To stave off cabin fever after a week at home (the one time leaving featuring a stab in the foot for Topher), we decided to make a day trip of going to Gillette Castle on Saturday. As the story goes, the castle was commissioned by William Gillette, a noted actor, famous for playing Sherlock Holmes. After his death, Connecticut eventually converted his castle into a state park. It was closed for the season, but we walked the grounds and took some pictures.
Topher bundled up in two blankets and his grandma's jacket. It was colder than expected, but Topher managed to sleep the whole time.
The group
The castle is made entirely of rocks cemented together.
Even the hangings over the windows are slabs of rock.
Connecticut has an utter excess of loose rocks. I thought their use was limited to rock walls, but apparently they make effective arches and castles.
This light is made of large shards of glass.
A view of the Connecticut River from the castle grounds.
An autumn landscape
Incidentally, today was Topher's first time going to church. We would have taken more pictures, but it was super cold this morning and we were running late because of a last minute dirty diaper. We only stayed for Sacrament Meeting, but Topher managed to sleep clear through it (today being the Primary Program, no less). Afterwards, he got right on top of things and went for a Sunday afternoon nap.
1 comment:
Ohhhh, that last picture is adorable. I love the stage when they always curl their legs up under them. That's a freaky lookin castle. Pretty exciting first outing. I think Will went to Walmart.
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