Pivot and Pause in New England
A Photographic Journal of Opportunities
East Rock Rocks! Today’s visit to East Rock Park reinforces my goal to chase the unique beauty found in each of these adventures. Initially disappointed that I found I had forgotten my camera’s battery, I decided to put my cell phone camera to the test. From where I parked, I had the option of goingContinue reading “CT: New Haven County-New Haven- East Rock Park”
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No longer a secret if you’ve read my other blogs, I can now go where I had previously been forbidden – resident only town beaches since it’s post-season! During the early fall, I took a bike ride over to Seaside Park with a couple of my friends to see the Black Rock Harbor lighthouse. IContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County-Bridgeport-Black Rock Harbor Lighthouse”
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It’s about finding calm in the chaos. For me that calm can be found in appreciating the colors of the sunset. Along the Connecticut shoreline there are only so many places that face west to get the direct view. One of those places is Lordship Seawall in Stratford. I shared in a recent blog myContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County-Stratford-Lordship Seawall”
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Shhh . . . want to know a secret? Many of the beautiful shore beaches that are otherwise expensive to access for a non-resident is available to non-residents off season. What fun is that off-season? Wait, did you really think that? Let me show you. . . Activities: Beach, Walk, Bike, Sunset, Picnic Compo BeachContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County- Westport-Compo Beach”
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There were several unique gifts in this forest. Seth Low Pierpoint State Park is in Ridgefield, CT. It offers a lake with car-top boating, fishing and hiking on 300 acres. The parking lot holds about 20 cars and is close to the lake and the main hiking trail. I first learned of this park bikingContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County-Ridgefield-Seth Low Pierrepont State Park”
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How I learned to pivot and pause. I started going outside and better appreciating my surroundings due to the pandemic. At first I didn’t leave my house at all, concerned for not only myself but also my family. After some time, I would work on the property around the house, then started walking the neighborhood.Continue reading “Inspiration: Suddenly I See”
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On Riverbank Road in North Stamford is a 7 acre park with a beautiful waterfall steps from the parking lot. Note that I read that you need a resident beach parking sticker to park here in-season. I should share right from the start that I have known of this park for 25 years and wasContinue reading “CT: Fairfield County- North Stamford- Newman Mills Park”
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If you’re looking for a low key walk in the park alone or with kids, Lasdon Park offers different paved areas to include explanations of the surrounding trees and plantings as well as interactive areas for the kids. Lasdon park is a former estate of a philanthropist that enjoyed birds and nature. The property wasContinue reading “NY: Westchester County-Katonah- Lasdon Park”
Small park with a lot to offer! Southford Falls State park is on the edge of Southbury and Oxford (hence the name Southford!). It offers a short hike to a watch tower with a ravine, Papermill pond with fishing and a picnic area with a gazebo on top of waterfalls and a covered bridge. WhenContinue reading “CT: New Haven County- Southbury-Southford Falls”
Next door to Gillette Castle is the ferry crossing between these two towns. As per Wiki, the Chester–Hadlyme ferry is a seasonal ferry crossing the Connecticut River between the town of Chester, Connecticut and the village of Hadlyme. It is the second oldest continuously operating ferry service in the state of Connecticut and is aContinue reading “CT: Middlesex County-Chester-Hadlyme Ferry”
Pivot and Pause in New England