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Buttonwood Farms, Griswold CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”5000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Buttonwood Farms, 473 Shetucket Turnpike, Griswold, CT 06351 (860) 376-4081 From July 18th – July 26th this year Buttonwood Farms hold their annual fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish foundation. This is their 10th year holding this charity. During this week you’re able to stroll through winding paths of over (14) acres of sunflowers. Enjoying their beauty and taking photographs. For a $10.00 donation, (to benefit the charity), you’ll leave with a bouquet of sunflowers. Typically just a few day’s after the event they’ll let the cow’s into the fields to eat the sunflowers so try and get here during that week. The date may change from year…
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Thimble Islands during spring of 2015.
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”5000″ lightbox=”true”]Now that the weather was getting nice out I wanted to take my camera down to the Stony Creek neighborhood of Branford, CT and photograph the famed “Thimble Islands”. The weather was delightful and it was just a joy to line up these beautiful island homes in the sights of my 80-400 Nikon lens. The Thimble Islands number between 100-300, depending on what you would classify as a large rock or an actual island. Only about 23 are actually inhabited. Most, if not all of these homes, are summer get a ways. If you’re into this type of photography then grab your tripod, and a long lens…
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Rocky Neck State Park in the Winter of 2015
[wzslider autoplay=”true” height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]Rocky Neck State Park, 244 West Main Street (Route 156), East Lyme, CT. PH: (860) 739-5471 Hi gang! I’m soooo behind on posting this vast collection of visits/pictures I’ve acquired. Here it is nearly seven months later and the middle of summer and I’m finally getting around to posting this visit back from mid January. I really enjoy going to the beach in the middle of winter to take my photographs rather than summer. Yes I know it seems odd but here’s the thing. It’s completely empty. When I’m photographing landscapes the emptier the better. So during this visit I had the entire park to myself…
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Danbury Train Museum, Danbury CT
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] 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 – Memorial Day and Labor Day Noon – 4pm. Hours may vary for Special Events Cheryl and I visited the Danbury Train Station on a bright sunny Saturday afternoon. Not favorable lighting for photo’s but you’ve got to take what you get. Located in downtown Danbury the museum occupies the original train station. Inside you’ll find…
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Hartford Skyline from Wickham Park
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 was my first, (and only visit so far), to the park. What an absolute gem of a park! It’s 250 acres are well maintained and offer a variety of venues which include: wildlife center, bird sanctuary, open fields, clear view of Hartford, tennis, volleyball, horseshoes, approx. (8) manicured gardens, bike trails, hiking trails, and (20) station fitness trail. Most of…
