Old Salem at Dusk, Part 2

Hi folks!  I don't mean to bore you all to death with my posts on Old Salem, but I wanted to share the rest of the pics that Mr. Forest Manor took earlier this week.  Overall, I was pleased with my pictures, but he took some really awesome photos that I just have to share.

The community of Old Salem is such an integral part of our town.  It is where we began; and even though progress continues all around it, Old Salem remains like a small bit of history -- preserved and restored.  All the power lines are buried underground, so except for the cars you see there, you do get a feeling of having stepped back 200 years in time.

I took a photo of this stone wall, which is in my previous post.  My husband took this picture at the end of the wall, showing the intersection of a brick sidewalk and path.  I like the two different patterns of brickwork here.

Part of Salem College below.

 

Old Salem is full of these interesting, curly iron railings.

If you look closely, you can see the curved hand-rails on the porch of the church.

Now, I have some more garden pictures to share.  This is the same courtyard garden at Salem College that was in my previous post, but these pictures show more of the garden.  Here's the walkway that leads to the courtyards; I like the porch extending over the walkway.

The lighting is better in my husband's pictures, because he was able to use his high-speed lens, which is better at capturing the fading light at this time of day. 

Beautiful pink azaleas.

This next group of pictures was taken in a different courtyard behind the girls' college.

The pink dogwoods in this courtyard were GORGEOUS.  In the background of this picture, you see the rear of one of the campus residence halls.

This foliage looks very much like Coral Bells, one of my favorite perennial flowers.  Correct me if I'm wrong, any of you gardening experts out there.  :)

Another charming gate for those of us who love fences and gates...

I hope you enjoyed the pictures.  For those of you who love historical buildings and gardens, I wish you could visit Old Salem.  All the shops are open to tour, as well as the Single Brothers House, and the Boys School.  The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is also located in Old Salem.  They have actually created rooms with real antique furniture and textiles to illustrate the way many homes in the early south were furnished and decorated.  I've never been, but it's on my "to do" list.

Thank you for visiting House at Forest Manor.  Your visits and comments always make my day.  I'm joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday, The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays, and Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday.  Many thanks to these ladies for hosting every week, and I hope you all have a great weekend!

Denise