We planned a leisurely day today. It was a short drive to Wickford. It was supposed to rain today, but it skirted all around us, so we had a beautiful day.
We walked along the waterfront and then strolled several of the streets in the quaint town. I popped into several of the “artsy” shops to just poke around. Despite the holiday, it was rather uncrowded and it was peaceful just wandering around the town.
There were many old homes in this quaint 1700’s New England town. Many were occupied as residences while others were Inns and restaurants or shops.
The Narragansett Rune Stone
Clarence L. Hussey memorial Bridge
Tavern By the Sea - where we had lunch
Double-crested Cormorant
immature Bald Eagle
First Baptist Church in Wickford - built 1816
Chia Bear
Richard Thomas Dry goods 1801
George Nichols Grocery 1801 / Captain Samuel Thomas 1795
St. Paul's Parish House
The Old Narragansett Church 1707
the Wickford House
Captain Daniel Fones 1770
C. Allen Chadsey General Store C. 1840
Aaron Peek 1785
John Pearce 1808
Nathaniel S. Lewis 1857
Nicholas Reynolds 1803
It was lunch time and we stopped at Tavern by the Sea and we
had Maine-style Lobster Rolls. They were quite good despite the fact, that we
weren’t in Maine. Lol (lots of claws, crunchy celery and virtually no mayo)
After lunch we also took a short walk in Bush Hall Nature Reserve and found several clusters of birds. Our walk was cut short since one path was flooded and another the bridge was gone. While checking out the bridge I found a small “purse”. We thought we should take it and turn it in somewhere. We opened it to see if there was and ID in it, but instead we found someone’s “stash” instead. Yikes! We zipped it up and left it there.
Great Egrets
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Carolina Wren
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Song Sparrow
Great Egrets
the stash
Carolina Wren
immature Cardinal
Downy Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
One of the shops I went into had some yummy looking
chocolates, so we went back there and bought some for our afternoon treat. Wow,
they were as tasty as they were a work of art.
We drove back to the hotel and relaxed the rest of the afternoon.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6H9guZozUBZwxM8i8
Tomorrow, we are driving back to Massachusetts to visit Cape Cod.
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