Fun with Jim and Emily

Run, Jim, run.

On my morning in Amherst, I got up and completed my daily run. For the most past, I followed the Amherst Writers Walk Map -- 'cept I ran, I didn't walk -- and I didn't follow it in order. 

Since I was staying at the Inn on Boltwood, I started by running past the home of Emily Dickinson, #6 on the walk.  Smoke from Canadian wildfires filled the air -- hence the muted sun. 

Of course, on my way to the Homestead, Emily Dickinson's home, I ran by the Evergreens too, home to Austin and Susan Dickinson and their family.  When I got to the Homestead, I played a quick game of Hide and Seek with Emily. 

Next, I ran to the home of David Peck Todd and Mable Loomis Todd, #7 on the route. 

Run, JIm, run!  ext I ran to Robert Frost's house, #2 on the map 

On the way to Helen Hunt Jackson's home, #10 on the list, I ran through the campus of Amherst College.  I saw the Frost Library and a statue of Robert Frost. 

Run, Jim, run!  From there, I ran by Helen Hunt Jackson's home.

Info on the Amherst Writers Walk is HERE.

By the way, Noah Webster's house, #5 on the map, i s no longer standing.  The site where he and his wife lived, from 1812 to 1822, was where we dined the night before, at Pasta E Basta. 

More pics from my morning run are on my travelogue, "Dial 'Em' for Emily," HERE. 

More posts from my trip are here:

08.01.2026:  THE BIG SLEEP, CLICK HERE. 
07.31.2026:  A WICKED ADVENTURE IN THE HUB OF THE UNIVERSE, CLICK HERE. 
07.30.2026:  PAINT BY BLUNDERS, CLICK HERE. 
07.29.2026:  YABBA DABBA DO BE DO BE DO WOP BOP A LOO BOP A LOP BAM BOOM DEE AY, CLICK HERE. 
07.28.2026: NOT YOUR GARDEN VARIETY, CLICK HERE. 
07.27.2026: THE TROUBLES WITH EMILY, CLICK HERE. 
07.26.2026: THE MAN WHO BLOGGED TOO MUCH, CLICK HERE. 
07.25.2026:  STRANGE TURNS ON A TRAIN, CLICK HERE. 
07.24.2026:  HOW SWEETEST IT IS, CLICK HERE. 
07.23.2026:  A DATE WITH DESTINY, CLICK HERE.
07.22.2026:  THIS – IS THE BLOG POST – ​THE SUNSET WASHES, CLICK HERE.
07.21.2026:  DOUBLE ETERNITY, CLICK HERE. 
07.20.2026:  THE ORACLE WORE A WHITE DRESS -- PART DEUX, CLICK HERE.
07.19.2026:  ALL THINGS MATTER, CLICK HERE. 
07.18.2026:  INTRODUCTORY PLOG POST ABOUT "DIAL 'EM' FOR EMILY," CLICK HERE.