AUTUMN IN HISTORIC CONCORD

     Autumn was in full swing when I recently spent five days at Concord in the state of Massachusetts, USA.  For those of us who live in the tropics, it could not get more exotic.  Concord is out in the country.  I got there from Boston by commuter train which took about 45 minutes.  There were lots of pockets of woods with all their beautiful autumn colors as well as those trees in home gardens around old New England style wood houses.  I went to Concord to pay my respects to all the Transcendental writers like Emerson, Thoreau and Alcott who have influenced my life and to see the place that they had lived.  The town also is important in US revolutionary history so I visited those historic sites as well.  Here are a few garden connected photos from Concord for you.  Remember you can click on one to enlarge them.

Autumn decorations with the Old Hill Burying Ground up behind.

Autumn decorations 

The Colonial Inn

Hugh Cargill Community Garden plots

Apple trees and home of Alcott family.  Also the setting for "Little Women"

Autumn decorations at W Concord house.

Landscapers at work

House and garden

Waldon Pond through the trees.

Aloha

OCTOBER IN BOSTON

Yay!!!  I finally got off the island last month.  It has been a long 18 months of no travel.  Getting my booster Covid vaccination made me braver to sit on that plane with lots of other people.  My daughter and I went to Boston for 5 nights, then she had to come back for work, but I stayed on for a further 5 nights out in a country town. This was our first time there and we quickly decided that we really liked the city. Despite moving around the city, a lot by tube and bus, we still walked our feet off as we visited all the historical sites.  We were there in the last weeks of the month, so it was fun to see all the decorations for Halloween and Thanksgiving.  It was interesting to see how everybody seemed to incorporate flowers into their Halloween decorations.  The nurseries that sell potted Chrysanthemums must make a killing during the holiday.  I was surprised to see a tropical thin leaf red Ti and orange leafed Crotons being incorporated into the Halloween displays.  Below are a few garden related photos from the trip.  Remember you can click on one of the photos to see it bigger and in slide form.

Boston Common with the State House at the back.

Street display using Crotons for autumn color.

Home doorway garden

Boston library courtyard

A business entrance display

Ready for Halloween

Harvard  Yard

An old cobbled street on  Beacon Hill

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