Places I'm At Now
A few more pics from this century, and closer to home. These were all already digital, so a lot easier to post.
Rock terraces, Orange Trail, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 24, 2024, 6:20 PM.
Mount Higby's summit from cliff walk along its ridge, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Connecticut, June 3, 2024, 1:36 PM.
Lady slipper, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 24, 2024, 5:10 PM.
Whole lotta water lilies, Plunge Pool, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. June 17, 2024, 2:29 PM.
Secluded pond. Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. June 17, 2024, 1:16 PM.
The Giant's Head, Gaylord Mountain and Mad Mare Mountain from the Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 31, 2024, 11:22 AM.
Giant's Right Hip cliff walk, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 24, 2024, 4:19 PM.
Harebells, Giant's Right Hip, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 24, 2024, 4:49 PM.
Looking west from Mount Higby cliff walk, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Connecticut, June 3, 2024, 1:25 PM.
New Haven, the lower Quinnipiac River Valley, Long Island Sound and Long Island from the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 27, 2024, 3:21 PM.
Tough climb. Rocky trail ascending alongside old abandoned quarry, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 1, 2024, 1:53 PM.
A rather festive Virginia Creeper displaying early fall color, Scoville Reservoir path, Wolcott, Connecticut. September 26, 2019, 4:44 PM.
Alpenglow, old abandoned quarry, Giant's Head, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 1, 2024, 8:19 PM.
Old forest below Giant's Left Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 24, 2024, 5:12 PM.
Multiflora Rose, Mount Higby, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Connecticut, June 3, 2024, 12:34 PM
Cliffs on the Giant's Head and circling turkey vulture from the Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. June 27, 2024, 2:38 PM
Pink water lily and green lily pads in a reflected summer sky, Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. July 8, 2024, 1:30 PM.
White water lilies and green lily pads in dazzling sunshine, Plunge Pool, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. July 8, 2024, 2:45 PM.
Summer Breeze, Beaver Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. July 10, 2024, 3:08 PM.
A quiet pool to raise her family. Mother duck and ducklings, inlet stream, Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. July 10, 2024, 1:18 PM.
Metallic Lace Sunrise, footbridge over Route 8, Waterbury, Connecticut. December 3, 2021, 7:21 AM.
July afternoon at Beaver Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. July 10, 2024, 3:02 PM.
Dandelions sunset, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut, May 24, 2020, 7:13 PM.
Rugged profile. From the Giant's Chin, looking northward along the line of rugged cliffs on the eastern side of his Head towards the Hanging Hills in Meriden. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 1, 2024, 3:16 PM.
Soft onshore breeze for a July afternoon, Lost Ponds, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. July 19, 2024, 3:01 PM.
July afternoon at Lost Ponds, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. July 19, 2024, 3:49 PM.
Nutmeg knows treat time, my brother Mike and his dog Nutmeg at Lost Ponds, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. July 19, 2024, 2:55 PM.
Quiet beaver pond in Todd Hollow, Plymouth, Connecticut. July 19, 2024, 1:54 PM.
A shady stretch of riverbank on a July afternoon, Mill River, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 18, 2024, 2:16 PM.
Escaping from the mid-summer sun under the tall trees, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 1, 2024, 4:59 PM.
Old stone dam on Beaver Pond and a shady forest, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. July 10, 2024, 4:11 PM.
Early spring pond and marsh at Whittemore Sanctuary, Woodbury, Connecticut, March 29, 2024, 4:45 PM.
Gnarled old red cedar, "Giant's Toes" cliff walk, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 13, 2024, 3:48 PM.
Distant wildfires early sunset color, Giant's Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 16, 2024, 6:44 PM.
Summer afternoon view from the Left Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 13, 2024, 4:45 PM.
Luxuriant green forest floor, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 13, 2024, 3:55 PM.
Rocky ravine, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. July 26, 2024, 2:55 PM.
Footpath through the pines, Giant's Left Knee, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 21, 2024, 3:01 PM.
Evening on the trail, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 23, 2024, 7:04 PM.
Evening Connecticut shoreline view from the Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. August 30, 2024, 5:12 PM.
I'm not done. More pics here.