Days Mill Road, Hopkinton NY - Part 3

I was approaching the end of my driving tour of Days Mill Road (see also Parts 1 and 2, posted previously), and stopped at this country home with outbuildings:

There was a bird house in the top of that old tree and a tire swing hanging below. The outbuilding on the right was in the style which always causes me to think it was once the main residence on this farm:

Lots of firewood and a hay field:

An old style country home:

This wonderful barn had an orange and white cat grooming itself in the open hayloft door. If you click to enlarge the picture, you can see it:

A large, well maintained home with an enclosed porch and several outbuildings:

A tiny cottage behind the trees, possibly someone's weekend getaway:

New England Asters and Goldenrod between the road and the forest:

Tall Red Pines along the road:

A large and elaborate home in a woodsy style, with a brook right behind it:

I turned off of Days Mill Road onto the state road, which was lined with corn fields:

And across from the corn fields were old apple trees, apparently untended and dropping their copious fruit all over the ground. It was all wondrous autumn scenery. But this was the end of my driving tour and I had dogs at home who were anxious for me to return. I put my camera away and headed homeward:

Days Mill Road, Hopkinton NY - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour on Days Mill Road (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) and came to this small shed. It was being used to sell eggs and other items, but I guessed it was originally built as a place for the children to wait for their school bus:

I passed by old dirt lanes into the pine forest and ancient cedar fences, built in the old style:

A sturdy and comfortable country home beside tall pines and decorated for Halloween:

More old cedar rail fencing with a collection of barns:

The old cedar rail fence ran along the road, past farm and forest:

Cedar lasts for a very long time and this fence was in the old style, so it could easily have been a hundred years old:

This pasture stretched back to the forest and was bounded alongside the road with more cedar rail fence:

An old shingled barn in excellent shape, with a wonderful sign out front: "Just Be Kind"

The other side of the barn in the above photo, showing an old silo. The first time I drove this road I saw horses here, but I've never seen them since:

A house with a wonderful front porch:

A wood shingled house:

An old farm field which may have been a hay field. There was still more to see on Days Mill Road and I'll post Part 3 tomorrow:

Days Mill Road, Hopkinton NY - Part 1

Days Mill Road is nearby, woodsy, rural and beautiful. I like to drive it every so often just because I enjoy the scenery. It has mysterious, gated lanes which lead back into the woods and fields:

Another gated lane, this one appearing to have a residence back there, almost out of sight:

I passed a tiny brook, dappled with sunlight as it burbled through the rocks and bends:

Many of the homes, like this one, were nearly hidden behind trees. It made it hard to get photos but I'm sure it makes it a pleasant place to live:

There were small clearings alongside the road, inspiring me to think there were once homes or cabins there:

And stretches of tall Red Pines:

This small barn was nearly smothered in young trees and the afternoon sun made it difficult to photograph. I wanted to take the picture from the other end, where the door was, but that would have required pointing the camera directly into the sun:

A comfortable country home with outbuildings, patios and screened porches. This patio had a large dog chained on it who wagged his tail at me as I stopped along the road:

A large hay field which stretched way back to the forest in the distance:

A small barn with a basketball hoop:

And a house to match:

A shed with firewood and cedar fence posts, next to a stone retaining wall. There still was more to see on Days Mill Road and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Hopkinton NY Field Days - Part 2

The Hopkinton Field Days Parade was mostly fire trucks (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) from all the surrounding towns and hamlets. This one was from West Stockholm, NY:

JWJ Custom Kitchens:

St. Regis Falls:

The banner on this float said "Nicholville Rec Committee" and was full of children (and one little dog, being carried). I'm guessing it's the town's summer recreation program for kids:

The Girl Scout troop:

And.......um, what is this?

It turned out to be the Hopkinton Historical Group and included a fiddler, livening up the parade with historic tunes:

This was a mystery to me. The little wagon had cushions in it but no riders or displays. Maybe his kids were planning to ride in the wagon but then backed out:

More fire trucks, this one from Norwood, NY:

This retired fire truck appears in all the local parades and is for breast cancer awareness:

Even the "big" village of Potsdam was represented:

The parade always ends with horses, placed last so no marchers accidentally step in horse manure. There were only two horses this time, one of them my neighbor who carried a sign for suicide awareness:

Hopkinton NY Field Days - Part 1

If you are driving along Route 11B and pass this shady town green, you may stop and have a picnic there. It's an inviting place indeed, and where I parked in order to watch the 2018 Hopkinton Field Days Parade. The big sign on the left announces the town's 200th anniversary. Unfortunately, that was in 2002, so it's time to replace it. The smaller sign commemorates the raid of 1814, when British troops seized 300 barrels of flour which were stored in the barns of Col. Hopkins:

I walked across the highway and found a comfortable lawn with shade. From there I could see Wilber's Hardware Store, a handy place to find nearly anything you need when something breaks:

And a historic house, one of the original homes from the early settlers. Of course it's been updated in the years since:


And then the parade began with the American Legion:

They were followed by fire trucks and ambulances from many surrounding towns and hamlets. The first was from Hopkinton itself (Fort Jackson is part of Hopkinton):

Parishville, NY:

And this was a mystery. I think the sign read, "I'm the future dentist." I don't know what it meant either:

And then the fire trucks continued, this one from Nicholville:

And from Morley:

And this float, a taste of chilly winter on that hot day. Their tee shirts said "Polar Blast" and they were passing out bottles of cold water:

And the fire trucks continued. This one was from North Lawrence, home of the yogurt factory:

And from Lawrenceville. There were sure a lot of fire trucks, but I deemed that a good thing, a sign that all the local communities supported each other. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: