Day 143 - Blue streak

Day 126 - Independence Day

First time I am using the "Fireworks" camera setting on actual fireworks!

Happy 4th!!

Day 33 - Silo

This is an old silo on my street. I have always wanted to photograph it since I think silos look kind of cool. The photo came out ok but I think I will try again when there are leaves on the trees.

Day 31 - Old Glory

Day 28 - On the street where I live.

Ski Mount Southington

Closed for the season.

Southington Mountain

A personal landmark

Lake Compounce

These pictures were all taken on my street. Our house is right in the middle of two of Southingtons biggest landmarks.

About 2 miles down from our house is Mount Southington Ski Area. I'm not a big downhill skiier but we plan on taking Jonathan there when he is a bit older.

Our house is on Southington Mountain. The big rock is directly behind our house. This is a personal landmark for us because this is the spot where my husband proposed to me years ago. From up there you can see all of Apple Valley. On clear days you can see the state capital of Hartford, 20 miles away! Behind the rock is a beautiful reservoir and miles of hiking trails.

Located 2 miles down our street, in the opposite direction of the ski mountain is, Lake Compounce. Jonnie and I spend all summer here. Lake Compounce is the oldest Amusement park in the country. It opened in 1846 and has opened every year since then. I couldn't get a good photo of the park since it's surrounded by a fence and lots of trees. But the lake water was so green and pretty, I had to take a picture.

The park has quite a history. Legend has it that Chief Compounce sold his lake to white settlers in 1684. Apparently, the settlers bought the lake for pennies on the dollar. Once Chief Compounce found he'd been had, he tried to cross the lake in a copper kettle and drowned. It has been said this was a suicide. To this day there are ghost sightings and hauntings reported every year. Spooky!!

Day 27 - Weekly Challenge - "Local Landmarks"

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and see the Mallard duck hanging out by the water.

A Mockingbird

Power walker

This week the photo challenge is "Local Landmarks".
My photos will be about my town, Southington, CT.

Today we visited the walking trail in town. A few years ago the town turned all of the old railroad tracks to walking trails. This is part of a "Rails to Trails" project on the East coast. The goal is to build walking and biking trails over vacant railroad tracks connecting Maine to Florida.

These pictures are of the trail and the things we saw along the way.