Photo Drive

Took a little drive around the other day and knew one spot I had to go: the Martha-Mary Chapel.

The chapel sits on the grounds of the Wayside Inn. The Wayside Inn is the oldest operating inn in America. They were first licensed in 1716, and continue to operate today. Other things to see on the grounds include a Grist Mill and the Redstone School House, which legend has, is the school to which Mary's little lamb followed her.

The Inn was purchased from its original family by Henry Ford in the 1920s. He had the school house relocated to the grounds and had the chapel built and named after his mother and mother-in-law. His goal was to preserve what America was like during that time period. The Wayside Inn is one of several sites for which he had this vision. Others can be found in Dearborn, Michigan, and Richmond Hill, Georgia.

The school was in operation as a one-room schoolhouse until the mid-1950s.

Here are a couple of shots of the grist mill, chapel and school house from last year during the summer.

And, the following are a few shots taken along the drive to the Wayside Inn. The Fall really is beautiful!

Filthy Paws

This guy...

...had some fun this afternoon digging holes in his new backyard and... he forgot to wipe his feet...

After a day of light rain the sun is actually peeking out from behind the clouds. It was in the upper 60s today, which wasn't bad even in the rain. Of course I could be seen sporting a jacket most of the day. Upper 60s is a bit cool where I came from.

The need for the jacket in "great weather" is one of the many things I'm finding that make us stand out here. I noticed a lot of them today while dealing with lots of government agencies. More on that later!