New York Summer Time

 

July found us traveling to West Point to attend P's baptism.
We were very glad that we could be there. 










One of the great things is that we get to attend the Sunday evening outdoor concerts.  Since the cut backs, there are fewer, but we got to listen to the steel band play.  They did play music that is typically played by steel drums.

 P and her friend were having a great time dancing to the music.  They were not the only ones dancing.

 One Saturday afternoon we decided to go to Sleep Hollow Cemetery.  There are lots of family mausoleums.  That may be because the ground is very rocky.


Some are very large.

Some look like small churches.

 Some are very small and humble even though it marks the resting place of one who has done so much.      
                                                   

                                                  

Some are very pretty to look at and resemble a garden ornament.













 Some are doors leading into the ground.

 Some have ornate details.

This is the Irving family plot.  The flag marks the resting place of the one who made the town so well known, Washington Irving.

This is the bridge mentioned in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow



 And this is the Old Dutch Church.  It was built in 1697 and has been in use since that time except during the Revolution.                                                                                                                        

Once during the summer the West Point Band travels to Hyde Park and gives a concert on the lawn of the Venderbilt  Mansion.  We went up with R so we had lots of time before it started.  These are some close ups of the mansion.

And some pictures of special people, making funny faces.

Then we listened to the music.  R playing drum set.

Then it was time to leave and head north to help the new house owners.  That will be a new post later.  Hope you had a good summer too.