Scenic Sunday

Today seems like a good day to r-e-l-a-x. Lets take a photo tour with mom (since canines are not allowed at the museum) and see a few things from the Gilbert Stuart Museum. Did woo know woo have a Gilbert Stuart original in your wallet? Yup, his famous "unfinished" portrait of George Washington is the one used for the engraving of Washington on every dollar bill for the past century. Pretty cool, huh? Maybe woo recognize the painting:

Lets start at the beginning.
GS was born here, in that big red house.

It also housed his father's snuff mill.

He lived here till he was 6.

On the right is the grain mill.

It's lovely, in spite of the overcast skies and drizzle.

This is the spring-fed pond that powers the waterwheels:

There's even a "fish ladder" in the pond! Can woo imagine, a ladder for fish? What's next, a frog elevator? Ha-roo roo roo!

This lovely view is from the "front yard", looking over the herb

gardens across to the mill.

This bridge takes woo back to the visitor center & gift shop. Every year artists come and do paintings of the grounds, which are then sold in the gift shop. There's also a little movie about GS, just to put Gilbert's life into context.

Isn't this a cute place? The caretaker lives here.

Whew, that's a lot to take in!

Tomorrow, Moo's going to take woo inside the house & show woo around. Till then, have a restful Sunday.

A-roos & toodle-woo,

jack a-roo & miss moo