Winter Beach

Hammonassett State Park, Madison, CT  2015

Happy Valentines Day

Branford, CT  2015

Snow Banks

Branford, CT  2015

The reflection of the snow bank actually makes it appear like all the snow in piled high inside this office.  Rest assured, all the snow is outside.  I'll be sharing this with the rest of the reflections from around the world at Weekend Reflections.  I hope your weekend is much warmer than ours here in CT.  We're expecting some sub-zero temperatures accompanied by high winds this weekend.  And on top of that, there's a good chance for a blizzard.  That's winter in New England.

Beach Walk

Madison, CT  2015

Madison Town Clock

Madison, CT  2015

I've always liked clocks of all sizes.  Not only does this clock have an hour hand and minute hand, but the  hours are marked by Roman Numerals.  I wonder how many of the current generation can still read clocks with hands like this, much less the Roman Numerals.

Trinity Episcopal Church

Branford, CT  2015

Signs

Branford, CT  2015

The weather has not really leant itself to nice "comfortable" photo walks lately.  During the past few weekends, if the sun has been out and skies were blue, it was so bitterly cold it was hard to remain out for any length of time.  This past weekend the temperatures were somewhat warmer, but skies were cloudy.  Nevertheless I forced myself to head out, all the while dodging intermittent snow flurries and other forms of winter precipitation.  I was anxious to photograph just about anything, as you can probably tell.

The Baker

Niantic, CT  2015

This jovial guy stands outside Guiliano's Bakery located in dowtown Niantic.  I've been know to stop in this bakery on occasion.  I recommend their muffins and their egg sandwiches. 

Shed

Mystic, CT  2014

A Tree Reflects in Norwich

Norwich, CT  2015

Normally I like the symmetry one gets seeing both an object and it's reflection.  In this case, I opted to only capture the reflection. I'm sharing this with Weekend Reflections where you'll find reflections from around the world.  Enjoy the weekend.  

Rope Walk

Mystic, CT  2014

With some time off from work due to recent snow storms, I've had a chance to re-visit some photos I made during 2014 that for one reason or another never saw the light of day in this blog.  I was really looking for some "gems" for the blog, since the weather has prevented me from getting out too much to make fresh photos and I'm running low on content, so to speak.  This is from an exhibit at Mystic Seaport that depicts the process for making rope.  

Avery Copp House

Groton, CT  2015

The area bordering on the east bank of the Thames River was first settled back in the 1600's, and is now part of the the city of Groton.  This historic house was built about 1800 by Rufus Avery and has remained with one family through many generations.  The last owner/resident was Joe Copp who died in 1991 at the age of 101.  After inheriting the house from his parents in 1930, Joe kept the house exactly as he found it.  Today it is considered a "time capsule" depicting local history from the 1800's and is open seasonally as a museum. 

Ithaki

New London, CT  2015

The bulk cargo carrier, Ithaki was in port this weekend.  It was built in 2014, and has a gross tonnage of 23268 tons.  Last I knew, she's on her way to Savannah.  I'd love to know what these ships carry.

Marina

New London, CT  2015

Boats belong in the water and not surrounded by snow banks.  I don't believe these boats are icebreakers. 

Ocean Beach Park

New London, CT 2015

Temperature 13℉, wind chill -7℉.  Needless to say, I was not outside long yesterday.