Milford, Connecticut has always had a history of severe weather visiting their town. February 27, 2013 was no different. A winter storm was skirting our state, leaving most of the state wet, but not frozen. The coast was no different. Except for the 60 mph wind gust blowing towards the shore. Except for the high tide reaching it's maximun at the same time. Except for the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
A day for the sleigh
Even though it's New England, here in Connecticut sleigh riding has not been that common lately. I was more than happy to see some iconic images of sleigh riding today at the Lyman Orchards Winterfest in Middlefield, Connecticut. Hundreds of people came out to the event to experience, dog sled rides, sleigh rides, ice carving, and great food. I am glad I got several nice … [Read more...]
Walnut Hill Park sunrise
Had a chance to be on top of Walnut Hill Park at sunrise this morning. I was rewarded with the sun cutting through dense fog that settled over the city. … [Read more...]
On the other side of the blizzard
We made it through to the other sideof the blizzard in pretty good shape. No power outages here in our neighborhood! At the end of it all we got 34 inches of snow, with drifts up to 6 feet in places. It took a mere 10 hours, of snowblowing, shoveling, and roof raking to finally take a break and relax for awhile. Here's a shot of me starting off Saturday afternoon on my … [Read more...]
A Colt in the blizzard
As most people are hunkered down inside to wait out the blizzard, I was out early this morning shooting video for work. On my way home I caught a glimpse of the Colt Dome in a way I have never seen it before. In almost total white out conditions I managed to get this image of just the gilded ball, and the gilded replica of the original " Rampant Colt " on top of the well known … [Read more...]
Red sky in the morning…Tomorrow won’t be boring!
I took this image this morning at sunrise at Colt Park in Hartford. A beautiful sunrise with every color of red and yellow painted across the sky. With all the morning beauty, one must pay the price to see it. We here in Connecticut are paying the price by a blizzard hitting us tomorrow! Two to three feet of snow expected with winds gusting up to 60 mph. Is it worth … [Read more...]