Month: June 2024

Old New-Gate Prison Museum 115 Newgate Rd. East Granby, CT 06026 P.O. Box 230 East Granby, CT 06026 Admission Adult (18-64) $10 Senior (65 +) $8 Youth (6-17) $5 Child (0-5) FREE FREE admission to active military and their families. The Old New-Gate prison was in operation from 1773 to […]

The Butterfly Farm 667 Great Rd., (Rte. 123) Lincoln, RI 02865 While in Lincoln RI I spotted this beautiful farm scene that I had photographed years ago. However, this time it had two horses grazing in the field. In addition the sky was warm and the fence in the foreground […]

This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as […]

On a beautiful day in May I decided to stop at Hammonasset State Park (Beach) and take a walk around. Fall and early spring are always my favorite times at the beach because there is no one there except for the occasional walker and I have the entire place to […]

I spoted this birds nest with the Momma Bird and her four babies purchased above while near the waters of the Long Island Sound in Madison CT. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, (in medium file size mode of 26mp), and a Sony 24-70 f2.8 GMII lens at 70mm. 1/60th, f22, […]