That's My World Tuesday - Colonial Williamsburg

The state I live in, North Carolina (U.S.), borders the state of Virginia. For a short vacation, Bill and I went to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, and our daughter was able to join us. Below is Bill and our daughter in the colonial nursery.

For more information about the reconstructed colonial capital of Virginia you can click on this link. It's so extensive that I'm only going to post a smattering of the photographs I took.

We lucked out considering the abysmal weather forecast which called for rain the whole time we were there. It did rain some and sprinkle some but not enough to interfere with us walking around and seeing the sights.

They have reenactments of key events in the history of the colonial capital, and although that wasn't what interested me the most it was fun to see some of them since I haven't been there in a very long time.

I enjoyed seeing the animals which were part of the reconstruction. These horses were grazing in a pasture behind the Colonial Governor's Palace.

I thought it was interesting how ornate the back door of the Governor's palace was. I believe that's the way he beat a hurried retreat when the American Revolutionary war was brewing.

The gardens above, in the back of the palace are a nice mixture of hedges, topiary, herbs, and leafy edible plants. Below are the sheep which graze behind the weavers store. They do a good job of representing colonial life and you can see cabinet makers, weavers, and others working much as they would have in the past.

It was a good time of year for this trip because the gardens still had a lot growing and blooming but the autumn foliage was beginning to get fired up. I think I'll stop here and perhaps post more of my zillion fall trip photos another time.

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