"The Long And Winding Road"

The song title for this post was a very easy one. Sunday morning Chuck and I headed out for our "Where are we going to walk today" adventure. I had been reading about a road on the edge of town with a very long history. It's called Percy Street /Road or The Old Percy Road.

When it was in full use it was 23 miles long running from Brighton north to Percy Township. It was a vital link during the first half of the 1800's between the timber cutting and farming communities in the north and the shipping port of Brighton in the south.

On a map from 1853 it already was referred to as "The Old Percy Road".

I must investigate more thoroughly but it seems to be just residential now with homes of various ages. We did see one old farmhouse but most of the homes looked to be built within the last 50 years.

Creeks run everywhere and as you walk you can here rushing water.
We met a very nice lady and her Labrador puppy Ellen. I was so taken with Ellen I didn't think to ask if she knew any of the history of the road.

This is the end of the road. This narrow track goes up the hill (called Dutchman's Hill) and disappears into the forest. Someone told us there is bits and pieces left throughout the township. I guess similar to Route 66 in the U.S.
No. I didn't go up into the forest. I wasn't sure if it is private property or not. I did think about it though!

Birds, birds everywhere now that the weather seems to have finally warmed up.

I purchased this Easter Lily two weeks ago and it still is going strong. I had it on the kitchen table but the perfume from the flowers was so strong I moved it to the dining room.

My friend Janice and her husband Keith take possession of the house two down from us on Friday. It has been six months since they purchased it so they are very anxious to start their new life in Brighton.

Looks like a rainy week here after a couple days of sunshine.
Hope you have a good one!
Robin