Then it was time for a day off, so I drove to Philadelphia and arrived as Dr Len was parking his car ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100601 and carrying his wares home, ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100602 so we went into his house and he showed me his special mouth watering pills designed to reduce the frequency of dental torture. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100603 Next, we headed off into Fairmount Park ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100604 and stopped at a place where grapefruits were being unloaded ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100605 before we got directions to Valley Green ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100606 and after parking the car walked down the path ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100607 in Wissahickon Valley Park ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100608 until we reached the restaurant which did serve lunch, our meal of choice ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100609 and so we were set to eat at the Valley Green Inn ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100610 where the menu described soups and salads ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100611 main courses ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100612 and drinks ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100613 which kept Dr Len ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100614 and me ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100615 busy exploring our options before his Yards Brawler and my Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat arrived ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100616 as I noted the statue across the room ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100617 and Dr Len's walnut and apple salad ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100618 and my Valley Green's grilled cheese (sans bacon) arrived ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100619 along wit the local bread. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100620 When we finished, a dessert menu was offered but we had consumed enough food by then ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100621 and didn't need drink ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100622 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100623 and so I headed to the facilities where I collected this sign for my collection ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100624 and after a false try ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100625 captured this tribute to the Sunday cigar ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100626 as Dr Len posed with our Indian friend ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100627 and we noted some antique implements ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100628 and lots of glasses ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100629 before we headed out into the Wissahickon to see the water ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100630 and small waterfalls ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100631 as the creek rolled on ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100632 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100633 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100634 and the leaves gathered, it being fall and all ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100635 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100636 as I looked up to Dr Len who had found the bench of his choice ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100637 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100638 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100639 and then made my way back up the trail ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100640 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100641 and beyond the fallen limb ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100642 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100643 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100644 to where he sat ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100645 and we started down the path back to the car ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100646 ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100647 stopping to see this quote from Walt Whitman. ../../../Sabbat/2011/10.27-31.11//P1100648