Summer feels like it is here to stay now. Had to be close to 90 degrees this afternoon, but with little humidity and just a hint of a breeze, it was really quite nice outside. So of course I spent some of that time indoors instead. Really hadn't meant too but I stopped by the movie theatre on a whim to see what time the movie 'Battleship' was going to be playing this week and found that it was playing at 4:05 this afternoon or at 7:30 pm for the rest of the week. Don't ya just love small town theatres? Decided driving home 20 miles in the dark tomorrow night wasn't a great way to spend an evening, so-o-o it was 'Boys Night Out at the Movies' time.

    Turns out that the movie is actual quite entertaining, nearly a perfect example of the genre. Lot's of gratuitous violence, space aliens, very nice looking women in macho roles, and a decent enough plot, as long as you didn't think about it to hard. Still trying to get my head around why space travelling aliens are able to protect themselves from modern day planes, cruise missiles and ordinance, but for some reason big old plain bullets just seem to be able to blow them away..... as I said, don't think about it too much, just enjoy.

    Did have enough time after the movie to go take a short walk around a new neighborhood in town, so it was nice seeing new buildings and houses and smelling all the back yard barbecuing that was going on. Really made me hungry for a good burger and beer. Instead it was back to the trailer to finish up some chicken burritos I made yesterday. Not a bad meal either.... still needed beer though.

   Took a few moments to call up a good friend of mine this afternoon. Today he ran his first ever marathon race. At the age of 59 I find that remarkable, but he has always been a heck of an athlete. So way to go Tom!

   Here are a few more photo's... sorry if it seems like there have been an awful lot of pictures of houses, but they interest me and lately I haven't really been to anywhere else that had much of interest for me to take pictures of. There will be though... never fear!


This is the Elks Lodge in the town of Little Falls, NY.

Would love to see what the 3rd floor of this house looks like.



Another one of those single family homes that defy description. The story on this one is that it was just recently purchased and is in the process of having major upgrades both inside and out. Would love to see what the interior of this one looks like.



Here is the garage, or carriage house, for the house above. Even it has a lot of architectural interest with the rounded elements and the same mansard roof that the house has.

A beautiful front porch on this one, plus I like how they framed the 3rd floor window with the gable end trim.



For some reason this doorway caught my eye. Not sure if it is the way all the separate elements are put together, the wonderful paint job or everything in combination. It certainly turned what could of been a very plain facade into something to notice.



Had tried earlier in the morning to get a good picture of the church in the background of this one, the steeple was what had drawn me off the highway and into the middle of town to begin with. Couldn't get a good shot though with out dozens of overhead wires and lift trucks that were doing some restoration work on the front of the church, in the shot. Finally settled on this view because I had planned on taking a picture of the eave supports on this building anyway. Now I like it even better.



Passed by this retaining wall while wandering the street and had to stop and admire it. Here you have a dry stacked, (without mortar), retaining wall that is more than 6' tall and it has been here for maybe 200 years or more. The workmanship is just superb. It may weave a little bit, lean in some spots, but come on.... it's older than any of us will ever get to.

     A couple final pictures from last night: Last night while taking a short after dinner walk I ended up passing 'Grannie's Ice Cream' right here at the RV campground. It is of course located right along side the highway that goes by, but it is interesting to note that on any given afternoon or evening, as long as the weather is nice, there is a line of people here waiting to be served. Walking by it just seemed kind of magical for some reason, something out of my teenage years maybe.