Quebec

At the inspiration of my brother Bruce, Susan and I drove to Quebec city to be with him and his wife, Irena, and their son Marlin, and my Sister Barbara and husband Bill.  We had three days in an apartment rented in the city, and it was wonderful to be with them.  The city may be the most lovely city in North America.

Up very early the first morning for a walk along the battlements of the fortress, and then down to the
promenade in front of "the most photographed hotel in North America"
the Hotel Fontenac

Susan and I took our first morning when we were there by our selves, and drove north to the
Ille d'Orleans, where we had lunch. 

Print at the restaurant of the "Titanic"

And a model of the "Charles Lawson" the only seven-masted ship ever built.



Interior, Notre Dame Cathedral

The organ loft

Walking up to the promenade, Bruce (L) and Bill

Bill, Irena, Susan, Bruce, Barbara

The old Town

Looking up the hill towards the hotel

A great town for walking

The oldest church in Quebec in the old town

Organ loft

Alter

Mural in the old town showing the historic personages in Quebec's history

Lunch at a tavern, Old Town

Back up the hill on the funiculaire to the New Town

We stopped in Sherbrooke, Can. at O'Reilly's Tavern on the drive home.  What a magnificent bar!

the ceiling!

Our wonderful B&B in Franklin, NH, the Atwood Inn. One of the warmest and most pleasant
we have ever enjoyed.

the guests common room

The Atwood Inn
Very highly recommended!

our wonderful hosts,
Sandi and Fred Hoffmeister

 

 and

a walk the next morning before hitting the road

And here we are celebrating Thanksgiving at Oak Point
L to R, Ken, Oliver, Jackson, Scott, Alex, Cheryl, Carter, Susan, Erin

Cooper's Hawk, Pratt Farm, etc

I've played a lot of gigs lately (Children's concerts, (Cape Symphony), Mozart's "Requiem" (Chatham Chorale), and this week, "Curtain" at Hingham High School), so I've been remiss on blogging, but today I  am catching up.  Misc. photos from the past few weeks.

This Cooper's hawk was at Daniel Webster Farm, dining on what appeared to be a small bird.

And a crow, voicing his displeasure at the hawk's presence

A year-round Song Sparrow

The Chute-Montmorency above Quebec opposite the Ile d'Orleans

Pratt Farm

Susan, showing her great courage in crossing a questionable bridge to a little isle.  As Alex put it some weeks before,
"I don't know about this!"

Almost perfect

When Susan and I travelled to Quebec, we stopped overnight at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at the Estabrook House B&B,  quite a special place, and a superb breakfast (Highly recommended!)  I got up early, and in a very dull and wet morning took some photos of some of the remarkable architecture of the town. 

This is the Estabrook House

The veranda of the Estabrook House

other architecture (next four photos)