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.
Finally some company. A hemlock's dusky green foliage is finally joined by the budding bright spring greens of the surrounding forest. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 20, 2023, 5:37 PM.
Early morning autumn footbridge, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 19, 2019, 8:48 AM.
Colorful decay 3. Mattatuck State Forest along Hancock Brook Trail, Waterbury, Connecticut. October 20, 2020, 5:38 PM.
Hiking into the sunset. Violet Trail, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 20, 2023, 7:14 PM.
October rainstorm. Mad River ravine, Wolcott, Connecticut. Monday, October 19, 2020, 6:16 PM.
Vacant until spring. Bird house on large Connecticut state forest ecosystem diversity field. Mattatuck State Forest near Town Hill Road, Plymouth, Connecticut. October 21, 2020, 5:28 PM.
Forest floor spring reawakening. New grass and other green shoots sprout between last year's fallen branches and leaves. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 20, 2023, 5:55 PM.
Beautiful spring day hike. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. April 20, 2023, 4:56 PM.
A change of pace. Out of the rain in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut. Pavilion in Library Park near the corner of Meadow and Grand Streets. April 6, 2022, 6:59 AM.
The end of a day, the beginning of spring, Marino Pond, Plymouth, Connecticut. April 8, 2020, 7:06 PM.
Ball of fire sunset. The setting sun is going down so hot it's even melting those clouds. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 25, 2021, 7:47 PM.
One way or another, you're going to get wet. Rainy October day at Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. October 29, 2019, 5:55 PM.
The thunderstorm ate my sunset. Lost Ponds, Mattatuck State Forest, Plymouth, Connecticut. Winds ahead of the coming storm ripple the pond's surface, distorting the reflection of the thunderhead engulfing the setting sun. July 14, 2018, 7:41 PM.
Just past peak at the beaver pond. Marino Pond, Plymouth, Connecticut. October 26, 2019, 4:31 PM.
Gray April day in the pines, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. April 27, 2020, 5:13 PM.
Feels like going home sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 18, 2021, 7:36 PM.
The Not Grass Sunset, New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. September 11, 2019, 7:03 PM. The ground here is underwater around 10 months every year. By September the reservoir usually gets low enough to see this bright green ground cover that sprouts all these tiny yellow flowers that month while they are on dry(ish) land. Since I have no imagination and these plants resemble grass when seen from a distance, I call the stuff notgrass.
As summer ends, it's milkweed and goldenrod time. Woodtick Trail, Wolcott, Connecticut. September 11, 2019, 6:05 PM.
Colorful decay 4. Forest near New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. September 11, 2019, 6:38 PM.
Golden wisps of cloud summer sunset. New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. August 14, 2020, 7:26 PM.
I feel it in the air the summer's out of reach sunset (h/t Don Henley). New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. August 31, 2020, 7:03 PM.
The final August sunset of 2020 from a peaceful cove on New Britain Reservoir.
Two old trees sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. May 9, 2020, 7:00 PM.
Hole in the earth sunset, Hidden Lake, Fall Mountain, Plymouth, Connecticut. September 29, 2018, 6:26 PM.
Springtime hike at the Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary, Morris, Connecticut. May 8, 2023, 6:09 PM. Stop and take it in. The bright emerald green will be gone in the blink of an eye.
Spring greens and vibrant growth. Early May at Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary, Morris, Connecticut. May 8, 2023, 5:04 PM.
Mountain laurel time approaches on the Whitestone Cliffs Trail, Plymouth, Connecticut. May 31, 2021, 7:31 PM.
Very old tree. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. July 6, 2020, 4:03 PM.
Sunset on the trail. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 11, 2023, 7:36 PM.
Mountain twilight and post sunset color. Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 11, 2023, 8:07 PM.
Tiny yellow flowers sunset. A thick swirl of clouds and haze brings on the sunset a bit early. New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. August 3, 2020, 6:47 PM.
Lily pads sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. August 7, 2020, 7:58 PM.
Dissolving clouds sunset, Hidden Lake, Fall Mountain, Plymouth, Connecticut. August 28, 2020, 7:12 PM.
Passing thunderstorm sunset, Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. Thunderheads that missed me by a few miles to the south are tinted by the setting sun. June 3, 2020, 7:16 PM.
Little stream, big pond. Beaver Pond, Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary, Morris, Connecticut. May 8, 2023, 4:42 PM.
Gnarled old spruce near the cliffs on the Giants Chest, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. May 11, 2023, 6:30 PM.
Deep blue twilight late winter sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. February 24, 2020, 5:56 PM. The sunset fades into night as winter is also fading away, leaving just a skin of ice on the bay to our left, while most of the lake ripples in a light breeze.
Two suns converge sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. April 18, 2020, 7:06 PM.
Orange snow and ice winter sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. December 3, 2019, 4:03 PM.
Streaky clouds sunset. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. March 5, 2020, 5:29 PM.
Peaceful easy feeling sunset (h/t Glenn Frey). This sunset did not need a lot of color other than the deepening blue of evening to be pretty. New Britain Reservoir, Southington, Connecticut. April 15, 2020, 6:54 PM.
I'm not done. More pics here.