February 22, 2019

Post #6633.


1. Today's is George Washington's real birthday, and here are some flowers I saw in front of his office in Winchester. They are part of a wreath placed in honor of Presidents Day.

Floral Friday and Friday Bliss.
2. Not far from Winchester is Blandy Experimental Farm, which I have shown numerous times on this blog. It's scenic even in winter.

Skywatch and Weekend Reflections.
3. I went to a meeting this week at the Friends of the North Fork to hear an update on the new state park coming to Woodstock. The opening keeps moving farther into the future because of weather-related construction delays. We just had the wettest year on record, so crews were not able to tear down the old buildings on schedule. The property has been a farm and a summer camp, and there were many unrepairable buildings, like the one seen here. I photographed it last year; I think it is gone now.


4. There are two roads leading to the new park, but they both pass over low-water bridges. We had over 20 days last year when the bridges were closed due to high water. This may be a record, but it made construction impossible.


5. I scanned in some photos from 1998. This one shows a meal at Larry's house near Germantown. This was when my parents were still living and we see them across the table, along with Marie.


13 comments:

  1. What a great bouquet in red, white and blue! It's going to be a beautiful park... Hope you'll get less rain!

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  2. great photos and memories love from Europe

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  3. Beautiful bouquet and a lovely park to enjoy. Hope the people concerned will do something about the unreparable buildings. Have a great weekend!

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  4. Hello, it looks like a beautiful location for the park.
    I hope they work out future flooding problems. Enjoy your weekend!

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  5. The picture of a celebratory meal from the past is so sweet. I've got lots of old photos to scan too. Perhaps that's a good job for these rainy days!

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  6. An interesting selection of photos - Have a great weekend!

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  7. Lovely shots. I like the flowers.

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  8. The experimental farm grounds look inviting at this time of year.

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  9. The Farm looks like a beautiful area. Something in me hates to see old buildings torn down. I know it's not practical, and often more expensive to refurbish vs. just knock down and rebuild, but I love the character and history of old buildings.

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  10. It's a shame there have been so many delays in creating the park. Nice family photo--such a treasure.

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  11. What a lovely bouquet in red, white and blue.

    All the best Jan

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  12. That’s a nice park coming along there.... Our daughter was born on Washington’s Birthday, in the State of Washington. Before they changed it to Pres. Day, it was a State Holiday there. She used to tell her brothers that they flew the flags for her birthday, but not theirs!

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