Left for a ride about 4 PM while it was about 73°F.. When I came home, I was ready for a hot cup of coffee. Temp was probably in the low 60's. Brisk ride in shorts and a t-shirt.
OK, time for a Quincy history lesson. The house in the picture is the Col. Josiah Quincy House. This handsome Georgian country mansion, the home of political activist Josiah Quincy and his successors, was built in 1770, just as the new nation of America was beginning to chafe at the bit for its freedom. This lovely estate was the "in" place for the social and political powers that be for 100 years. Legend has it that Col. Josiah Quincy looked out from his top floor onto the British fleet threatening Boston, and reported their movements to Gen. George Washington.
