Carpe Diem: Rockport, Mass.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0CccQaClPUFIbFIMZwggJPlNX-dgYGgrYqTPTZbMWs4KI_1X1BJKq4Unt1KQq0BaT7ZBe5neuBxuAzcg7wq7M0YLgzR2zL9Xce2fmvap_QM2Ca4sSkmA3D6gj-m7bzQNGaJT132D5EI/s1600/P1030075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0CccQaClPUFIbFIMZwggJPlNX-dgYGgrYqTPTZbMWs4KI_1X1BJKq4Unt1KQq0BaT7ZBe5neuBxuAzcg7wq7M0YLgzR2zL9Xce2fmvap_QM2Ca4sSkmA3D6gj-m7bzQNGaJT132D5EI/s640/P1030075.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I felt like I needed a day to clear my head so I cleared my schedule and decided to head up to Rockport and Essex, Massachusetts today.  Two days of rain yielded to a sunny morning on land but the stubborn fog held on to the harbor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAOcyITGLuKAxo3o-1VAX2j0kuM2-4NN84lqUhtnEKkl5N3IOOlWwMkUxQAsL_YgJeL7AhTmsP4AVOfp1Azmn4Jwq6fkKA-eBM1mJMwM75lfimvo70r_ydQiqhi0VwqUJHwUZ5I3Y_D0/s1600/P1030076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAOcyITGLuKAxo3o-1VAX2j0kuM2-4NN84lqUhtnEKkl5N3IOOlWwMkUxQAsL_YgJeL7AhTmsP4AVOfp1Azmn4Jwq6fkKA-eBM1mJMwM75lfimvo70r_ydQiqhi0VwqUJHwUZ5I3Y_D0/s640/P1030076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rockport is an old fishing village and artist community.  This old red fishing shack, purported to be the most painted building in America, has become affectionately known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_Number_1">Motif #1</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PGOZs1yzH2cdN4nK-DdK6I-NeiL7VOo7JnHljJM4PB9PdNdTilgMQxW1o8QSsgp-PwfyuWKb_hbt2BzwJJ-gj6NJeZIkaCF-UTrzzzYo-rZtmx00WWWlpL1RcOEh_aV0E0DdLB2hHgw/s1600/thieme_motif_small+1938.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PGOZs1yzH2cdN4nK-DdK6I-NeiL7VOo7JnHljJM4PB9PdNdTilgMQxW1o8QSsgp-PwfyuWKb_hbt2BzwJJ-gj6NJeZIkaCF-UTrzzzYo-rZtmx00WWWlpL1RcOEh_aV0E0DdLB2hHgw/s640/thieme_motif_small+1938.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paintings and photographs bearing the "Motif #1" title can be found all over town and probably in galleries all over the world.  I see them on ebay all the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Anthony Thieme oil painting dates to 1938.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1qeLE_EUe3bIGTGSheYuLLSMNiMlA-kofxGxLCzVcq6pNmMioDUmD8NFIyXEhv9Naghn3ObFOvWwNzwzWoT-O24aTi5F2IAsYJZ9ejlKS3sqgoLXJacRy2U-HE_A38QcsACWUHoRInM/s1600/P1030085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1qeLE_EUe3bIGTGSheYuLLSMNiMlA-kofxGxLCzVcq6pNmMioDUmD8NFIyXEhv9Naghn3ObFOvWwNzwzWoT-O24aTi5F2IAsYJZ9ejlKS3sqgoLXJacRy2U-HE_A38QcsACWUHoRInM/s640/P1030085.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although I'm sure locals will roll their eyes, its position at the end of a pier makes it charming from almost every angle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe3A7DSVPXD4K7XWR8wFjT-tiegxROU3Yk8iEdbP8-2Nf02xZF5rffXx1ozaXhtxs_nLmBBDrX3MJ2H0KjhGcD5CnwJh9jTi8en6qVXLAdgF81teDK-zXvrOGQaRlNdBYk2CLdJEGZ00/s1600/P1030091_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe3A7DSVPXD4K7XWR8wFjT-tiegxROU3Yk8iEdbP8-2Nf02xZF5rffXx1ozaXhtxs_nLmBBDrX3MJ2H0KjhGcD5CnwJh9jTi8en6qVXLAdgF81teDK-zXvrOGQaRlNdBYk2CLdJEGZ00/s640/P1030091_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tall ship "Formidable" was docked at the end of Tuna Wharf and the sun was illuminating the water from behind.  The color was amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk9bVmcQKWSCcAS2vsJXMo7P0cMSOoWw5P7rMnBJGa4O1YK7Xq3GF2lHLJkO-YnaSgzYZvjebmsD-DHZvlFUjpc_S1rZqON9UaSFRkRpRwNJgfBA2aOfftsi3oeQYspw90tfgeVncRj4/s1600/P1030112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk9bVmcQKWSCcAS2vsJXMo7P0cMSOoWw5P7rMnBJGa4O1YK7Xq3GF2lHLJkO-YnaSgzYZvjebmsD-DHZvlFUjpc_S1rZqON9UaSFRkRpRwNJgfBA2aOfftsi3oeQYspw90tfgeVncRj4/s640/P1030112.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Study in Blue.  Does anyone know the shrub?  I don't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02XyuF9GjcN98DLkXRjV7JuOLy1zU7POA8Ui9OrqvVP2g4dZJxgc_eUoy9lfEQspnjLhRIurME1aBfDugcwRjUy5YIfRTyDkPoy3LmKEGWta1HssGEOHkE6yqBN_bONAElHgnOTXgcbE/s1600/P1030145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02XyuF9GjcN98DLkXRjV7JuOLy1zU7POA8Ui9OrqvVP2g4dZJxgc_eUoy9lfEQspnjLhRIurME1aBfDugcwRjUy5YIfRTyDkPoy3LmKEGWta1HssGEOHkE6yqBN_bONAElHgnOTXgcbE/s640/P1030145.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steps down to the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cmUu4e7swKZQi50zvkLXUUuuzQblWfiNYpH1v3B7CdgxC_x_u-PvCIiFZPaXLPe6jJKy4UdjE17lMD-5lgCxTr8IhjVOzSOMGfuy5fDHwxjN5jQmBEE_KCSx9hSFDpbKVjQp5Jcb3GE/s1600/P1030117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cmUu4e7swKZQi50zvkLXUUuuzQblWfiNYpH1v3B7CdgxC_x_u-PvCIiFZPaXLPe6jJKy4UdjE17lMD-5lgCxTr8IhjVOzSOMGfuy5fDHwxjN5jQmBEE_KCSx9hSFDpbKVjQp5Jcb3GE/s640/P1030117.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roy Moore Lobster Co. on Bearskin Neck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfysZ_V1YVeYghaay5GzOGn85Qsnrp84lYIK8vp8qoyfpmNDoT_gRVxaKwwGS5pUIYi9pDiphpfWxzzJjBChnJJBT-00jifyLY2wKY4Pmu_Hp2caD9sg-pDMupYIdyhZkvaWaYmDg3ROo/s1600/P1030126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfysZ_V1YVeYghaay5GzOGn85Qsnrp84lYIK8vp8qoyfpmNDoT_gRVxaKwwGS5pUIYi9pDiphpfWxzzJjBChnJJBT-00jifyLY2wKY4Pmu_Hp2caD9sg-pDMupYIdyhZkvaWaYmDg3ROo/s640/P1030126.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked the shop if I could take a photo of the inside and they yanked this big boy out for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eight pounds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOmJ8-OHf37pRdK6XakZApMLit_u-fAF_pl01S44SV7n43RePrnEm0MiH-CmWbCnh18E4CgjmPbZ9SH3KNwGzqz-jGlbDzQDe_VpL_vOKX8JpRZJfVmQaxV2qkjUmMbv6L0njne2R8IY/s1600/P1030123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOmJ8-OHf37pRdK6XakZApMLit_u-fAF_pl01S44SV7n43RePrnEm0MiH-CmWbCnh18E4CgjmPbZ9SH3KNwGzqz-jGlbDzQDe_VpL_vOKX8JpRZJfVmQaxV2qkjUmMbv6L0njne2R8IY/s1600/P1030123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOmJ8-OHf37pRdK6XakZApMLit_u-fAF_pl01S44SV7n43RePrnEm0MiH-CmWbCnh18E4CgjmPbZ9SH3KNwGzqz-jGlbDzQDe_VpL_vOKX8JpRZJfVmQaxV2qkjUmMbv6L0njne2R8IY/s400/P1030123.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Sorry little guy.)</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTKBGQnAAIGMz-yMjyE51Qwrhl25hK8OAnYGdxqG6RFloDzGu-UdH2z9bkr3oGnL7M-Iy97RSUpKNAOFCDElhNnWr-mHXp10oZwtFaqg-2xUooyTZvjcsNurq0D40XCwyjBbeWPI4ADo/s1600/P1030122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bearskin Neck cottages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg4nX1vQfS-Nw9jBf7cfOuVB949Y4gegtl32CviCo7ecL0ESxTfRbKaE6bvi5ah_qF8smleoGouFw2tWozECND04KEyAW9raaTVkEPnAFU-0o1LhvcPBwfZBNaN5bigFpYurXg3BpO5M/s1600/P1030121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg4nX1vQfS-Nw9jBf7cfOuVB949Y4gegtl32CviCo7ecL0ESxTfRbKaE6bvi5ah_qF8smleoGouFw2tWozECND04KEyAW9raaTVkEPnAFU-0o1LhvcPBwfZBNaN5bigFpYurXg3BpO5M/s640/P1030121.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cottage detail.  Can you see the carved face in the beam in the upper left?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEt1WrJxnJ0-A8cKizKo7Xizgb2A0jacUdlywceJsE9nJMQwgNlqt_40zcOGYsM98ZW-fTBkCaaadlyZyPNqCQz-hQf1qoacSWtqN_82TjpX-1D4t8K7zrR70_HZi8dn3of69z_RoJiM/s1600/P1030106_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEt1WrJxnJ0-A8cKizKo7Xizgb2A0jacUdlywceJsE9nJMQwgNlqt_40zcOGYsM98ZW-fTBkCaaadlyZyPNqCQz-hQf1qoacSWtqN_82TjpX-1D4t8K7zrR70_HZi8dn3of69z_RoJiM/s640/P1030106_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More cottages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu6ZDF_OV9CPwpsVaeS9ZPbRUnBIfrkqX6Hl-d0D3Ljhr13WNi7aY0nlPt7ZkZ3iUAVUDMz4yKhsCTVsgSj05d-qNOewO81WktZ1C4XIGJS-0N0A8opUsYOo56x_B0fiVt_P3yXWAyEg/s1600/P1030144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu6ZDF_OV9CPwpsVaeS9ZPbRUnBIfrkqX6Hl-d0D3Ljhr13WNi7aY0nlPt7ZkZ3iUAVUDMz4yKhsCTVsgSj05d-qNOewO81WktZ1C4XIGJS-0N0A8opUsYOo56x_B0fiVt_P3yXWAyEg/s640/P1030144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little afternoon fog bank moving in off the back harbor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5IL1JlwuLNzMFc1eKFEjEMJAdzIclyapXYiUcqtfEqLNllT3i0xJt_Zrb766XT2R497T_M5dEFCUV0nRCj9DMIDnpWLoJPzfoda2YSuYn-g5JaEGnFUR3vxsQq_LgDoQRAVjIsd7oyU/s1600/P1030146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5IL1JlwuLNzMFc1eKFEjEMJAdzIclyapXYiUcqtfEqLNllT3i0xJt_Zrb766XT2R497T_M5dEFCUV0nRCj9DMIDnpWLoJPzfoda2YSuYn-g5JaEGnFUR3vxsQq_LgDoQRAVjIsd7oyU/s640/P1030146.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A sweet little quiet spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGqQBmkZPSh7TLZZnd9C1BsqGW_gIhLvQEDGDMSug4dJpzI-6llgM96FJ-i_KQlM0sx8EX0EzejYp2XAmLcP8Mb7VRLTBpR6jOkCSCPuAmhNRoQWlesn3mOGOahCV7RUJK-j9pKiT8v4/s1600/P1030164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGqQBmkZPSh7TLZZnd9C1BsqGW_gIhLvQEDGDMSug4dJpzI-6llgM96FJ-i_KQlM0sx8EX0EzejYp2XAmLcP8Mb7VRLTBpR6jOkCSCPuAmhNRoQWlesn3mOGOahCV7RUJK-j9pKiT8v4/s640/P1030164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a freshly planted window box announces the arrival of our planting season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have more to show you of Rockport and Essex, Massachusetts but it was a wonderful long day and that's all I got for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy.</div><br /></div>

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Doors and Windows of Salem, Mass.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscCxw3n6avlJQeIJGIQ4nJ4mBgeNWA-41k6TstoMw4AdZCzyeVU4n5NoerjhDKLMhDTZP8NmBFq8qe0MoZH_WPHrOMiohAt7IASGZmUPeT_oabnqHHU0fhz9MsdR-u6MRDrKZgnmZPPA/s1600/IMG_6499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscCxw3n6avlJQeIJGIQ4nJ4mBgeNWA-41k6TstoMw4AdZCzyeVU4n5NoerjhDKLMhDTZP8NmBFq8qe0MoZH_WPHrOMiohAt7IASGZmUPeT_oabnqHHU0fhz9MsdR-u6MRDrKZgnmZPPA/s640/IMG_6499.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's too hot to do anything around the house so I thought I'd show a few photos from when mom was in town that I never posted.  These are all doors and windows from historic homes in Salem, Massachusetts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the middle of downtown Salem was this driveway lined with mature trees that just really took me to another place and time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrP2byqTQkdKjOJ97xRobOh5LR6PXxCCcDCNpIfuMYqNjaQLsue2Mhpm5KL60kmwi3B4DkgoTG-lcldmnSmBPg6xsdY6X1BcW_8VyCf9OvSPP14UdhcKnE5K6vzBfgNaP3a4U3Z683pc/s1600/IMG_6521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrP2byqTQkdKjOJ97xRobOh5LR6PXxCCcDCNpIfuMYqNjaQLsue2Mhpm5KL60kmwi3B4DkgoTG-lcldmnSmBPg6xsdY6X1BcW_8VyCf9OvSPP14UdhcKnE5K6vzBfgNaP3a4U3Z683pc/s640/IMG_6521.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZZz7j79AAelEfOYqMYwxg9M5-nLXsqzPn1CWrPN9CG_OljD9c8BrFMgU4w9QH7bElS_YTHgMsO6zkOrVhcjSMgQrDaoOfMtOUFUW86XPnkNls6y8YMCiRnxRPTRbx2bQl0QiQnWyWDo/s1600/IMG_6523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZZz7j79AAelEfOYqMYwxg9M5-nLXsqzPn1CWrPN9CG_OljD9c8BrFMgU4w9QH7bElS_YTHgMsO6zkOrVhcjSMgQrDaoOfMtOUFUW86XPnkNls6y8YMCiRnxRPTRbx2bQl0QiQnWyWDo/s640/IMG_6523.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqARdOvzGTYzzyqHvIkrsKPmX5qHaXMEabdhKPcIWJzZALGp89VkMJzWxW1uJYnfCUuUxaWCaXDbujdnoSnr6HZMa2mlhCJoFXEYrYrQb_JRVlzABs57CTsOUPhf7ZWkGSJ1WwecufZM/s1600/IMG_6528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoxopvfKJyWsDY7LPihl_lm4suTT6fr1k4JByHEGLN7KLXrQ3WW16tdskWHjUZiRCw4xqZk8rntORwxY6GTHyEYLAMj5YafArE119XHnAP5fJMUZwGyHyEdAPE1Mw-tbiFoaOc9u9ebE/s640/IMG_6533.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm in love with this house and I'm ready to move.  It overlooks a beautiful little park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kzOu37i-vzuZeT0BizR7Wkj45xWexd1VEq0SedO16ttpIbVnLKSX7vfPQuC_iQiOaAohTMmLwZYPyb70L1U4VWTWIBnT6HXHOSVLyVZG_s75ll7w8aJhIpzv9pcgObVyOGQSBynml5Q/s1600/IMG_6543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last few are at "The House of the Seven Gables."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BOL11HbiZLNnYgRL33G1ypofcfiKq1xDmxkN6wwMnXNEQMZLAW-dnwUYIv1rysCVs233jEuVvCN6PXB17CbDzsCtWn730d4ZTAAWkBd9pQ3X2MT2KCuoIiWaU-YI-RZzw4foqFRUVPs/s1600/IMG_6570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BOL11HbiZLNnYgRL33G1ypofcfiKq1xDmxkN6wwMnXNEQMZLAW-dnwUYIv1rysCVs233jEuVvCN6PXB17CbDzsCtWn730d4ZTAAWkBd9pQ3X2MT2KCuoIiWaU-YI-RZzw4foqFRUVPs/s640/IMG_6570.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORW0wlQtIf7KAJrEmEFfZzWFHxkvJf5_Tib1jbOBjiFYa7t77j5u4m_2QrSXpzMIC-5kvLvePV-b5h0PPsEdIrYwyz5uMuycXsE6TyO2uKThTRqV2N6Er4CCU0nQ_mg-EOosmUW5ejMI/s1600/IMG_6574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">It's a beautiful historic city and I can't wait to get back there to explore some more.</div><br /></div>

Doors and Windows of Salem, Mass.

It's too hot to do anything around the house so I thought I'd show a few photos from when mom was in town that I never posted.  Thes...

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Marblehead, Massachusetts (Part 2)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s1600/IMG_3528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s400/IMG_3528.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you missed my first post on Marblehead, Massachusetts, you can jump to it <a href="http://anurbancottage.blogspot.com/2010/08/marblehead-massachusetts-part-1.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my walk up to the Old Burial Hill, this house caught my attention, not for the salmon-colored door, but for the meandering path to door.  Not only is it much more visually interesting, the path provides a direct view past the house to the harbor beyond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's take a little walk down the driveway to get a peek.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ4veDcbeHTmTprmHV077HbFwmQBZ5avHIVzl4nO2lbxZGAz8hi8bR6z1Z3ZovEX5jUAYEzwSwc_zj8fpDvncNmcqYJV1eK0LVuOwTTUmXO_pHeJhOTN7Q2xmQci8wWqvcuQexKmnoKI/s1600/IMG_3529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ4veDcbeHTmTprmHV077HbFwmQBZ5avHIVzl4nO2lbxZGAz8hi8bR6z1Z3ZovEX5jUAYEzwSwc_zj8fpDvncNmcqYJV1eK0LVuOwTTUmXO_pHeJhOTN7Q2xmQci8wWqvcuQexKmnoKI/s400/IMG_3529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Marblehead Neck<br />(Click photo to enlarge)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s1600/IMG_3528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here it is.  Can you imagine coming home to work every day and enjoying a nice glass of wine watching yachts and sailboats drift by?  Pure heaven in my opinion.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s400/IMG_3532.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right at the steps up to the burial ground, sits this house backed right up to the granite ledge which creates its own little enclosed space.  It's really unique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cku76KQusAb4YVnvhmaQ7MI8nlEt0jWWhK3XUnUOhedVerqUBhDGc-W5gaCz0zTR5bZ2y0T8hpTNnf16CY-LK6rzKk5on1ZZYoC4UgmqqgBDwpfV8rBm1co8xmqQAr2FGEJiYgCHPlk/s1600/IMG_3534_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cku76KQusAb4YVnvhmaQ7MI8nlEt0jWWhK3XUnUOhedVerqUBhDGc-W5gaCz0zTR5bZ2y0T8hpTNnf16CY-LK6rzKk5on1ZZYoC4UgmqqgBDwpfV8rBm1co8xmqQAr2FGEJiYgCHPlk/s400/IMG_3534_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you've never had a chance to walk around an old New England cemetery, you're missing an interesting experience.  The imagery and narratives on the headstones are really quite intriguing.   This particular burial ground is notable for its huge granite ledges...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD7rXnQjzGONBCNmIr-JQIH-vajLycuMBgY9ow9xzgADlWl0OUC6uXwSTSO_5msF6mnFXeu6XENe3V6FqWqSYQeM1ZzyVYX3QZyUiBGAnTkHAN8HP0GO8SJcV5KDW3UwhkPjR5tDAi2I/s1600/IMG_3535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD7rXnQjzGONBCNmIr-JQIH-vajLycuMBgY9ow9xzgADlWl0OUC6uXwSTSO_5msF6mnFXeu6XENe3V6FqWqSYQeM1ZzyVYX3QZyUiBGAnTkHAN8HP0GO8SJcV5KDW3UwhkPjR5tDAi2I/s400/IMG_3535.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...as well as the wonderful views of the harbor these spirits get to enjoy.  There are many heros of the American Revolution buried here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWchaCOZzT664of3OKak5SOlq9TC7gniASEkWFk1-kFnMPQ1rp3tiHQT8973lu8dx61L-VmHPPF7wDZkRN5EELe7FimSuDzXqJiukFGjJOFCxigxaTrfLwX0agwcAlyVPc3p6iEC9ssOQ/s1600/IMG_3531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWchaCOZzT664of3OKak5SOlq9TC7gniASEkWFk1-kFnMPQ1rp3tiHQT8973lu8dx61L-VmHPPF7wDZkRN5EELe7FimSuDzXqJiukFGjJOFCxigxaTrfLwX0agwcAlyVPc3p6iEC9ssOQ/s400/IMG_3531.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my walk back down the hill, this is one of two entrances on the front of the house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh097y5k-tQOBJvYAc6nPA9AmNyti9eUHFFyhlQI47Ou-zsqQnzeiRnPEQULsIxLow7b3yw3ajaqtMeo_zrUzB2vjgc21m55Jt__AFrWUFFeiYSXBWSkXgxGxAbIRT-mJwL2foG3LvYL_Q/s1600/IMG_3539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh097y5k-tQOBJvYAc6nPA9AmNyti9eUHFFyhlQI47Ou-zsqQnzeiRnPEQULsIxLow7b3yw3ajaqtMeo_zrUzB2vjgc21m55Jt__AFrWUFFeiYSXBWSkXgxGxAbIRT-mJwL2foG3LvYL_Q/s640/IMG_3539.jpg" width="424" /></a><br /><br />...and this is the other more ornate entrance.  It's not my favorite color scheme but the woodwork around the door is gorgeous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifimclYdLPYDUFjhh3T-xotNmGF5x8M2prO2_ce0IGaCkAUcW8lmIUD1BvmPNv3FMCxxu7hrfU1WPzF4a2Jc_1qmsKf7NI4O-RMH-_MiSkDoRxhmSIXfExGghEA1Q8x-6myrc0Dwp548s/s1600/IMG_3508-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifimclYdLPYDUFjhh3T-xotNmGF5x8M2prO2_ce0IGaCkAUcW8lmIUD1BvmPNv3FMCxxu7hrfU1WPzF4a2Jc_1qmsKf7NI4O-RMH-_MiSkDoRxhmSIXfExGghEA1Q8x-6myrc0Dwp548s/s400/IMG_3508-1.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've collected a lot of images of homes with monochromatic color schemes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmMHQZ8w0AYutZcsel66Sw6DjhIDTc3fjkDBcmFLNfH-vhA5r_Wul67v7jkamie2b706cwjU2aCP4TbQM1vh8jHui1yoOk1J8UHNWzQdzvLwKMuwz1AUkNdIYI_CSLkBnpZAOX45ilDI/s1600/IMG_3542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmMHQZ8w0AYutZcsel66Sw6DjhIDTc3fjkDBcmFLNfH-vhA5r_Wul67v7jkamie2b706cwjU2aCP4TbQM1vh8jHui1yoOk1J8UHNWzQdzvLwKMuwz1AUkNdIYI_CSLkBnpZAOX45ilDI/s400/IMG_3542.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think such a color scheme instantly creates a historical look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb9PLdMjENhLNQYjGa7rW_IGT6bIaFuw72BlifRccZtW0ts0FL6-plKWPpLkEPwnzN2j-Zf6GB5BbUOGNnmCy7lz-pg_VuXyLex7oK8rTbGFBxgBN4JWDe7MuzwNWWBiRVVpsuK8VWYI/s1600/IMG_3542_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb9PLdMjENhLNQYjGa7rW_IGT6bIaFuw72BlifRccZtW0ts0FL6-plKWPpLkEPwnzN2j-Zf6GB5BbUOGNnmCy7lz-pg_VuXyLex7oK8rTbGFBxgBN4JWDe7MuzwNWWBiRVVpsuK8VWYI/s400/IMG_3542_2.jpg" width="285" /></a><br /><br />This is one my favorite all-green houses.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdiqbVZ539vqktmKWN_A8PaTMVDm1VmwaSAZYENxWekvzOkZ5_Gi-QB9_03RVJfjIOqRgPFBL80n8u1hnRWATwj5H0Bw2JbioifFLGBm7v7iCnL6vdXLQv8Lurrv8GQe7HM-92DzfUi8/s1600/IMG_3543_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdiqbVZ539vqktmKWN_A8PaTMVDm1VmwaSAZYENxWekvzOkZ5_Gi-QB9_03RVJfjIOqRgPFBL80n8u1hnRWATwj5H0Bw2JbioifFLGBm7v7iCnL6vdXLQv8Lurrv8GQe7HM-92DzfUi8/s400/IMG_3543_2.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This almost medieval-looking door...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOgbgiQtcwpIvduNuZfZSIRxKZDOhhTIuIhg0o_mCw-7Kdpv9wF2uvAuUmpaHiJC2oEPpJjKC4zhvU5c4aJf4ph3GArWw5aQHVMsqHDPFrzaK4ktjTytusZqAll_BCRvbbNbpt_mxRf8/s1600/IMG_3544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOgbgiQtcwpIvduNuZfZSIRxKZDOhhTIuIhg0o_mCw-7Kdpv9wF2uvAuUmpaHiJC2oEPpJjKC4zhvU5c4aJf4ph3GArWw5aQHVMsqHDPFrzaK4ktjTytusZqAll_BCRvbbNbpt_mxRf8/s400/IMG_3544.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...is on the Ambrose Gale house built in 1663.  347 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVkUlGYgmJhfOQNgGVXgrizISbZnec-SkNynj21z6QONa5szYylXlvIpXtnhkx6QIhx2NCAQFQMPGOl-uNLDMJpX4US6XAtjbVU5Bi7hH0BK1kzp31tcdGUKr5cWdhpLbxjGh-ZIthAA/s1600/IMG_3546_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVkUlGYgmJhfOQNgGVXgrizISbZnec-SkNynj21z6QONa5szYylXlvIpXtnhkx6QIhx2NCAQFQMPGOl-uNLDMJpX4US6XAtjbVU5Bi7hH0BK1kzp31tcdGUKr5cWdhpLbxjGh-ZIthAA/s400/IMG_3546_2.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />Just a little farther down Franklin Street, one of the "oldest wayes in towne," the houses almost meet in the street like good old neighbors.  I love the castle-like pattern of shadows created by the dormers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRt9XATO3I7D4xBlkZaM3XN5t91CP961VSwpuNEXa029wGj1CkkpFbbyZtdUJRwFEB6a3HDG7czVHoEWK2lixWSzQ2N0erZBhcPrPGV_HKWibw6ofkvQWpFCUxlt9vohS0TdJIKzZKGc/s1600/IMG_3549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRt9XATO3I7D4xBlkZaM3XN5t91CP961VSwpuNEXa029wGj1CkkpFbbyZtdUJRwFEB6a3HDG7czVHoEWK2lixWSzQ2N0erZBhcPrPGV_HKWibw6ofkvQWpFCUxlt9vohS0TdJIKzZKGc/s400/IMG_3549.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wander back and forth between the water and the center of town not knowing what to focus on.  Lights, hardware, shutters, paint colors...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-sjOUKMmzknFX-okc3za0NogX_VwwdtwdQxpSYyVkdEA81N_Jvx39w64VWHyrGggDyisJ79tJ4GCsbVDZoweYT_zT2YLoq__j5i2uBrIgcb8rY0a87fktp_NYNqvvaEJtDBpPj1ALYk/s1600/IMG_3552_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-sjOUKMmzknFX-okc3za0NogX_VwwdtwdQxpSYyVkdEA81N_Jvx39w64VWHyrGggDyisJ79tJ4GCsbVDZoweYT_zT2YLoq__j5i2uBrIgcb8rY0a87fktp_NYNqvvaEJtDBpPj1ALYk/s640/IMG_3552_2.jpg" width="409" /></a><br /><br />or pretty gardens, windows boxes and pots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UKF4qcjZfMnY94wBGdJCc3hKEU3epntzYiuZvt0CMTb9BuYd7zonzDHUHd5zApvSRPCCn9GIrq1y-c9wjXmUY1VmDTNbh_X0ToFk6GN1B3nktulnrZioXMU1qrgVe894nbSlXxy2BsE/s1600/IMG_3556_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UKF4qcjZfMnY94wBGdJCc3hKEU3epntzYiuZvt0CMTb9BuYd7zonzDHUHd5zApvSRPCCn9GIrq1y-c9wjXmUY1VmDTNbh_X0ToFk6GN1B3nktulnrZioXMU1qrgVe894nbSlXxy2BsE/s400/IMG_3556_2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Doesn't this street seem unreal?  Like something from the movie Pleasantville.   I didn't even realize at the time I took the photo that there wasn't a single car in the shot.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IgcQqfMlPl5ZfP3rufvrI-v8q5GdWWFOyPq8xp0QE5txjlci6HEY9V_kKLC1hIxRANQErh-lMx6ZoHx40ukL9WQTa59aTVAZSgpJF-R09H-RXm6nAWFfdww4RPSEZ7WOGOCAtD6cGk/s1600/IMG_3511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IgcQqfMlPl5ZfP3rufvrI-v8q5GdWWFOyPq8xp0QE5txjlci6HEY9V_kKLC1hIxRANQErh-lMx6ZoHx40ukL9WQTa59aTVAZSgpJF-R09H-RXm6nAWFfdww4RPSEZ7WOGOCAtD6cGk/s400/IMG_3511.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This house was built 1683.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BRhyphenhyphenLRSs_SL0CexSU17BtekvqkMb2T40X-L67jE88zQRQt4B-LAPq9s6ZrBIveu9MgU3jwmkP7nUWgz_L-_ZXxmazaWV6izueVpI5iUUaS2onwBHMKx83BV8nxPUpCfXyO6-h6s45i4/s1600/IMG_3565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BRhyphenhyphenLRSs_SL0CexSU17BtekvqkMb2T40X-L67jE88zQRQt4B-LAPq9s6ZrBIveu9MgU3jwmkP7nUWgz_L-_ZXxmazaWV6izueVpI5iUUaS2onwBHMKx83BV8nxPUpCfXyO6-h6s45i4/s400/IMG_3565.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the shops downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s1600/IMG_3563_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s400/IMG_3563_2.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flower store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s1600/IMG_3563_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtkqbAp_WPHUH_CWzMUnP9TNJtWUUn4A5_H1PmchcbwiSS-MBp26-UlBsQ7MFIXUwxQ1reZ7L-5aA7Oz7wnqNoeklwlIok_hjgxPNd4fw-Fu0laVVKyjfO5wEjYmp6VoFKaBjFHj_EI4/s1600/IMG_3557_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtkqbAp_WPHUH_CWzMUnP9TNJtWUUn4A5_H1PmchcbwiSS-MBp26-UlBsQ7MFIXUwxQ1reZ7L-5aA7Oz7wnqNoeklwlIok_hjgxPNd4fw-Fu0laVVKyjfO5wEjYmp6VoFKaBjFHj_EI4/s400/IMG_3557_2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these doors made of planks with the wide wrought iron hinges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITYBSSt-C3GUvGULvgw1uESlHn4RRTiRLpy2t_poV9AqMn05gXnF7A24OwJj1pFmHc7MFo6IZStflHgaQFMlh2wtP1V-aXvf_jXKx4W9fQjptBTKrwenL8L634sgYsH_jguaIhAP4eek/s1600/IMG_3566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITYBSSt-C3GUvGULvgw1uESlHn4RRTiRLpy2t_poV9AqMn05gXnF7A24OwJj1pFmHc7MFo6IZStflHgaQFMlh2wtP1V-aXvf_jXKx4W9fQjptBTKrwenL8L634sgYsH_jguaIhAP4eek/s400/IMG_3566.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my way back to my car, I admire this handsome house in Washington Square.  Everything is impeccable and restrained.  I love the curved fence and, surprisingly, the lack of a front garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFfst5xuHzZ6MTTlqq7Ok9HhM92R0xbDM4VqQgF1AuTbDzETPdHJhfMAdIKpVchKIojsDjwLMkKfr6qkiciKpdIAmCtZTglFvMrix9JRW8ES0ZJwFhzBtnXgzhEuqTJcA_ASJ_KLzG_0/s1600/IMG_3567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFfst5xuHzZ6MTTlqq7Ok9HhM92R0xbDM4VqQgF1AuTbDzETPdHJhfMAdIKpVchKIojsDjwLMkKfr6qkiciKpdIAmCtZTglFvMrix9JRW8ES0ZJwFhzBtnXgzhEuqTJcA_ASJ_KLzG_0/s400/IMG_3567.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the louvered door.  It's unusual but seems appropriate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had a wonderful day and look forward to coming back sometime to explore more of Marblehead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where should I go next?  Maybe Salem in search of witches?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Marblehead, Massachusetts (Part 2)

If you missed my first post on Marblehead, Massachusetts, you can jump to it here . On my walk up to the Old Burial Hill, this house caught ...

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