Carrie and I had our last docent experience this afternoon at Chrisholm Historic Homestead. We met a lot of nice visitors. One couple lives in the 'sister' house to Chrisholm, just down the road. The plan was that at 4:00, we, along with our husbands, would ride our bikes from Chrisholm to Trenton, then along the bike trail that parallels the Great Miami River to see how far the trail goes. It was an overcast day. The rain that had been threatening all day, started around 2:00, but ended shortly thereafter. The sun was shining! By 4:00, the skies were overcast again, but we were ready to ride! 
Notice the 'widow's walk' on the top of the house. We had a nice ride on the bike trail, rode on the newer section before coming to the end. Somebody kept saying that as soon as we got to the 'fartherest part' of the trail, the rain would start... And did it ever! Huge drops. Somebody else did not have her rain jacket. But as I always say, "It's not like it's 40 degrees!" We headed back in the drizzle and came to an overpass just before the skies opened! 
The rain stopped as quickly as it had started! Several miles down the trail, there was no sign of rain at all! 
The 'sister' house to Chrisholm. It, too, has the 'widow walk.' When the original Chrisholm home burned, son Samuel had the original rebuilt in 1874 using the floor plan of this house. No sign of rain at all! All in all, a nice day's adventure!
# posted by Martha @ 8:41 PM
