Autumn Porn

Okay, now I know why in pamphlets and promotional material, New England seems to exist in a perpetual Autumnal state. When we arrived in August, the area was a quite-lovely-thank-you green area. Come October, the state transformed into a drop-dead gorgeous display and—inevitably—out comes the digital camera.

So, like a new parent, let me shovel some autumn colours your way for your amusement and envy. And no, I will not be balancing these with shots of strip malls in February.

Here are some photos we took of a bike daytrip down the nearby Blackstone river valley in Rhode Island (Map relative to our place):

Care for a little history with your Fall porn? (Allow me to elevate this to the "Caligula" of blog posts) The area is actually quite fascinating—it's the site of the original industrial revolution in the Americas. What this means is that the Blackstone river has many 19^th Century factories and factory towns along it, as well as a canal that used to carry barges of materials. The barges were pulled by horse, and the equestrian path remains as a bike trail.

Here's the canal with the house of one of the factory owners.

Here's an example of an old factory that has been converted to—what else?—condos. Here's the map of the factory with workers' quarters on the right, and factory owner's house on the left, with canal.

So what do the boys think of all this biking, spectacular scenery, and fascinating history? Let's ask:

Boys, tell the good folks in the internet how much fun we're having. Go on, tell them. Tell them!