Travels in the 2nd half

I have been sick this week, so instead of writing out a long piece I am going to share some photos. I have found out where all of the original VW Beetles have gone to retire - Mérida Mexico. Walking around town I saw Beetles almost everywhere I looked. Here are some of the ones I was able to get photos of:

Hanford Mill One of the things that I like about getting off of the interstate is that I stumble across pleasant surprises when I drive along state highways. For example, when I visiting the town Oneonta NY in September, I took a drive along NY Route 23 east from town I noticed a sign for the “Hanford Mills Historic Site.” Having a couple of hours to pass and a very willing passenger, I turned off of NY-23 and into the past. Two-and-a-half miles along the Meridale-Davenport Center Road (County Road 10) is the Hanford Mills Museum . This lumber and grist mill is over 150 years old. It has been fully restored, and today it functions as both museum and working lumber mill providing specially made lumber and finished pieces. It is a working museum, using the water power that put in place over 100 years ago. The original sawmill was built in 1846, and in 1860 it was bought by Daniel J. Hanford. At that time it was a water powered mill, using the nearby Kortright Creek ...

Brooklyn Heights One of my favorite parts of New York City to walk around in is Brooklyn Heights. This is one of the oldest parts of Brooklyn and it sits just across the East River from the southern tip of Manhattan. I really like walking past the old brownstones looking at the shops and cafes, but my favorite part of “The Heights” is walking along The Brooklyn Promenade. Brooklyn Heights was developed in the early 1810’s when Robert Fulton opened ferry service between New York City and Brooklyn, then a separate city. By the 1820’s it had become New York’s first commuter suburb, home to many businessmen who crossed the river to work, while maintaining homes in the clean air of Brooklyn. The speed of this development was increased in 1822 when New York was hit with a Yellow Fever epidemic that never crossed the river. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=172834 By 1860, there were over 600 houses in Brooklyn Heights, and with opening ...