Martha's Vineyard #2

On our second full day at Martha's Vineyard we drove to Edgartown and found parking on the street near Fuller Street Beach.  My daughter, Emily, had read that it was a good spot to look for shells.  There were some very large houses fronting on this beach.

We walked to the lighthouse and then to the street.

We moved the car to be closer to the main part of the town and walked around.

The Pagoda Tree was a stop.

We got lunch and sat out on a bench to eat along the water.

Below was the ferry to Chappaquidick Island.

An interesting weather vane.

The church in town.

Joining Inspired Sunday

Across from the Museum which was closed was this house on blocks.  A new foundation had been poured.

On the grounds of the museum was this light from a light house.

More to come.

Martha's Vineyard, MA #1

Last week we had a trip to Martha's Vineyard for a Saturday wedding of a nephew.  We made it a family vacation by arriving on Wednesday and departing on Monday.  We booked a spacious house on AirBnB.

For those who don't know, Martha's Vineyard is a sizable island off the coast of Massachusetts.  It requires a 45 minute ferry ride to and from.  There are three main towns: Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown.  The latter is the oldest European settlement.  Native peoples populated the island for thousands of years.  We stayed in Oak Bluffs.  Much of the island is forested with scrub oak and designated conservation lands preserve some of the important ecosystems.

Thursday was a gorgeous day and we headed to Aquinnah to the Gay Head Cliffs and spend time on the beach. This is a Native American reservation of the Wampanoag.

Here are some of the sights from Thursday.

First we went to check out the lighthouse.

The lighthouse stood here until very recently.  Beyond the fence are the cliffs which are slowly eroding.

Down at the beach looking at these clay cliffs formed by glaciers eons ago.

There large rocks were left when the glacier retreated.

On closer examination the cliffs are multiple colors.

At the top edge you can see holes where we think swallows nest.

My granddaughter enjoyed her first trip to the beach.

We were glad we chose Thursday for the beach because Friday was blustery and cold.  Watch for those photos on another post.

Before and After, Plus

We feel totally moved in now to our home here at Vantage House.  We had to get new living room furniture since what we had before was much too large.

Here is a before of the living room, then followed by after, plus some extra shots of our views.

What's This? #19

Recognize what these are?

How about now?

Now do you know?

This is the stage at the Kennedy Center Concert hall.  The organ pipes are part of the background.  They didn't always have them there.  Nor did they have chairs behind the stage.  Dan spent a lot of time at the Kennedy Center when he was playing the tuba.  He played primarily in the pit in the Opera House.

Know what this is?

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Now do you know?

We were at the Kennedy Center to hear Trevor Noah of The Daily Show.  

If you ever get a chance to hear him, go.  He was very funny.

I tried to capture the bust of Kennedy in the Foyer as we were leaving.

The Kennedy Center was a hopping place that night.