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Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve

January 24, 2016 by Steve 1 Comment

Couldn’t Dodge Sandy Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve , Stonington May 2015 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. This post pretty much represents everything I love about these particular tiny little land trust properties – and every reason why I continue exploring them and writing about them. This little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Avalonia Land Conservancy, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Long Island Sound, Stonington

Enders Island

January 17, 2016 by Steve 3 Comments

This Is It: The Enders Enders Island, Mystic May 16, 2015 Every once in a while I'm tasked with writing a page that I find difficult to write for reasons that may surprise you. In this case, it's because Enders Island is a confusing, strange, stunningly beautiful, relatively unknown, mixed bag of a place - with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, Everything Else, Geography, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Calvin, churches temples & synagogues, Damian, Great Views, Hoang, Islands, Religulous, Severed Limbs, Stonington

Mystic Aquarium

January 16, 2016 by Steve 4 Comments

Lion(fish) and Tiger(sharks), Oh My! Mystic section of Stonington (Google Maps Location) October 11, 2007, etc. I've been to the Aquarium a few times since the initial visit that most of this page is based upon - and have gained a greater appreciation for it over the years. In 2016, I fixed up the pictures here a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Animals, Aquaria, BEARS!, Birds, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Mystic, Stonington, video

WLT: Farnam Field

January 10, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Um, Kestrels are Really Cool Farnam Field, .5 mile, Wallingford Land Trust January 16, 2015 I have no idea when you're reading this, but for some reason, once I started doing these little Wallingford Land Trust hikes, they've received way more interest than I'd ever thought possible. So I'm just going to keep on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Wallingford, wallingford Land Trust

Grace Farms

January 2, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Graceful Grace Farms, New Canaan December 2015 Grace Farms is a Connecticut Art Trail site. This is the first post I'm writing in 2016. Perhaps it will grant me the grace and peace I need to continue forward in a kind and forgiving manner. But most likely not. (I am posting larger pictures than ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religious Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Cool Architecture, Damian, Hoang, New Canaan, Public/Outdoor Art

Harry C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center

November 27, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ain't No Party Like an Owl Party Bristol (Google Maps Location) November 22, 2015 You people have no idea. I have been waiting nearly ten years for this place to reopen. Not that I necessarily had high hopes for it or that I'm a huge Harry C. Barnes fan - it was more the principle of the thing. Back in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Birds, Bristol, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Nature Centers

Swan Preserve Trails

November 15, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Swan Swoon Swan Preserve Trails, Canton October 2015 This is a Canton Land Conservation Trust property. "Are they dressed warmly enough?" "Yes, of course. Let's go." And off we went, northwest through West Simsbury to North Canton. This part of our little Nutmeg World, around routes 309 and 167, is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Damian, Hikes with my Boys

297. The Genius Museum

October 15, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

Gateway... to The Next Gateway Montville (Google Maps location) July 10, 2015 In 2018-19, the Gateway Museum expanded a bit and they changed the name. It is now the Genius Museum and if I want to be thorough, I suppose I should revisit at some point to view the expansion. I'll start off as I often have to do; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Industrial History, Montville, Tools

Winsor Woods Trails

October 14, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Putting the 'D' in Winsor Winsor Woods Trails, Canton November 2015 This is a Canton Land Conservation Trust property. It's nearly impossible for me to type "Winsor" without the 'd'. I currently work in Windsor and of course we have South Windsor and East Windsor and I tie my ties in Windsor Knots and I fly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Damian, Hikes with my Boys

Pizza at Sally’s Apizza

October 6, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

The Best Pizza on Earth Sally’s Apizza, New Haven June 2015 Disclaimer: I love Sally’s. I love them more than I love Pepe’s and Modern and every other pretender to the exalted throne that lords over the Connecticut pizza kingdom. Unapologetically. (And you thought that disclaimer was going to be one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, Damian, Historic Restaurants and Bars, Hoang, New Haven, Pizza, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

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