Scenes from Saratoga Springs

This past weekend, we went up to Saratoga Springs, NY because Tim's sister graduated from Skidmore College. It's a gorgeous town--not a large city, but not too small, either. It has stunning parks, springs from which you can drink (although some of them are gross and taste like seltzer water), a pretty downtown shopping area replete with restaurants with outside terrace seating, large, old houses of all different architectural styles, and a outdoor performing arts center that hosts the Philadelphia Orchestra and New York City Ballet in the summer. I wouldn't mind living in such a town. Here are a few photos from the weekend:

The decorated college graduate

Tim sampling as many springs as he could find.

Nifty bird house in a park

Pools and fountains and ducks everywhere

Pretty, unique windows

Striking old-school hotel in the downtown area

Yaddo Gardens