Pivot and Pause in New England
A Photographic Journal of Opportunities
A happy cow yields yummy chocolates! Being from NYC and traveling the globe, I thought I knew the best chocolates. At this working dairy farm, the chocolatier, so very dedicated to her cows and her chocolate creations, you can taste the difference. The family farm is not only a fun place to visit but alsoContinue reading “CT: Litchfield County- Goshen- Thorncrest Farms & Milkhouse Chocolates”
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A storybook sunset at Lighthouse Point Park as they prepare for their Fantasy of lights! In 2020 it’s the 26th year of Fantasy of Lights in New Haven presented by the Goodwill of Southern New England. Taking a stroll as they prepare for the event was an awesome time to use the images for aContinue reading “CT: New Haven County- New Haven- Lighthouse Point Park (Winter Event)”
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Silver Sands is golden! I love to travel the shoreline and Silver Sands is one of the best with 3/4 mile of all weather boardwalk skirting the sound and the Marsh. The other unique aspect of Silver Sands is Charles Island seen below which is a bird sanctuary which you can reach at low tideContinue reading “CT: New Haven County-Milford- Silver Sands”
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What were the 1800s like in CT? Mine Hill Preserve gave me a touch of that understanding. With a pair of roasting ovens, a furnace and old mines and great markings of an old town that apparently was thriving for only about a decade. As I walked I saw dogs and kids enjoying the structuresContinue reading “CT: Litchfield County-Roxbury-Mine Hill Preserve”
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Do you like cheese? I mean real cheese? I very much enjoy biking the airline trail (separate pending blog) and when I do I will always reward myself by jumping off the trail and heading to Cato Corner. Check out the link below for their cheeses, meats and other items. https://www.catocornerfarm.com/ My go to areContinue reading “CT: New London County-Colchester-Cato Corner Farm”
Pick your adventure and go – a mix of meadow, farmland, wooded ridge and wetlands with two amazing lookouts. I have frequented Lake Waramaug, Hopkins Vineyard and Hopkins Inn and had heard of the preserve that began with an “M” near by. I will no longer forget the name of Macricostas preserve as it leftContinue reading “CT: Litchfield County- Washington Depot- Macricostas Preserve”
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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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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”
Pivot and Pause in New England