It happens maybe once a year--I get my summer schedule mixed up with the rest of the year and get to church an hour early. But since this usually happens in the summer, I know what to do. Go down to Brandywine Park! It's only a few blocks away, and it's a peaceful place to watch the Brandywine Creek rush by, with flocks of Canada Geese visiting, and even an occasional Labrador Retriever fetching whatever his owner threw in the water for him to retrieve.
This Sunday was also a good time to take a peek at the Brandywine Zoo, which suffered a lot of storm damage from enormous trees crashing into its animal enclosures last week. Apparently all the animals are safe, but a lot of damage was done. I could see one very large tree on the ground while the llamas peered through the fence (probably wondering what the heck that tree was doing laying down on the job).
But I am sure things will be looking up by September 6 and 7, when the annual Brandywine Arts Festival is held on the banks where I stood to take these pictures. (Yes, the second one is a reflection, not trees growing upside down.) There will be about 200 arts and crafters, plus lots of food, all around the "Josephine Fountain" in the park. Come and join the fun!!
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
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