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Little bulldogs- two with ears up, one ears down. A clay (fired) horse I also love, and pile of some treasured books. Collected over the years, fun. Joy.
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Deadline tonight. “Heard” you @sgswritereditor.bsky.social—won’t be joining it, but. Will be reading all later!

#AntiquesRoadshow
Objects and stories. A scale, totem and clock. Tractor. Collection, quirky.
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Work in progress.
Tree being gnawed down by an engineer. Beaver teeth, wielded. Higganum, CT. From weekend walk.
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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“In every fight it has the last and bitterest blow. Run tilting at it, and you but run through it.”

#MelvilleMonday
Drawing of a blue whale from an Icelandic 17th century manuscript with observations on nature by Jón Guðmundsson "the Learned" (1574-1658). https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Drawing-of-a-blue-whale-from-an-Icelandic-17thcentury-manuscript-with-observations-on_fig4_232674441
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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One more weekend, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15, for these horse-drawn excursions. Free.
Draft horses and wagon in Old Wethersfield, CT. Horses and driver, wagon.
January 12, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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William Comstock.

Seed packets with decorative outsides, a first.
Above the entrance, history of human entrepreneurial business. Seeds in a decorative packet. Marketing! WILLIAM COMSTOCK bought the seed company in 1838. An industrious man, he sold his seeds in papers and was the first to create decorative seed packs. COMSTOCK, FERRE & CO. 1820-1980
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Winter afternoon, aromas of food, mural above, (thoughts of spring) inside Heirloom Market at Comstock Ferre, Old Wethersfield.
COMSTOCK, FERRE & Co. “New England’s oldest seed house since 1811.” Old Wethersfield, Connecticut. Seeds too. So many interesting heirloom types. Safflower. Dreams of gardens to be.
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Weathered textures, Cove warehouse. We are here. History of maritime trade, river, time. https://www.wethersfieldhistory.org/the-cove-warehouse/
January 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Wethersfield, Connecticut. The Green. Free. What a gift. ❤️
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Connecticut River with smoke (steam?) plume. Water reflections and ice chunks. Flowing to Long Island Sound.
January 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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The healing power of a walk and water.
January 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Roadcut rock sheeted with ice. Haddam to Route 9. Feels like rain (not snow) on the way.
From Haddam to Route 9, roadcut rock sheeted with ice.
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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#FossilFriday

Across vast stretches of time, stromatolite.
From visit, pre-expansion and renovation, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History; New Haven, Connecticut. Label: Stromatolite Cambrian Period (541-485 million years ago) New York, USA YPM PB 168013 Stromatolites are Earth's oldest fossils. They were formed by growths of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Photosynthetic blue-green algae played an important role in increasing oxygen levels in the atmosphere. Section 2.
January 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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A line of horses, Coltsville Carriage House in 1920. Photo credit: Hartford History Center and Hartford Public Library.

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The Carriage House in December 1920. Photo credit: Hartford History Center and Hartford Public Library. From the walking tour guide, Coltsville. “The buildings are not open to the public. You may walk around them, but be please respectful of park property. “Just down the hill from the Colt family home, nestled under trees, sits the Gardener’s Cottage and the Carriage House. “Both built around 1860 along Shamrock Ave, now the walking path in Colt Park, they have undergone numerous changes over the years. But if you look closely you can still see the thoughtful and intricate designs of the buildings. “From Armsmear, the family home, overlooking the Colt estate, numerous gardens and greenhouses were scattered about. The greenhouses were ornate in their design, with fountains and statues tucked around the vibrant and worldly flowers. Aside from flowers, the greenhouses had traditional crops such as cotton, rice, and numerous vegetables and fruits. “The Carriage House, a red brick building resembling a garage, is located near the pools. Constructed of brick and wood, with a copula, the Colt’s horses were stabled in the wooden shed. With simple arched windows and a large stone foundation with a brick building set on top, the Carriage House was easily accessible to the Colts. “The Carriage House saw the wooden stable torn down and replaced with a brick building in 1934 under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. After the construction, the building was used for storage and still is today. “In 2008, the Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House were noted as contributing buildings to the Coltsville Historic District which is registered as a National Historic Landmark District. In 2014, the United States Congress authorized creation of the Coltsville National Historical Park.”
January 9, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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#lovelibraries
Wallingford Public Library, CT. Inside, the stacks. Paradise for a reader, writer, researcher, lover of books.
January 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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“A difficult, linguistically-innovative fever dream of a novel, which has been hailed as America's greatest contribution to world literature.”

#MelvilleMonday

Source: www.burnsiderarebooks.com/pages/books/...
“First American edition of Melville's epic novel, in first issue binding and completely unrestored. In original gray cloth with publisher's device stamped in blind. xxiii, 635, [6 ads]. Very Good. Cloth lightly soiled and worn at the extremities, spine toned. Pages heavily foxed as common, owner details to front free endpaper, ink owner name to title page with offsetting to adjacent pages as well. Light, sporadic pencil notations to text, old unobtrusive tidemark to bottom margins…” Image and excerpt: Burnside Rare Books.
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Time and patience.
January 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Exquisite work, drawings.

Image source: www.foretprimaire-francishalle.org/en/who-is-fr...

#botany #architecture
Francis Hallé was born on April 15, 1938, in Seine-Port (77), France, and studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He passed away on December 31, 2025, at the age of 87. His career was marked by two scientific specialties: the ecology of tropical forests and the architecture of their trees.
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Into the blue. Somewhere between Wallingford and Cheshire, Connecticut.
January 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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“He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary.”

J.R.R. Tolkien
Lift the latch. Portal.
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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There and back.
Lower barn/shed. The Odyssey of Homer: N.C. Wyeth Illustrations. رجن
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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The Chimes by Charles Dickens. Hmm. Connecticut Road Maps + Trail Maps (50¢ each) Whitlock’s. The Hardy Book of Flies; $6.
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Mastodon bones found at Hill-Stead in Farmington, 1913. Library of Congress. #Connecticut
Mastodon bones found at Hill-Stead in Farmington, 1913. Library of Congress. https://whereilivect.org/hill-steads-mastodon-discovery/ Connecticut.
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Horse-drawn carriage/wagon rides (free) extended. The Town of Wethersfield partners with Double M Ranch Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides. On Saturday, route is Main Street to River Road and back. On Sunday, Broad Street Green.
Draft horse team and red wagon in snow with driver, passengers. Image source: https://historicwethersfield.org/event/horse-drawn-carriage-ride-3-2/2025-12-20/
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Happy New Year!
Mural in Hartford, CT. Flowers, color, butterflies, heart hands.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM