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That’s the mouth of the CT River on the left, emptying into the Long Island Sound. The Borough of Fenwick, a rather upscale part of Old Saybrook, stands in the middle distance, anchored by the Lynde Point Lighthouse, barely visible at its left edge.

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Jade Flowers, Old Saybrook, CT

December 26, 2019

About a month ago, our jade plant began budding, after a good 4-5 months of outdoor living. It’s the second time I’ve seen a jade plant in flower; the first was in a greenhouse, in March (!!!) at High Meadows Farm in Putney, VT. The soft look of the photo is a function of a cold lens coming into a warm house, and fogging up a bit.

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Taken out in our backyard in Ivoryton, when the small forest of blue spruce trees I planted some ten years previous had grown to an average height of seven-eight feet. Now they’re probably triple that size.

*Here’s a nice version of the Christmas carol, also known as O Tannenbaum; it’s based on an old German folk song.

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Shadows, Old Saybrook, CT

March 22, 2019

This brings to mind Plato’s Allegory of the Caves, expounded some 2500 years ago, and a staple of any Philosophy 101 class since. There’s a good overview here. Ah, the nature of Reality …

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Late Winter, Grafton, VT

March 5, 2019

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