Every morning at about 7:00, I begin my exercise program. Stretching, walking at a rather fast pace, and some jogging. My route is through the streets of Historic Fredericksburg Virginia. Most of my walking/jogging is on Caroline Street and Princess Anne Street. There is always something that appears to be new on my path.
Unfortunately, I do not carry my trusty Nikon Coolpix with me every morning. I know I should but . . .
Luckily, on Monday I carried it with me. It was worth the extra weight though.
Old cities/towns were characterized by alleys. Fredericksburg is no different from the rest. There are alleys betweeen homes on different streets; there are alleys between homes on the same street (almost like rights of way) and there are lots of surprises in some of the alleys.
Here is a picture of an alley between two homes on Caroline Street:
Now you probably do not see anything particularly significant in that picture do you? Maybe the garden-like area in the background? No that's not the thing to which I am referring. Look in the lower right corner of the picture. See that little thing that looks like an archway? That's it! That's what caught my attention Monday morning. Of course it was much more obvious to me than it would be in this photo.
Up close and personal it looks like this:
Now that's someone with imagination. Especially clever when you consider how much older structures have settled over time. No doubt that the creator of this "support" was filling a void in real estate in Fredericksburg VA while at the same time adding some levity to an often too serious atmosphere.
Ed DeChristopher in Fredericksburg VA
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