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Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves

Lost Ruby Farm (Closed)

January 4, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

Ruby Saturday Lost Ruby Farm, Norfolk April 2014 This farm ceased its main operations in 2023. A few days after my younger son's third birthday, I took him and his brother out to the polar vortex of Connecticut. As my gift to him. A hike through Campbell Falls State Park to check out one of our state's finest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Closed/Gone/Former, CT Cheese Trail, Damian, Farms, Norfolk

Aussakita Acres Farm

November 30, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Happier Than a Pig... Aussakita Acres Farm, Manchester October 2020 This is an appointment-only place. The town of Manchester continues to fascinate me. I lived there for several years in the 1990's and while I thought it was fine, if you'd told me that 20 years later I'd find so much to do there I'd have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Appointment Only, Calvin, Farms, Manchester

Aspetuck Falls

August 15, 2020 by Steve 6 Comments

AspecTuck and Remove Lens Cover Aspetuck Falls, Washington September 2019 The little Village of New Preston is actually bigger than the shops that everyone associates with New Preston. It encompasses pretty much the entire northwest quadrant of Washington and Lake Waramaug. But it's definitely the artsy cutesy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Justin Coleman Photography, Washington, Waterfalls

Chrissie D’Esopo’s Flower House

August 12, 2020 by Steve 10 Comments

D'EsoPow! Chrissie D'Esopo's Flower House Avon I view this page two ways. One, it's ridiculous. I can't be driving around the state every June taking drive-by pictures of every house with nice landscaping. C'mon now. Or... it's awesome. Surely I'm highlighting the immense labor and cost put into this place on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Avon, Gardens, Rarely Open

Johnson Pond Falls

June 17, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

My Bolton Tell-All Johnson Pond Falls, Bolton April 2020 Alright, look. These falls don't appear in any guidebook, nor on any list. They don't even have a name - I made up "Johnson Pond Falls." But since I'm divulging everything I know about the town, this is my Bolton tell-all. They tumble from Johnson Pond at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Bolton, Calvin, Waterfalls

Griffin Cascades

June 5, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

Merritts a Quick Look Griffin Cascades/Merritt Preserve, Bloomfield May 2020 This is a Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy Property. You won't believe this - and you shouldn't believe this - but it took me maybe three trips to finally get these two pictures of the Griffin Cascades. Mostly because I never really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Bloomfield, Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy, Waterfalls

Still River Cascades

April 3, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

What a Dumb Name for a River Still River Cascades Winchester (Winsted) Seriously, "Still River?" That literally makes no sense. Especially when we're talking about some roarin' cascade action up in here. Just look at these bad boys: Oooh yeahhhh... The Still River is a medium-sized stream which rises … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Waterfalls, Winchester, Winsted

Fairvue Farms

January 30, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

That's Fair Fairvue Farms, Woodstock June 2013 Fairvue Farms is part of the wonderful Farmer’s Cow. The Farmer’s Cow is a group of six Connecticut family dairy farms working for the future of our families and dairy businesses. They produce milk, half and half, eggs and seasonal beverages. Woodstock is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Damian, Farmers Cow, Farms, Hoang, Woodstock

Tariffville Gorge Cascades

December 10, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Not Too Taxing Tariffville Gorge Cascades, Simsbury & East Granby According to one map, I just learned that the Farmington River through Simsbury and East Granby is actually entirely Simsbury’s. Huh. That’s not usually the case - and I'm not sure it's accurate anyway. Something I’ve known now for several years is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: East Granby, Simsbury, Waterfalls

The Farm at Carter Hill

October 23, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Marlborough Gotta Marlborough The Farm at Carter Hill, Marlborough July 28, 2019 Marlborough is one of our 169 towns with… not much to CTMQ-do. One art gallery, a few little trails here and there… a cool roadside rock… um… and this place. Whatever this place is. You’ve got me. The Farm at Carter Hill seems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Animals, B&B, Damian, Farms, Marlborough

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