April 7th 2020: A Day Out in Brookline NH

Today, as the weather was nice, we decided to venture out to Brookline NH for a breath of fresh air after being at home for several days amid the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Our first destination was the Taylor Talbot Wildlife Sanctuary, where the path we took to get to Talbot Swamp is shown below in pink.

Not well maintained at the moment, and the views of the swamp were just okay.

Next we went to the Potanipo Lake beach for a while, which was beautifully serene today,

before finally heading back for the day.

August 13th 2018: Nashua, Amherst, and Milford NH in the Morning

This morning, I passed through Nashua NH

Holts Pond, 76 Thornton Road 

to get to Amherst NH, where I went on a hike in the Ponemah Bog area, the path I took being shown below in pink.

At the first observation deck,

There were okay views,

but there were much better views of the pond from various angles,

with boardwalks lining the entire path.

Pretty nice hike overall.

From here, it was on to the town of Milford NH,

Cabinet Press

Historic Swing Bridge,
End of Bridge Street

McLane Dam, 23 Souhegan Street

Granite Square, 161 Bridge Street

Goldman Dam, 2 Bridge Street

Church of Our Saviour

St. Patrick's Church

Old Milford United Methodist Church,
20 Mont Vernon Street

Post Office

Milford Mill Apartments, 2 Bridge Street

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Bicentennial Park, 172 South Street

Old Railroad Station, 178 South Street

Milford Public Works

With that, I called it a day, passing through Brookline NH

Gazebo Square, 104 Route 13

and West Boylston

Mont Vernon Cemetery

on the way to work.

After work, I decided to grab a bite at Guiseppe's Sub Shop, an Italian sandwich place in Newton,

getting a Meatball Sub,

which was not bad, but nothing special.

August 10th 2018: More of New Hampshire in the Morning

This morning, while in Nashua NH,

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

I visited Greeley Park,

then headed into Merrimack NH,

Harris Pond, 262 Manchester Street

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

Greens Pond, 36 Greens Pond Road

Naticook Lake

going on a hike from 10 Al Paul Lane to find Bowers Pond, which I did at the end of the dirt road, although I might have been trespassing on a public water supply area.

One can view Harris Pond from here too on the other side of the dam.

From here, it was on to Amherst NH,

Honey Pot Pond

House of Faith Extension

River of Life Church

and finally Brookline NH

Melendy Pond

before calling it a day and heading to work.

After work, we decided to have dinner at the newest Chinese restaurant in Malden, One Pot.

We got the Beef Belly Skewer,

the Lamb Skewer, Beef Aorta Skewer,

the House Spicy Noodle Soup with Snail,

the Mala Fish with Rice,

and the Osmanthus Jelly for dessert.

I have to say the skewers are definitely the best I have had to date, and the spicy noodles and rice did the trick too. It was also interesting to try the jelly made using flowers, which tasted really good as well. Definitely worth coming back to again.