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Lyman Orchards – Middlefield, CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Lyman Orchards 32 Reeds Gap Road Middlefield, CT 06455 PH: 860-349-6015 Hours: Wednesday – Friday 3:00 – 6:00 PM I’ll cut to the chase. If you haven’t been to Lyman Orchards you need to hop in a car and get yourself there. With over 1100 scenic acres this family owned farm, founded in 1741, offers the following: Large duck pond where you can sit and relax, photograph or feed the ducks. Weekends can see varied venues such as caricature artists, live bands, face painting, children’s craft sessions, magicians and more. Pony Rides Horse/wagon rides Country store stocked with fresh produce, bakery, homemade jellies/jams and more. Multiple picnic…
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The Heron – my first bird picture.
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]NOTE: The above two photo’s represent the original un-cropped photo with no post processing and the second photo is cropped with post processing. The added digital “noise”, seen mostly in the water, is due to the crop. I took my first bird picture today, strictly by accident. I was at Lyman’s Orchards in Middlefield, CT with Cheryl and we took a walk over to the duck pond. I had no desire to take any photo’s of the hundreds of ducks that were there (everyone feeds them from the rear porch). However, there was a beautiful, (possibly Blue Heron), perched on a rock in the pond. It was the…
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Lyman’s Orchards – Middlefield, CT
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] I stopped by Lyman’s Fields in Durham, CT during the 3rd week of October for the express purpose of getting some good pumpkin pictures. My instincts didn’t disappoint! New England is indeed one of the best places to be during the fall months. The leaves take on a variety of brilliant colors. The hillsides come alive. The air seems crisp and clean. Eventually pumpkins are seen everywhere.
