Shoot! I just lost the posting I'd started, so here goes again. All
but one of my finds today were located near the Nathan Hale
Homestead. I would have sought many more on the grounds except there
was a Harvest Fair in progress! Shrieking children accompanied by
weary parents, pony rides, horse drawn cart rides. Demonstrations of
trades, sales of goods, militia men (from both sides of that 1700s
battle).
Finds:
Kind of Corney letterbox by NeedDeeps. In fine shape. Placed in
such a spot where one can hear the excited voices of people
navigating through the the corn maze set up in a field near the
homestead.
CT. state Stamp: my first find of this series of state stamps the
NeeDeeps have been working on for quite a while.
The Charter Oak's Great Grandson: one of a number of informative
letterboxes Irish Tinker has placed.
Nathan Hale Forest DEP: waahoo!! my first stamp of this
series..what can I say?? I'm a slow starter-just remember who won the
race between the tortoise and the hare.
Women of the Revolutionary War series placed by Irish Tinker and
French Fox. (plus "Pumped Up" add-on by Leader of the Pack). More
gret narrative and historical info. written in an engaging manner,
plus lovely stamps to boot! Some minor box repairs needed to be done
and I'll e-mail owners with further info.
On my way out, I met 2 bowhunters on their way in. The season
started on Monday. (I asked them). They were very pleasant and
reasuring about not shooting us unwary hikers, in fact joking about
being up a tree near a stump where a letterbox was hidden. No, I
did not tell them I was a letterboxer. As all clever hunters do, they
read the clues so to speak: canvas bag, inky hands, mosquito bites
and triumphant grin of a success finder. Yes, I will wear orange in
state hunting areas from now on!!
On way home, I snagged Odilio/Irish Tinker/French Fox
letterbox "The Mary Lemist Titcomb"
Super stories, with lots of historical info., superb stamps and I
am now up to 199 letterboxes found! Yes, that is partially why I am
babbling on and on. I am contemplating number 200 and which box it
should be...
Cat lover/Teacher/Gardener