An Englishman in New England
The sun looked huge last night as it set. I took this photo on my way home from Portsmouth.
As we got close to home the sky was full of rays of pink light which looked pretty against the the blue sky. I was a little late taking the picture but you can see the effect in this shot.
On Sunday after the apple picking we spent the afternoon walking around Portsmouth.
The tugboats.
Watching the world go by…
The middle and I-95 bridges.
The closed Memorial Bridge.
The closed memorial bridge as seen from Prescott Park.
The North Church.
We stopped for lunch at Gilley’s, a Portsmouth landmark!
The North Church.
Sunday was the 10th anniversary of 9/11. All around the state and the country were 9/11 memorials. We went to breakfast in Dover and saw some of the memorial at Henry Law Park.
On our way to Dover we passed a small tribute in our home town.
9/11 Memorial in Henry Law Park, Dover, NH.
After the memorial we drove to Butternut Farm in Farmington, NH to go Peach/Nectarine and Apple picking!
Delicious! The farm allows you to eat the fruit as you pick it, they just ask you to contribute to the “clean conscience” container before you leave!
Our picking cart parked up at the side of a row of apple trees!
We woke up early to try for one last time to see some moose but again were unsuccessful. The only other time we did not see moose was around the same time last year so we may lower our expectations next time we return towards the fall season!
The weather was overcast but we saw a glimmer of a sunrise over the 2nd Connecticut Lake.
Just before leaving for home we stopped off in the center of town to go to the Lake Francis General store.
Overall it was a nice vacation albeit we left a little disappointed that we did not see any moose. As we passed back through the white mountains on our way home Meghan spotted a bear drinking from a river at Franconia Notch! We turned around to stop and take a photo but it was unfortunately too late!