waterfall

I found this sitting area in an office park in Braintree.

Brookwood Community Farm

Somewhat hidden on the border of Milton and Canton you can find a small community farm. Brookwood community farm has a small CSA program and also sells things at their farmstand and the Milton Farmers Market. If you walk down this road and pass the building directly in from of you, you will see the building that the stand is hiding in.

houses

A typical street scene in the Wollaston area of Quincy.

Willard School

This building was finished in 1891, replacing the previous school that burned down. It is the oldest of the remaining public school buildings in Quincy. At one time, Willard school had over 1000 students. In 1982 the school was closed and now the Willard School building is now used for business offices.

Ben and Jerry's

A Ben and Jerry's truck, making a delivery.

U-Rent it

This little building always catches my eye. I'm not sure if it is the red sign or the orange cement mixer.

poppy

I found this poppy in someones yard. According to the neighborhood stories, the original poppy from the garden was planted when they came home from World War 1. For years after, the poppies always bloomed on Memorial day. (Until about 10 years ago when a fence landed on the garden. The poppies did come back, but not the same day anymore.)

landscape

One of the scenic vista stops in North Conway, NH.

up, up and away

This is the Balloon ride at Storyland, NH. Storyland is about 3 1/2 hour ride from Quincy.

Fort Independence

This is a view towards the main entry way to Fort Independence, on Castle Island.

Castle Island is the oldest fortified military site in British North America. The first fort was built on the site in 1643. The present pentagonal fort (built between 1834 and 1851) is the eighth generation of forts or "castles" built and garrisoned on the island.

In 1827, a young soldier named Edgar Allan Perry (later known as Edgar Allan Poe) served for about five months at Fort Independence. It is commonly thought that his short story, "The Cask of Amontillado" is based on a legend of an officer who was walled up in the walls of the fort.