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 Giant Valley Polo Club 640 Tuttle Ave, Hamden, CT 06518 Cheryl and I took the pick up truck and parked along the sides of the polo field to watch the event.  Both sides are lined up with spectators and, at this polo ground, you simply view from your vehicles.  Many […]

Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue Mystic, CT 06355 860.572.0711 888.973.2767 info@mysticseaport.org 2015 Hours of Operation •January 1: Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. •January 2-February 13: Closed to visitors •February 14-22: Open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. •February 23-March 27: Open Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. •March 28-October 25: Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. […]

While driving down Main St., in rural Somers CT, I happened upon these beautiful aging old barns.  It was simply by accident but these barns married well with my affinity towards abandoned buildings and character rich barns. Luckily I had my trusty Fujifilm F100fd, 12 mp, digital pocket camera stowed […]

Danbury Train Station 120 White Street Danbury CT 203-778-8337 (located in the old Danbury train station, just down the street from the new station) Hours: September – May Sunday, 12-4 Wed.-Sat.,10-4 June – July – August Sunday, 12-5 Mon.-Sat., 10-5 CLOSED HOLIDAYS except MEMORIAL DAY and LABOR DAY Open – […]

Winter is upon us.  The day’s are short and nights are cold.  All of us in CT have been blessed with a very warm start to winter during December but come January I’m sure temperatures will return to normal.  This photo is of a local horse farm in Hamden, CT. […]

Wickham, 1329 W. Middle Tpke. Manchester, CT 06040.  Open April thru October. Parking: Mon.-Fri. $4, Sat., Sun. & holidays $5. Privately owned foundation spanning Manchester and East Hartford, CT. I  visited Wickham Park for the first time in late April for the purposes of capturing a photo of the Hartford Skyline.  This […]

This building on Main St., in Berlin CT was once a staple to this small community providing manufacturing jobs from 1893 until 2004.  During this time Sherri Cup, a division of Sherwood Industries, manufactured paper cups.  They were best known for their blue, white and gold paper cup that displayed […]

The milk bottle building, situated on Rt. 146 in Lincoln, Ri, is reflective of a bygone era.  It was constructed circa 1931 during an error in which companies were desperately seeking in your face road side marketing to draw in consumers.  The 32′ tall milk bottle, which originated as an […]