Connecticut Diaries

Essex Steam Train Here's another view of the steam locomotive in Essex.  I was hoping this picture would convey some sense of the power...

Essex Steam Train, Essex, CT The steam train in Essex is running on weekends, I think, through the holiday season.  You don't see engi...

Niantic, CT Along most city streets, one can find benches of various sorts for shoppers to rest.  This is the first rocking chair I've ...

North Stonington, CT I think every New England town has a town clock located in the town's center.  Here's one I found in North Sto...

My Backyard, Niantic, CT I should've posted this yesterday in honor of Thanksgiving, but I was doing a good part of preparing my own Th...

Strawberry Banke, Portsmouth, NH If you ever get the chance to visit Portsmouth, NH, you owe it to yourself to visit the Strawberry Banke M...

Chagrin Falls Just some shots of Chagrin Falls, in of all places..... Chagrin Falls, Ohio.  I wonder what came first, the town's name ...

Jonathan Edwards Winery The vines were still green a couple of weeks ago, but I think this season's crop of grapes had been harvested. ...

Norwich, CT I'm always interested in old, abandoned buildings.  As the saying goes, "if these walls could talk",  I'm sur...

McCook Point Park I'll have to do some research to try and identify this tree.  I don't think I've ever seen a tree with so man...

Niantic Bay This is a view of Niantic Bay, taken from McCook Point park in Niantic.  It was a crisp autumn morning, but sunny.  We've ...

  Mystic Seaport I go to Mystic Seaport many times throughout the year and if you read this blog long enough, you'll probably see many...

Olin J Stephens Memorial Bench, Mystic Seaport There are many ways in which people are memorialized.  Buildings, roads, bridges, monument...

  The Lynx, Mystic Seaport This is The Lynx, a replica of a schooner which fought during the War of 1812.  This replica was built in Main...

Niantic Bay Well, alright, it's a little past sunrise over Niantic Bay.  I'm still trying to get up early enough to catch a real s...