This was an outing with New England Oddities group to explore Enders Falls along Barkhamstead Road in Granby, CT. The falls aren’t anywhere near big but they offer an interesting landscape along a 1/4 mile stretch of the river with 5 layers of water falls in total.
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Lindsay Vigue’s Studio night on January 28th 2011 in the old clock factory where people head from all over Connecticut to do what they do best: take pictures. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a chess match under waves of camera flashes and good old music! Music played in this clip is: Meanwhile, back in… Continue reading checkmate
Out Of Thin Air Performs at The Ivory
Out Of Thin Air, the band, performed a lengthy and lively set a couple of weeks ago in the little town of Deep River, CT. Their music included song covers from all sorts of genres. Out Of Thin Air is: Chris Funk – Guitar, background vocals Laura Funk- Lead Female Vocals, Keyboard Don Buell –… Continue reading Out Of Thin Air Performs at The Ivory
If this is too loud, you’re,probably, too old: Scantic Valley Antique Engine Show
If, like me, you have a passion for Internal Combustion Engines, then you must have heard of Scantic Valley Antique Engine Show held annually at Four Town Fair Grounds of Somers, CT. The show includes farming equipment(some of which goes back to the early 1900s), classic cars and all sorts of engines(rotary,two stroke, four stroke,..etc).… Continue reading If this is too loud, you’re,probably, too old: Scantic Valley Antique Engine Show
Kent Falls State Park
The Hartford Area Hiking meetup group took it to Kent Falls yesterday with Larry leading. This was one of the easy hikes with many scenic views of Kent Falls State Park. We made a few stops along the red trail and Larry shared his information on the plants and history of the area(can be seen… Continue reading Kent Falls State Park
Carl Testa Trio plays for the Uncertainty Music Series in New Haven
Carl Testa Trio did such a stellar job Saturday at Never Ending Books in New Haven that the crowd forgot about the wind and rain blowing outside and immersed in an hour of music indulgence as the trio played a set of 5 pieces of their original compositions. Cark Testa trio is:Carl Testa, String BassMike… Continue reading Carl Testa Trio plays for the Uncertainty Music Series in New Haven
From Rail to Trail, Farmington Canal
The Farmington Canal was built in the 1800s to facilitate trade between the towns of Connecticut, it was what some say a reaction to Errie’s canal in NY state. It was originally meant for boats to move merchandise but later railroads proved cheaper and faster and the canal was ditched and a rail road covered… Continue reading From Rail to Trail, Farmington Canal
Dirty Jobs: Japanese restaurant chef
Last week, we had a dinner with the Macmillans in Clinton, CT at Hanami Sushi Bar & Hibachi Grill and the chef managed to pull a few tricks that I could not prevent myself from capturing. Mike Rowe: You should include guys like this one in your series, it can’t be too thrilling to roll… Continue reading Dirty Jobs: Japanese restaurant chef
Fall finale…Everything must go!
The following gallery was taken in Old Saybrook and Essex, Connecticut mostly in places I have not been to before. It always captivates me when the sun rises after a long dark rainy night and reveals the beauty of our world. Here is to another captivating moment wondering around…
Laurel Marsh
The sun’s gone dim and the sky’s turned black. Inspired by a track with the same name by Johann Johannsson.. All pictures were taken in Laurel Marsh. Manchester, CT