Tag: Meriden CT

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 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 […]

Early in my life I spent lived 15+ years in Meriden CT.  Besides their library the one thing that I took considerable advantage of, and still do to this day, is Hubbard Park.  It’s a beautiful sprawling park at with Castle Craig looking down upon it from atop the mountain.  […]

On a weekday afternoon in early October I stopped by the Meriden Green as I had never been there before and was impressed by the foot bridge structure. My visit did not disappoint. This 14 acre park was quite beautiful. It’s many walkways and open greens allow for public recreation. […]

I set up my tripod on the sidewalk at the south end of Hubbard Park’s pond aimed at the Castle waiting for the light. In short time it lit portions of the foliage beneath the Castle causing their beauty to speak to you. The shutter was snapped and yes I […]

As I get older I get more and more nostalgic, amongst other things. So a few years ago Cheryl bought me a small metal, table top, replica motor scooter because it reminded me of the one I rode in high school. It was about 12″ long and 7″ tall. I […]

This is a very attractive old barn whose silo’s peek out of the top right corner on Murdock Ave., in Meriden CT.  Across the street sits a building that once housed the Greenbacker farm dairy store.  As a kid in the 1960’s my parents would bring me here for delicious […]

I had my list of barns to find this day and when I came upon this one it did not disappoint.  Not only had it aged beautifully but, typically, any barn scene with majestic silos will usually shine in an image. Just on the other side of the barn, (out […]

Old barn at the intersection of Westfield Rd. and Bee St., Meriden CT.  Unknown if still in use or not. Photographed with a Nikon D7100 and an 18-55 mm lens @ 22mm (35 mm equiv. = 33 mm). 1/320th, f16, ISO 400.