The railroad — the Grafton-Upton line — crosses in front of the Unitarian church on Grafton Commons. The tracks pass the church just a few feet from its front door then cross Main Street and move off into the woods…. Read More ›
Transportation
Daily Prompt: Rolling Stone – Where’s my moss?
I used to think about tossing it all in and getting an RV — just rolling from place to place, sleeping wherever we landed. Waking up to watch the sun rise atop the Rockies, or something like that. The problem… Read More ›
A Little Canal
The Mumford is one of the major tributaries of the Blackstone. It, as well as the Blackstone, run right through the middle of Uxbridge. Can you spell flooding? Between the main Mumford and the old Bernat Mill runs a tiny… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles – Journeying
Two journeys. Through the Blackstone Valley. Through Boston. Life is a long journey punctuated with shorter trips. – – – Related articles Daily Prompt: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles (dailypost.wordpress.com) Daily Prompt: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles (bureaucracyofanarchy.wordpress.com) 26|6 Daily Prompt: Trains,… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: No, Thank You – STOP!
Red lights say stop, don’t go. No green lights. It’s time to stop. Sorry! You will have to wait until you see green again. It’s the city. Watch the lights. No going, not now. Related articles Daily Prompt: No, Thank… Read More ›
Abandoned Along the Tracks
Along the tracks of the Grafton-Upton line, you can see one of the huge abandoned factories that was part of the Blackstone Valley industrial corridor. No road goes to it, only train tracks pass it on their short, slow jog from… Read More ›