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Blackstone River, March 2024
Occasionally I have business in Cumberland RI. When I do I often stop at the Cumberland River State Park which is directly behind the Cumberland Mill Condominiums. This location, by the highway and walking bridge brings me nothing but peace. I just take in the surrounding view as well as the rushing water from the Blackstone River. You can’t beat it for lowering blood pressure. The day I visited there had been considerable rainfall previously for quite some time and the rivers water level was several feet higher than normal. All the tree’s in the image and video were partially under water. I did not have my photography equipment with…
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Abandoned House in Meriden CT
Set back considerably off the road on N.Broad St., Meriden CT is this old abandoned home. Probably a thriving refuse for a growing family at one time now simply the bones remain. If anyone can like abandoned structures I must say I really like this one. If you look towards the top left corner of the house you’ll see a hawk sitting on an electrical wire. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61MP mirrorless camera. Lens was a Sony GMII 24-70 f2.8 using Clear image zoom 120mm. 1/500th, f8, ISO 1000, Aperture Priority
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Little Red Schoolhouse & Hat Shop
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 I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Smack in the center of Danbury CT sits the Danbury Historical Society. Their are (2) small buildings on their grounds: a one room schoolhouse and the John Dodd Hat Shop. Well, as it turns out, the one room schoolhouse isn’t original at all. I had to…
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Wylie One Room Schoolhouse, Voluntown CT
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 I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Corner of Ekonk Hill Rd & Wylie School Rd. Voluntown CT The Wylie Schoolhouse is currently owned by the Town of Voluntown and has been beautifully restored by the Voluntown Schoolhouse Restoration Committee. There are 5-7 members on the committee and it’s chaired by Jen Panko.…
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Horses Grazing at The Butterfly Farm, Lincoln RI
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 had an interested break. These are the kinds of scenes I relish and look for. There is a lot going on at the Butterfly Farm. To learn more go to: https://www.butterflyfarmri.com/ Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp (shot at 26mp resolution), full frame mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 F2.8 GM II lens. 1/250th, f22, ISO 800, Aperture Priority
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Old Barn, Avon CT
While photographing a one room schoolhouse with Cheryl we were fortunate enough to find this old barn across the street in Avon CT. Both still image and video photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 f2.8 GMII lens. IMAGE: 1/160th, f11, ISO 100, 70mm, MANUAL MODE
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A walk in the park.
If you’re a reader of my blog you know that I love Hubbard Park. I grew up in Meriden and Wallingford and have come here a 1000 times. This was a Thursday afternoon at lunch time in early February. I decided to leave work for an hour and get a little relaxation with the camera. It was fairly void of people except for some lunch time walkers. I drove around the park once looking for what I could possibly make a shot out of and came up with this. In the spring and summer you’ll see couples getting married at this gazebo or having their formal wedding pictures done there.…
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Nova Scotia One Room Schoolhouse, Watertown CT
Nova Scotia One Room Schoolhouse Watertown, CT C. 1853-1929 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 I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Let me start by saying that this is a beautiful one room schoolhouse that has been kept in pristine condition by the town and historical society with the help of local volunteer organizations. It has been re-constructed…
