Fixer-Upper

Once a great while, not often, I think of how fun it would be to own one of these old houses and to renovate it. Then I begin thinking about what it was actually like to live in an old house that needed more care and attention, and I quickly abandon the notion. I spotted this one along the Norwottuck Rail Trail in Hadley.

Regicides

Basically, Goffe and Whalley were on the run from authorities in England for having participated in King Charles I's execution and found refuge here in--of all places--Hadley. 

Cider Garden

Locals here, apparently, really like their cider. As best as I can tell, a cider garden is "a place that somehow makes you feel at home while escaping the ordinary."

Barn

View from the Norwottuck Rail Trail in Hadley, Massachusetts.