Do you love going to a new town to drive around and see new sights?
To me, taking a ride to a town or city other than where one lives is a fun way to spend an afternoon.
Recently, I drove to Lee in Western Massachusetts. It's a quaint little town, bursting with spring floral bouquets hanging from old-fashioned lanterns on the main street.
Wherever the city fathers bought those hanging plants, the growers sure knew how to make heart-stopping arrangements. All in different colors, too, they line both sides of the main street. They are absolutely charming.
It doesn't look like much has changed over the years in this small town. The old-fashioned buildings are quite picturesque. Lots of small stores and boutiques make shopping quite fun. An old model T Ford parked along the main street made it seem like I was suspended in time somewhere in the 1920s!
Colorful potted flowers were everywhere including the fronts of stores.
Since many tourists come through Lee, prices of things tended to be a little high and that was disappointing. In two second hand shops I visited, things looked crowded and unkempt. Couldn't help but think how I would make those shops look neat and appealing if they were mine! Stilll, it was fun browsing.
On the front porch of this house, I loved the hanging flowers and got up the nerve to snap a shot through my car window.
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