Goodness have I been busy recently! Lots of schoolwork and job scheduling has prevented me from getting out too much so I thought I’d share a local path down the street from me that Wickett and I sometimes tread.

Autumn is such a beautiful time of the year. I think it might be my favorite season. Boots, hats, and cute jackets? Yes please! So I snapped some random trees as they change colors on our way to where the castle was.

Yes. I did say a castle!

Dr. J. Bay Jacobs had purchased this land from Bessie Baily Dawson in 1936. I’ll touch on Bessie in just a moment. But the good doctor wanted to set up shop in-between the main hospital in Georgetown and out in Virginia. Unfortunately, this estate was taken down and destroyed in 1994 (during my lifetime!) and not much remains.

There is a walking trail that leads through the area where the castle once stood and back behind a local park that Wickett and I play at on nice days.

And here at the park stands the home of Bessie! It’s currently undergoing reconstruction and is used as a room for park district activities. Last week I saw many kids dressed in Halloween costumes going in for a party there.

It’s so fun and interesting to find such seemingly random historic sites. It makes me feel like to be living in an area of such historical importance and where our nation truly began.

I’m hoping to get some posts up soon that are more than just me wandering through nature, as much as I love it!

I think I’m falling for this place!