Town Brook, Plymouth

I lost a whole week of walking and great weather when I got sick.  There were a few more things in Plymouth that I wanted to check off my local bucket list and I was finally able to get up there on the 1st of June.

First place I stopped was at this little covered bridge that spans Town Brook.

Next I drove a little ways further on and stopped at Town Brook Park.  I found out later that the trail at the covered bridge also comes down here.  

The Plymouth Grist Mill is located here too.

Mill & waterwheel

Grist mill

Herring run

John Jenney's Itty Bitty Cranberry Bog

Arms House Pond

Canada goose, awkward teenager phase

There were tons of geese with their babies.  I was kind of afraid of them, knowing that geese can attack, but these were clearly fine with humans because they were taking food out of the hands of other people in the park.

Next:  Brewster Gardens

Finding the Holy Grail

As you know I'm a Harry Potter junkie.  I just reread Half Blood Prince for the umpteenth time, plus I watch the movies on TV almost every time they're on.  

I have been trying to spring clean, but when you're handed a sunny, clear, 66 degree day, you have to take advantage.  Was gonna walk at the Canal.  I grabbed my camera and left around 10:15.  As I got to the end of my street, I heard Daniel-Radcliff-as-Harry-Potter's voice in my head cheerfully saying, 'Scusset Beach is the place to be today."  Just like after he took the Felix Felicis potion and said, 'Hagrid's is the place to be tonight.'  OK, that works....we don't have to pay to park there yet so why not.  

This was a very, very low tide.  One of the lowest I've ever seen.

There were lots of rocks which makes glass finding much easier.

I was having some really good luck this morning and was pretty happy with my finds.  I wandered over onto this sandbar to check out the buoy, float and chain.

What a pretty day!

There I was, shooting pics, hunting for glass and cool rocks, and I started to think and even say out loud, 'I really wanna find a marble', 'C'mon marble'.  A friend had found a beauty the week before at a beach about 10 miles north of Scusset, up in Plymouth. Do you know how rare it is to find one?    There are actually 3 holy grails of beach combing:  Red glass, a Japanese glass float (only found in the Pacific) and marbles.  I have found red, but the float and marbles have been elusive.

Reflection of people walking.

C'mon marble....

WHATTTTT?  Right there on the sand, glittering like a sapphire jewel, is a partially worn cobalt blue crystal clear marble.  I didn't think to take pics of it in the sand.  I was too busy enjoying the rush you get when you find something really, really special when beach combing.  I don't even care that it's only 'partially cooked' as they say.  I wanted a marble, and I found my favourite colour and kind.  I  triumphantly pumped both fists in the air and yelled, "YES!!!!!! THE HOLY GRAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!" 

Needless to say, I rode that high for quite awhile. 

Pretty out of focus!!!

 

Pretty good haul I'd say!  A bunch of glass, one operculum and an army man, plus a bunch of cool rocks too!

Wordless Wednesday

Flowers At Last!

I swear this spring it was getting to the point where I thought spring would never arrive.  I jeaously looked at my west coast friends' pictures of sun and blooms on Facebook, while it was still brown, drab and cold at my house.  I still have a hard time believing the snow is done!  

Here are some pretty flower pictures taken from April 9 through the present.  These crocuses were the first up.

There's a rose of Sharon bush on the side of my house.  It's another one that blooms first and is the prettiest shade of light purple.

The lone red tulip in my front yard.

Periwinkle.

I can't remember where I took this, I think in my front yard.

This is the third spring in this house and this was the first year I noticed that the tree on the side of the driveway was a dogwood.

The lilacs finally bloomed by around May 20th.  The front yard smelled delicious.  I wish they lasted longer and bloomed more than once a year.

I love phlox.  There are white and pale purple in my yard.  I shot these in the neighbourhood.

White lilac.

Johnny jump ups are another fave of mine.  I saw these in town.

Rhododendron

No idea but I'm gonna guess azalea.

This is an azalea on the side of the driveway at my house.  I love it.

Busy bee!

Another azalea in my front yard.

In a neighbour's yard.