{"id":1033,"date":"2020-04-25T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T13:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2020-04-25T13:53:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T13:53:26","slug":"stone-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/2020\/04\/25\/stone-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of the day 4\/25\/2020: Stone Bridges at Bird Park in Walpole, Mass."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1034\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"Stone bridge at Bird Park, Walpole, MA.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-bridge.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-bridge-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-bridge-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-bridge-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-bridge-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stone bridge at Bird Park, Walpole, Mass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bird Park in Walpole, Mass. serves as an oasis in suburban Boston with its 89 acres featuring rolling fields, tree groves, scenic ponds, open grass fields and bubbling brooks. Paved paths provide the means to enjoy these scenic treasures. It&#8217;s also a nice place to enjoy a picnic, a game of tennis or basketball, as well as the playground for kids.<\/p>\n<p>With all that Bird Park has to offer, I like the stone bridges best, however. The rock-solid construction, the muted stone colors, the way the sun plays off the accessways provide the most unique scenes.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0542617997214413\" data-ad-slot=\"8767959031\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>We are used to soulless metal and concrete bridges which are often used for vehicle access. In the finest New England tradition, however, stone is put to good use &#8212; most often used for residential walls but here as pedestrian walkways.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1037\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1037\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stone-bridge-water.jpg\" alt=\"A stone bridge over placid waters at Bird Park in Walpole, Mass.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stone-bridge-water.jpg 960w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stone-bridge-water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/stone-bridge-water-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A stone bridge over placid waters at Bird Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At Bird Park, stone plays a major role with not only the bridges but a stage where outdoor theater and music take place during the summer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1035\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1035\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-theater.jpg\" alt=\"Stone-built outdoor theater at Bird Park in Walpole, MA.\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-theater.jpg 960w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-theater-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bird-park-theater-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stone-built outdoor theater at Bird Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now stone walls might seem trivial in a fast-paced world of glitz and bombast but, for me, the presence of its simplicity is something to behold. And, of course, as a means to get from Point A to Point B at Bird Park in a most pleasant manner!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1036\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1036\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bird-Park-fall.jpg\" alt=\"Fall at Bird Park in Walpole, MA.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bird-Park-fall.jpg 960w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bird-Park-fall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bird-Park-fall-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall at Bird Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Bird Park right here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> Bird Park is owned by The Trustees of Reservations. The Park is currently closed due to the Public Health Crisis. For updates on which Trustees properties that are open, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetrustees.org\/COVID19\/open.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional reading:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-photo-tour\/2020\/04\/16\/shelburne-falls\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Walking a bridge of flowers in Shelburne Falls, Mass.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/scenesofnewengland88.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What is downtown Walpole, Mass. like?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bird Park in Walpole, Mass. serves as an oasis in suburban Boston with its 89 acres featuring rolling fields, tree groves, scenic ponds, open grass fields and bubbling brooks. 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