Views from the Island of Jamestown

I took a little trip to the island of Jamestown as July is quickly coming to an end. It normally is a 35 minute ride but with traffic it was around an hour today.

You may have remembered last year's views of the tall ships leaving. I was hoping to catch a view of the Black Ships this year but my arrival time was off.

It still was a crowded place in Jamestown yesterday as summer is gearing up for it's final month. You can see the ships and boats off the coast. The last picture is the condominiums that were once a hotel along the Atlantic ocean called the Bay View Hotel. 

Isn't the architecture grand? 

Are you savoring the last week of July before August arrives?

A Beach Day on Columbus Day in RI

Usually on Columbus Day you are in Sweatshirts and Jeans - not today, it was 85 Degrees.

The summer pink flowers were out again.

Art Festival on a Hot day

The Scituate Art Festival in Rhode Island fell on a hot weekend in RI - The afternoon temperature was 85 degrees. Some years you can be wearing winter coats there. Today was a shorts kind of day.

And the trees were not as colorful as they have been in years past. We'll need some cooler weather to get some colorful leaves.

7 Days After Irene in Rhode Island

It's been 7 days since Irene blew through Rhode Island and some people are still without power. I went for a walk this a.m. a little further north in Scituate and you can see why:

This National Grid truck was seen in Coventry, Rhode Island later this morning.

Familiar sites throughout Rhode Island still.