Salem, Massachusetts, famous for its
witch trials, remains unspoiled. I love its lived-in feeling and the lovely old houses that are cheek-by-jowl next to weathered beauties. I am told the tourist and visitor activity reaches a frenzied pace all throughout the month of October until Halloween. Little shops selling potions and spells do a brisk business and haunted houses open their doors to all who will venture in...in the
spirit of competition! I think this year's festivities will be especially cold and spooky after the recent storm that just pounded the northeast.
Salem was still a sleepy New England town on September 30th, the day of our visit, just a month ago. The following photos were taken on a warm bright morning...Salem in sunshine!
Information on the
Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts.
The sun was high by the time we reached
The House of Seven Gables and I really was not satisfied with the result in color. I'll soon be posting a series in sepia which suited this lovely house much better for the time of day.
Shooting the tourists shooting the tourists!
The house where Nathaniel Hawthorne was born and lived for the first three years of his life. The house has been moved several blocks from its original location.
How lucky to spot a house under renovation with an open door! The stairway and woodwork are beautiful and I love the basket of knitting on the bench.
The beautiful light and shadow filled
Peabody Essex Museum. The architecture is a wonderful reflection of the town.
Who knows if the ghosts and ghouls will be out
tonight? Happy Halloween everyone...must run to poach a little
"Eye of Newt!"
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Hello Carol:
ReplyDeleteSalem in the sunshine does indeed look to be a pretty jewel in the crown of Massachusetts and it is difficult to think of it changing, chameleon like, into a place of ghosts and ghouls. What a difference the sun makes.....just the same perhaps as having the light on as opposed to sitting in the dark!!
what a beautiful place... nothing what i would have expected!
ReplyDeleteHello Jane and Lance, I have a feeling Salem can look very bleak on a dark, windswept November day. I'd love to photograph that side of it too.
ReplyDeletePunctuation Mark ~ I know! It's hard to think of Salem without thinking of its frightful history, but it is a delightful town!
Your photos came out so well! Perfect timing with Halloween. . .
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