castle, huguenot street, community gardens

When we went to our usual pool outing, the pool was closed for competitions.

Soooo … we were left to what Mom likes most sometimes, perusing, meandering, intuitively turning the wheel. So first we were let in at the gate of Mohonk Mountain House. The magical grounds full of little tree houses and picnic spots, flower gardens historic barns, horses and golf courses, mini-golf on grass so smooth Soph had to reach down and pet it–walking inside rock crevices after gazing at the water filled with rowboats and swimmers in the unlikely spot at the top of a mountain!

Along Huguenot street we stopped to picnic. First we read this sign about the African-American burial grounds and took a short tour of homes built over 280 years ago!

Next, we stopped at New Paltz hippy-style community garden for short gander. It sits along the Wallkill River.

I love red poppies.