Category: Hartford

Hartford celebrated the Fourth on July 5th (Saturday). The day was hot and humid, but after sunset the air cooled and the temperature fell. Bushnell Park was filled with a large crowd; food trucks lined Elm Street. I had dinner with friends at their Elm Street house. Afterwards we sat on the stoop and enjoyed…

A miscellany of photos from this spring: Penwood State Forest, where I hike many mornings; a shot or two from a spring trip to New York City; a visit to Cape Cod (Woods Hole and Hyannis); my old parish of St John’s where I preached after Easter; and a few Hartford snaps.

Three or four times a week (sometimes more often) I hike at Penwood, a state park about 15 minutes drive away. It is a beautiful park with many trails, a lake and wetlands and spectacular views over the valley looking toward Simsbury. The park is rich in wildlife, especially birds, deer and bear. This year…

This has been a good year for fungi in the forest, from the common mushroom to more exotic varieties such as the eerie Indian pipes. Penwood, a few miles from Hartford, became one of my refuges during the pandemic. I continue to hike there three or four times a week, always amazed by the ever-changing…