Branch Brook Park

April 20th, 2009 | 0 Comments | Travelogues |

LF and I parked up the hill a bit, next to the cathe­dral. Just across the way was this beau­ti­fully pro­por­tioned build­ing. Imme­di­ately attracted by the deep eaves and tile roof, we set out to study it a little.Essex County Parks Commission

The land­scap­ing needed a lit­tle work, ironic for a parks depart­ment build­ing. But the details were still there.terracotta

(With props to Rudy Burkhardt for the com­po­si­tion of the pic­ture above.) The first escapes, sig­nage and the arch­way above the front door:
montage

But we weren’t there for that. Next was down to the park to enjoy some scenery, and loll about on the grass in the warm April sunshine.

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Even the wind on the water was cooperating. bridge

On the way back we refused to be intim­i­dated by the gar­goyles and went inside.gargoyle

There was a wed­ding going on, so we sat through part of the Mass tak­ing it all in. Which was cute for rea­sons I won’t go into here, just trust me.
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Temps got up to around 75 that day. Today it’s 50 and kind of rainy, so it’s really not so bad to be in the office.

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