Tag: parks

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.  […]

It was late August and Cheryl and I went over to the Brooksvale Park in Hamden CT to photograph this historic barn.  It was a joint effort as Cheryl framed this beautiful scene layout and I took the image. The Brooksvale Barn was built at some time in the 1700’s […]

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 […]

Burial Ground or downtown green?  How about both.  New Haven, CT”s downtown green consisting of the lower and upper halves reportedly has between 5,000 and 10,000 buried bodies.  The plaque, shown to the left, is on the back of historic Center Church.  The church is built on pillars to allow […]

As a full time field salesman in Connecticut I most often grab lunch in my car.  While in New Britain I decided to drive over to Walnut Hill Park so I could sit in my car and relax during lunch hour.  While there I noticed that their outdoor theatre was […]

Guifrida Park is a bit of a hidden gem located on the east side of Meriden, CT utilized most by locals. It comprises about 600 acres and it’s beautiful lake is most prominent as many walking trails wind around it.  The park is great for picnics, sunbathing, hiking, nature walks, […]