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Tobacco barn at Northwest Park in Windsor, Connecticut

Thacher Park View

Here is a 360^o from the picnic area near the Haile’s Cave area of Thacher State Park. This is an experiment to find an acceptable panorama view plugin that works in WordPress. So far, this is the best one I have found. The others I have tried are terrible.

If you go about ¹/₄ mile farther along the road from this site you will come to the gate for the rock climbing access. The views from this entire segment of the park are fabulous. On this day we could see all the way to the Berkshires.

Not bad, eh?

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Thacher Park View

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The Bridge That Doesn’t Exist

There’s a story here. John Boyd Thacher State Park is located in the Berne area of the Helderbergs, Albany County. If you live in the Capital Region, you know this park. It is a wonderful place. The bridge in the photo was built in the early 2000s as a solution …

Along the Normanskill trail in Tawasentha Park on a fall day.

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Autumn Along the Normanskill in Tawasentha

There’s nothing more refreshing that a nice walk in the autumn amongst the multi-colored leaves. Around here one of the best places to enjoy the outdoors is Tawasentha Park in Guilderland. The photo on the right is from a recent excursion to the park to see what was what on …

In Queen’s Park, Loughborough, Leicestershire

This is the Great Paul bell case on display in Queen's Park in Loughborough. The Great Paul bell is in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It was made in Loughborough, and this is the mold used. — This is the Great Paul bell case on display in Queen’s Park in Loughborough. The Great Paul bell is in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. It was made in Loughborough, and this is the mold used.

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Charnwood Museum

This is the Charnwood Museum located in the lovely Queen’s Park in Loughborough, UK. Loughborough is in the Charnwood Borough, which is in Leicestershire in England. The museum features local history and more. On the day I explored the park the sun was out and bright. Families were enjoying the …

Flowers & Willow in Queen’s Park

The Oddest of Odd Couples

At one time or another there are two shows with which all theatre people will eventually be involved. One is The Man Who Came to Dinner, and the other is The Odd Couple. In my case, I only worked on The Man Who Came to Dinner twice (once in high …