neglected. Roads are terrible in most places and some are really run down while others thrive.. just like anywhere. Just interesting observations. I was taken so much with Hingham because we lived there for 5 weeks and it was so CLEAN! Loved the manicured yards and over 1800 historic homes and some still in residence of 13 generations! That is something in this young country with so littl
Friday morning we awoke to a perfectly picture perfect day and headed out to finally get to Teddy Roosevelt Island on the Potomac River. Beautiful day although a bit cool. We took subway and walked thru town and over the river and thru the woods. Very wooded and no visitor center so we trudged back to subway to go back into town. This is our 5th visit to the DC area and you know, we still could not get into see Ford's theater. always it has been under renovation or some such thing and this time it was just plain closed for the afternoon. Ok, but the gift shop was open and it was sad. I mean you know, what could be uplifting about the assisinationa of a President? It's sad, so off we trudged across town; clouds are building now, and over to the botanical gardens. That is the coolest place if you have never been. Of course, it helps to be appreciative of plans and flowers. Love that place and enjoyed all the variouis plants and unsual flowers especially the orchids but they are so colorful! By the time we leave here it is getting downright ugly outside and burrr cold. So home we went to beat the Friday night traffic. Home to listen to the threatening tales of the weatherman.
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