Detours

 Yesterday was a warm day, with temperatures reaching into the 60s. I had the day off, and Ward took the afternoon off to enjoy the beautiful weather. I'm glad we got out when we did because today has been rainy, and snow is forecast for later in the week. Here are a few pictures from our afternoon.

First, we had lunch at a local park. This is on a hill overlooking a baseball field at the park. Next in the plan was to hike along a rail trail that connects the park to the older part of town and return the same way.

However, the trail looked crowded, so we decided to make our way through neighborhoods and return by the rail trail. We found a new-to-us neighborhood with lots of Victorian houses.

Looking at the old houses made for an interesting walk.

We entered town beside the old First National Bank building. Its plaque says that the bank was first established in 1905, and after two fires, they built this building in 1930, doing their best to make it fireproof.

Then we started back along the rail trail.

...and noticed this poison ivy sign. That was the first time I had seen a warning sign for the dreaded plant.

However, soon we came upon this truck that was blocking the trail. As it turns out, the trail was closed because work was being done on it. We guessed the other end must not go too far either, and maybe all of the people we saw had to turn around, also.

We walked on different streets on the way back and found this historic building. The original sign for the business is in the local history museum, which has been on my list to visit for some time. 

It was an interesting walk, and we got some good exercise as we climbed the neighborhood hills-just what we were looking for in our get-out-of-the-house afternoon.

Until next time...