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Black And White Photography, Cemetery, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, What I Saw

Windham County, Connecticut

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Found on a walk. Dr. Cleveland was a long way from home, especially during the late 1700’s.

Windham County, Connecticut
Windham County, Connecticut

This is a shot taken November, 2018 in the Charleston cemetery part of town. Some of my favorite land trusts are in the Windham Connecticut area.

In 1676 Attawanhood (also known as Joshua), son of Uncas and Sachem of the Mohegans, died just after fighting in King Philip’s War. Uncas is better known as the last of Mohegans. Joshua left land to 16 friends, English settlers, on his death. Windham county is in the original Mohegan territory.

Discovered this photograph while clearing space on this site.

Charleston, Historical, Landscape, OM System, What I Saw, Wildlife

Old Wrought Iron

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On a recent morning walk we were searching for ‘small critters’ within the wet flowers, plants and an old fence that runs along through the plantings.

Looking up, rather than down in the plants I found the sun silhouetting the old iron, a stray fuzzy caterpillar, and rough painted texture.

It all seemed like it should make for an interesting, and a little different, photograph.

Old Wrought Iron
Old Wrought Iron
Old Wrought Iron
Old Wrought Iron
Landscape, What I Saw, Wide Photographs

Lighthouse By Moonlight

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Something good came of my forced site maintenance. I came across this photograph from probably 2015.

This is the Saybrook Light on the Long Island Sound. It was a Blood Moon. Ellen was the driving force on this. We had to find a location, a safe place for the car, and finally walk the breakers to a good location.

Lighthouse By Moonlight - Click To Enlarge
Lighthouse By Moonlight – Click To Enlarge

It came out better than I expected, especially given my lack of enthusiasm about breaking my neck in the dark.

Black and White, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, Ocean Shore, This and That, What I Saw

Eolia, The Golden Age

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If you know ‘The Great Gatsby’ you know these homes of the Golden Age.

In New York and Connecticut, along the sound shoreline the roaring twenties was a time of wealth and excess. This was one.

This is Eolia, a 42 room mansion named for the goddess of the wind. The mansion is on the Connecticut shore side and very windy.

Eolia, The Golden Age
Eolia, The Golden Age

I came across this original image taken in 2015. It has been published, printed, in shows, and on-line for years but I still love it. Even now it hangs in my South Carolina home.

 

 

Birds, Charleston, Heron, Marsh, Swamp, Wildlife

Little Blue Heron

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Here is a good example of the breeding colors of a Little Blue Heron. I think these changes happen around April, they fade in mid summer. Even then their deep slate is beautiful (and so dark near impossible to photograph).

Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron

Even their bill takes on a vivid purple shade.

Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron

The ultimate image is to catch the bird up close, with bright sun behind them. I have not been that lucky this year.

Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron

This season a Little Blue colony has been nesting in a spot that is difficult to photograph. They prefer thickets. Still I have at least caught a few as they wander into the open.

Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Birds, Charleston, Egret, Marsh, Swamp, Wildlife

Loud Greeting, Great Egret

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This is a good example of the Egret mates in comparison to the Great Blue.

Egrets can also greet their partner on a return to the nest. But it is almost aggressive each time.

Loud Greeting, Great Egret
Loud Greeting, Great Egret

It sometimes looks like they need to reintroduce themselves each time. Better yet, it’s not uncommon for an Egret to charge into a rookery, swoop down to his nest all excited… and get attacked.

Wrong nest. Now that’s funny.