In the far left corner, Romanesque marble columns
supported the domed iron grillwork of a garden house. A pillared pergola draped
with vines waited for an evening stroll along the entire right side of the
view.
“It’s just that
I’ve never seen something so…. Well, I just can’t believe I’ve lived here all
my life and never realized this place was here.”
“Well, I hear that people who live near Niagara Falls
don’t go to see it either!” Ida mused.
Early in Eye of the Peacock,
Ida, the head docent at the historical manor, makes light of people who don't take time to cherish what is in their own back yards.
You don’t
need Pokemon Go to get out there and learn about your surroundings. So instead
of looking down at electronic devices, the family went off to Niagara Falls –
which is actually in my “back yard” – and made a day of it.
I don’t think
we laughed that much as a family in quite a while. With a real feel temperature
of 95 degrees, we rode The Maid of the Mist without our protective ponchos, got
soaked again at The Cave of the Winds, enjoyed the colorful displays at the
Niagara Aquarium, and hiked Three Sisters Islands – all before quickly eating
gigantic dripping ice cream cones from The Twist of the Mist!
Get out there
and see what is great near you!
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