Falmouth

After I left Highfield Hall, I discovered that I was super close to Main Street, and never having been there before, I decided to stop.  Unfortunately traffic was a nightmare and parking was even worse.  I found a 30 minute space so that meant I had to fly around as quickly as possible, with no time to really stop and see any of the stores.  That's why I departed Falmouth with nary a postcard or shot glass to commemorate my day trip.

Maybe this fall I can return and shoot more of this church.  You know how much I love this kind of architecture!!!

So many museums, so little time.

I do love these old homes.

A Penny-Farthing outside the local bike shop!

And here's your earworm for the day.  One of the few Beatles songs that doesn't annoy me.

In all the years of schooling, music and history classes, I don't think it was ever once mentioned that the person that wrote 'America the Beautiful' was, 1. A woman; and, 2. From Falmouth.

The village green.

This is the shopping area of Main Street.

Absolute mob scene.  Lovely, quaint, but crowded.  No time to shop.

This store is called Twigs.  I rather liked this sign but I find it somewhat impossible to read.  They are supposed to be various towns/places and the mileage.

I do plan to get back down here another time when it's cooler, less crowded and I can park for a longer period of time.  Still though, I was able to cross another town off the Local Bucket List!!!

Highfield Hall, Falmouth

Highfield Hall was the estate owned by the Beebe family, people I never even heard of when it comes to Cape Cod history.  It's not only sad, but shocking, that I never knew this was in Falmouth.  I've asked my friends if they've heard of it and got a kind of vague, 'Yeah..kinda I think so...isn't that in Falmouth?' response.  

It has a very "Craigdarroch Castle" (in Victoria, BC) feel about it, just way, way smaller and not made of stone. 

I started first in the sunken garden.

For a suggested donation of $5, you can self-tour the house.  I took soooo many pictures and it was hard to narrow them down, so I have opted to feature the artwork more than the rooms.

The exhibit of paper cutting was incredible.  These are all done from one....that's right ONE....piece of paper.

Well not this one, but wow so pretty!

There were quite a few that were 3D,

This Alice in Wonderland vignette was so huge I had to shoot it from the side.  Again, cut from one huge piece of paper.  I just cannot even imagine how much time it took.

Loved the miniature house!

Then I went outside to check out all the gardens and art pieces in the back.  This is called Fragment House.

All bits of glass, some with words etched on them, and individually wired into place.

A walking labyrinth.

Back of the house.

Hither and Yon.

It says, 'I invite a tree into my poem.  The tree accepts'.

This was part of a gate that I couldn't capture quite as nicely as I'd hoped.

There are nature trails that go back into Beebe Woods, but I didn't venture down them.

The weird thing is, I walked right past these on the way to shoot that squirrel sign and didn't notice these furbies till I was walking back. 

Pink cascading fabric and pool.

Highfield Hall is totally worth a visit.  I don't know if they have this cool art on a year round basis or if I just happened to go at the right time or what.  So glad I did!