As the rest of the state was getting their first snowfall of the season, down on the shore we got stuck with a mix of rain & sleet – well, honestly, it was mostly rain. One of the downfalls of being on the shoreline. But that didn’t keep me from […]
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Quite a bit to pack into the small amount of time I was out & about this morning. I was able to catch a Los Angeles class fast attack sub, Providence & Worcester train NR-2, an easbound Amtrak Acela, and a helicopter taking off from New London. And I even […]
Yep, you read that right. Short version – in a span of about 20 minutes, and without moving my ass more than 15 feet, I was able to catch the freighter Persenk unloading copper plates at the State Pier in New London, a pair of small US Coast Guard cutters […]
Well, I was able to head out yesterday into the crappy weather we were having. I figured with the upcoming wind forecasted for the weekend, I didn’t have much time left with the color on the trees. So any weather would do. I set my sights on Mill Cove in […]
Well, there was some sun & blue skies today. But contrary to what the weather geeks predicted, it didn’t last long. Oh, well, such is life. At least I was able to get out and catch Providence & Worcester train NR-2, along with Amtrak train 171 around the Thames River […]
Busy, busy, busy. That’s been the word lately. Didn’t get a chance to go out yesterday, nor this morning. But I did have to run down to Lowe’s to check out some roofing material (that I’ll probably purchase at the local lumberyard – O.L. Willards – because, quite simply, they’re […]
Jeez. Missed some pictures from Friday. I ended up catching New England Central train 608 heading north in Franklin, CT on my way home (and eventually to Toad’s Place in New Haven).
Coming back from errands on Saturday, I happened across a parked New England Central train 608 in Willimantic. So of course I had to stop & take a few pictures. But something was missing…
Busy weekend – went straight from work to a night out with my wife (went to Toad’s Place in New Haven to check out Mighty Purple and Gargantua Soul), so here’s Friday’s adventures.
Huh? Yeah, the GE and EB references are probably pretty easy to figure out, but the defense contractor Raytheon? How could that fit in? Read on and you’ll find out what I’m talking about…