Friday, September 19. 2020
Today was the drive from Greenwood Lake, NY to Cranston, RI. Our only travel excitement was barely avoiding being sideswiped by a car cutting in front of us on I-95.
But then we arrived at Kyle+Katrina's new house and met granddaughter Adaline in person!
Saturday, September 19, 2020
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Adaline (KSS)
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| K+K's new house (1929) in Cranston, RI |
We went to walk around Rocky Point State Park (2014) in Warwick, RI, on the site of the Rocky Point Amusement Park (1847-1994 or 1995 or 1996).
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Skyliner gondola ride cable support towers
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Rocky Point Beach
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The arch, which was originally one of 11
“Peace Through Understanding” arches for the
1964/65 World's Fair in Flushing, Queens, NY,
was subsequently moved to Rocky Point in 1966 |
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Fishing Pier (2020, on the site of a pier for arriving boats)
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Adaline (in stroller), Kyle, Kent and Katrina
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| Prunus pensylvanica/Pin Cherries |
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| Invasive Reynoutria japonica/Japanese Knotweed |
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Adaline loves her Skip Hop Farmstand Grow &
Play Baby Play Mat and Infant Activity Gym, with Kyle
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Sunday, September 20, 2020
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Adaline is ready for another outing in her
hand-knit sweater |
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To reach Roger Williams Park, we walked through Oakland Cemetery
(1847); with Kyle, Adaline in stroller, Kent, and Katrina |
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The Governor Elisha Dyer Memorial with
The Falconer (1893, by Henry Hudson Kitson) |
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Dalrymple Boathouse (1896, by Martin and Hall)
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| Mystery structure floating in Pleasure Lake |
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| Swan boats for rent at Willow Lake |
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Great day for pedaling a swan boat! (KSS)
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Statue (1953, by Guido Nincheri) of
Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski |
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The Fighting Gladiator (1891 recast of Roman
marble original at the Louvre in Paris) was
cast and donated by Gorham Manufacturing |
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Museum of Natural History (1894-1895, by Martin & Hall)
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Marconi Memorial (1953, by Oresto di Faia)
remembers Guglielmo Marconi, father of
wireless technology, whose work
"banished physical frontiers" |
Back through Oakland Cemetery:
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| Many Armenian flags on display |
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| A particularly busy decorated gravesite |
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| Many grown grave plantings create the look like a garden |
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Adaline's cap provides eyeshade
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| Well! I guess that walk really tuckered out Adaline! |
We had a wonderful visit with K+K and Adaline, and thank them for their hospitality, especially when they are so busy with a new house and a new baby!
Next: Irvington and Sleepy Hollow, NY.
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