Last Saturday I started off with a nice visit to the Alexandria Farmers Market, down on Market Square, in front of city hall. Some local sweet cherries, some beets, a couple of huge carrots that will feature in a foodie friday post in a couple of weeks. It was nice to get out and walk about.
On the way back, I stopped at Jones Point Park, also known as the Troll Park, because a major part of it is under a massive highway bridge over the Potomac River. You know what lives under a bridge?
The park has a lighthouse dating back to the 1850's, that is where we were married in 2015. The park is run by the National Park Service, we applied for a permit to get married in the Park, basically saying we could ask people to stay away from the area for half-an-hour. The person issuing the permit was excited, we were her first same sex couple applying for a permit.
The area was a shipyard building ships for WWI and WWII. There are remnants of the history. It was the historical southern corner of the District of Columbia, before the retrocession of land back to Virginia. There is a corner that lies in the historic corner of Maryland. You can stand in two states.
I walked from there up to Ford's landing, an upscale condo/townhouse development built on the location of a Ford assembly plant. What was once an industrial wasteland, is now some of the most desirable residential areas in the county.
It was a nice walk, a change of pace. A second shot, reset on my weekend.
Looks like a nice spot to spend an hour or two...love the phot captures too! Standing in two states....same here. I have friends coming into New Hope today. Once on the Lambertville Bridge, I know when we get to the marker drawn on the bridge where PA and NJ meet, he'll say like always-'Look....one leg in PA and one leg in NJ." It's the little things.
ReplyDeleteSomeplace in the southwest there is spot where four states come together. I want to go there - I am that kind of geeky.
DeleteWe’ve been there! Colorado/Utah/Arizona/New Mexico. Yeah, geeky!
DeleteI love the idea of Troll Park. Very clever and I also love those paw prints. Sorry about the depressing start.
ReplyDeleteThat post went into the draft folder, I will salvage parts of it at some point, or maybe not. The concept had promise, but the story line drifted off course. Overcast this morning, we need fresh flowers so off the market soon.
DeleteI love the architecture of that bridge. I've across it many times, but never under it!
ReplyDeleteThe entrance to the park is very hidden in a local neighborhood, behind a Catholic School, and a cemetery, let me know when you are in the area, we can show you how to get there.
DeleteIt must hold such wonderful memories for you!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun, and we limited the gathering to a few people, and I didn't cook, so I actually relaxed and enjoyed the day.
DeleteFarmer's Market and a long walk, a perfect way to start the day.
ReplyDeleteA different park this morning, but I did it again,
DeleteI am very fond of trolls - proper ones not the ones on line. They weren't too bad they got a bad press.
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