Thanks, Ann. Great to hear from you! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad
> On Jul 3, 2014, at 10:08 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > Just got to looking at these.. > > LIke 'em all (I'm so boring) do agree with Mark on Pots and pans, though. and > the LOVE thing with Ben Franklin... the first shot in Philly, the ship and > plane in MA... etc.. as I said.. nice travelog > > ann > >> On 7/3/2014 17:57, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Thanks, Mark! It was a great trip! It’s always good to be home, but I do >> think Darrel & I are a little sad it’s over. Cheers, Christine >> >> >>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: >>> >>> Excellent album, Christine! Lots of great shots - the pots and pans and the >>> selfie stand out, great capture on the reenactor's face in Boston as well. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>>> On 6/26/2014 2:30 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>>> Hi Everyone: >>>> >>>> Just a few road trip pics—nothing great. We visited a lot of author >>>> homes, but unfortunately no interior photography was allowed, so I spared >>>> you the exterior shots of the houses. I do include Mark Twain’s Study—an >>>> octagon shaped building specifically built for him at his in-laws’ farm >>>> near Elmira, NY—built so he could write undisturbed during his summer >>>> visits to the farm. This building is now owned by Elmira College and >>>> located on campus. There was no student ambassador around to let us in, >>>> but I took some photos through the windows and converted to BW. They are >>>> included here. >>>> >>>> Visiting the author homes was great—fun to stand in Emerson’s study, the >>>> bedrooms where Little Women was written (Concord, MA) and that tiny women >>>> in Amherst, MA penned all those delightful poems, and, of course, seeing >>>> the Seven Gables that inspired the House of Seven Gables was fun as well >>>> (Salem, MA). Twain’s home in Hartford, CT is absolutely amazing and very >>>> well preserved, but interestingly, the Emerson family STILL owns Emerson’s >>>> home: the tour guide informed us, “We all work for the Emerson family.” >>>> Something really cool about that. Sara Orne Jewett’s house in South >>>> Berwick, ME is also a great house, but the town is not much to speak of. >>>> >>>> I’d never seen Philly, so we did all the historical stuff in one day, then >>>> left early the next for Hartford et al. Spent a few days in >>>> Boston—Freedom Trail, Boat ride, and Museum of Fine Arts—the Copley >>>> collection there is fantastic—then headed for Salem, MA. >>>> >>>> We also paid homage to author tombstones, but I spared you those photos as >>>> well, though Sleepy Hollow was amazing—many pilgrims travel to these >>>> markers and leave stones, pencils, pens, other trinkets—lots of small >>>> stones at Dickinson’s marker. Chronic dappled lighting made the markers >>>> somewhat of challenge to photograph. Famous people seem to love pretty >>>> spots near trees. >>>> >>>> We traveled for 16 days by car, moved on nearly every 1-3 days. As I look >>>> back now it was a dizzying pace, and the driving challenging: I nearly got >>>> us killed at a small round-about in Concord, MA. >>>> >>>> And we drove 12 hours straight from Elmira, NY to Chicago. The drive home >>>> started early, and we had the road nearly to ourselves, enjoying the >>>> quiet, morning fog, and the lovely tree studded hills and valleys of NY. >>>> But then a large doe jumped out in front of us. Fortunately, Darrel >>>> swerved right, the doe kept left, leaving no damage to car, person, or >>>> animal. I gushed over Darrel for his quick response, and the trip >>>> continued uneventful, that is, until we were literally 5 minutes from >>>> home. At a speed about 15 miles per hour, I turned a corner for the final >>>> 5 minute stretch home, only to have to slow down to let one of our >>>> neighborhood deer, traveling about .5 miles per hour, cross the road. >>>> Uncanny! >>>> >>>> Anyway, here are the pics! Cheers, Christine >>>> http://www.caguila.com/pdmllit/index.html >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
