Monday, October 12, 2009

It was raining when I got up this morning and it hasn't quit yet. So far, we've had 2 1/2 inches. But, 12 of 12 must go on if at all possible. I thought I'd take you on a brief tour of our little town of Ninety Six. Before I did, I tried to get the animals to go out and do their "business."

10:37 a.m. Annie, the curious kitty, ignoring my pleas to go out.

10:40 a.m. Drizzling and overcast out there.10:40 a.m. Here I stand out in the rain, the puppies are dry on the porch and refusing to join me.

11:12 a.m. This is our town's Fire Alarm and Tornado Alert Siren. I'm surprised that the Siren hasn't gone off the way the skys are looking.

11:15 a.m. The sign says it all, "Welcome To Ninety Six."

11:17 a.m. It's Columbus Day so our Town Hall is closed.
11:21 a.m. Our Town's Gazebo is on Main Street
11:25 a.m. The Norfolk-Southern Railway used to run through Ninety Six. The old road bed is now the Town Trail.
11:30 a.m. This is the old Ninety Six Railway Depot. It is now used as the Senior Center and also is rented out for meeting, reunions, etc.
11:35 a.m. Our town's fountain. These rocks did not come out of our yard. (Though they could have.)
11:40 a.m. The Ninety Six Visitor Center. That's also the home of the Ninety Six Chamber of Commerce (where my wife, Diane, works,) and the Historic Ninety Six Development Association.

11:41 a.m. This is the main entrance to the Visitor Center. The building was designed to complement the old Depot.

Well, that was your tour of the Town of Ninety Six. There's a lot more to share including some beautiful old homes which we will do on a future 12 of 12.

Oh, and as a bonus, Happy Halloween. (That's Sugar peering through the window.)
Now go check out some of the many other 12 of 12's.
Have a good day!

5 comments:

Sunny Archibald said...

Good job, Cork. I'm still futzing around with mine. Haven't come up with a 12th picture that I want out of the hundred or so I took today.

Bec said...

Thanks for the tour! I love historic houses, so I'll definitely be checking back!

Pete Cullen said...

Welcome back Corky, we missed you last month :) and a nice tour of Ninety Six too, looks like a nice place to live. Hope the skies soon turn sunny for you all.

Dogeared said...

Every time I come here, I still can't get over there being a town called Ninety Six - how awesome :D (I mean it's not like England doesn't have some crackers - there used to be a Black Dog near me, and there's a Mousehole in Cornwall!).

Ad aww, your pups look so cute on the porch! I can understand them wanting to stay warm and dry ;-)

Thanks again,
Helen (Dogeared)

Scooter said...

Beautiful autumn pictures!!! Thanks for sharing your day with us!