I figured today would be a good one to take advantage of the blue skies and sunshine before the weather hit the shitter for the rest of the week. So I did my usual, and headed up to Erickson Park in Ledyard in hopes of catching Providence & Worcester train […]
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Saturday we spent a nice day down at my family’s place in Old Lyme – the kids played at the beach, and we had a nice relaxing day of kids, burgers, hot dogs & beer (and juice for the kids). When we got home, as the girls were getting ready […]
Despite a hazy, foggy start, this morning ended up being pretty nice weather-wise. Along with the sunny, and somewhat hazy skies, there wasn’t a breath of wind. And when there’s no wind, there’s sure to be calm, glass-like water. Today wasn’t an exception – both the Thames River and Mill […]
Yesterday I spent the day in bed at home with a nasty, but thankfully short-lived, cold. When I got up, I wasn’t quite feeling up to par this morning, so I opted to head in a little late and get a little more sleep. As things ended up working out, […]
Finally, some summer-like weather is upon us, including bright blue sunny skies. This morning I was able to take advantage of the beautiful weather conditions on two different occasions – one on my way into work, and the other a bit later on. And The Hartford I’m talking about isn’t […]
Like I had talked about back on July 2nd, shooting the run-of-the-mill stuff shouldn’t be considered boring, because one day you might wake up and it’ll be gone. Well folks, it happened again. Those of you who have been up to the CSX yard at Selkirk, NY are probably familiar […]
Glorious sunshine. Had another day of blue skies and that bright orb in the sky that has been in such short supply lately. That coupled with a hole in my schedule this morning gave me the opportunity to head out and catch a little action. As things unfolded, I also […]
This year we unfortunately missed our hometown Independence Day fireworks in Lebanon, CT due to a family graduation party. To make up for it, we were able to head out to the Manchester, CT fireworks display, which was postponed from Friday the 3rd to Sunday the 5th. So we packed […]
Just a quick note wishing everyone a happy & healthy 4th of July this year! Celebrate our freedom safely today. [cpg_imagefixthumb:24] -Tom
From time to time I’ll get people asking me why I shoot what they consider to be mundane photos. By mundane, I mean trains that have run on the same schedule forever, or even pieces of railroad equipment that have been static for literally decades. Well, in most cases, especially […]