River Crossings

When we drive home from New Hampshire on I - 91 we cross lots of rivers that empty into the Connecticut River.  The interstate follows the Connecticut River as it flows south and we end up crossing it in Massachusetts and then Connecticut.  Later we have to cross the Hudson River, too.

These photos were taken from the car on our drive home on Monday.

First the Cornish-Windsor Bridge - longest covered bridge in the US connecting Cornish, NH to Windsor, VT.

First sighting of the Connecticut River as we head home.

Here are several rivers we cross as we head south in Vermont.

Then we start crossing the Connecticut River.

This is the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River.

Work is going on to replace the current bridge with two 4 lane spans.  It's a year behind schedule.

All the construction made us want to stop and watch but there was no where to do that.

The Hudson is visible to the left as we head west.  We could see the skyline of New York City, too.

That's not a meteor in the photo above but a reflection!

Wellwood Orchard Petting Zoo

We spent a long weekend in New Hampshire to babysit the granddaughter so Emily & Matt could have a get away.  We had a lovely time.  Our one outing with granddaughter was a return to Wellwood Orchard and its petting zoo.

Granddaughter contemplating the calf.

This chicken looked like it was crossed with a pigeon.

When we told granddaughter where we were taking her she told us there would be peacocks and they would squawk.

The peacocks were amazingly quiet.  It was the roosters that couldn't stop cock a doodle doing.

This red and black bird was a pheasant we were told.

The goats were the boldest.

Once leaving the enclosure there are sinks for washing hands and brushes for cleaning shoe soles, a necessary task.

Tuesday Treasures #23 - Architectural Flourishes

More photos from the European Vacation in June.

Don't you just love the old architecture?  There's a touch of whimsey in the figures and flourishes incorporated into these old buildings.  Am I the only one to take photographs of them or do you do it too when you travel?

Enjoy these!

Joining Tuesday Treasures