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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Trail Water Views - Photograph

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This is 1 of 2 posts of photographs that I took in the woods on the south side of Glen Road (Route 53) near the intersection with Newtown Turnpike in Redding, CT this past week.

Those woods are part of the Centennial Watershed State Forest. The official trail map must be carried as one's permit for access to the area.

The parking location is approximately: 41.287828, -73.389266

Trail In Woods Along Water - Photograph

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This is 2 of 2 posts of photographs that I took in the woods on the south side of Glen Road (Route 53) near the intersection with Newtown Turnpike in Redding, CT this past week.

Those woods are part of the Centennial Watershed State Forest. The official trail map must be carried as one's permit for access to the area.

The parking location is approximately: 41.287828, -73.389266

Trees / Stream In Woods / Moss Rock - Photograph

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I took those photographs in the woods on the north side of Glen Road (Route 53) near the intersection with Newtown Turnpike in Redding, CT this past week.

Those woods are part of the Centennial Watershed State Forest. The official trail map must be carried as one's permit for access to the area.

The parking location is approximately: 41.287828, -73.389266

Christmas Wreath - Photograph

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I took that photograph of the Christmas wreath that is hanging inside my house in the window. I took this photo from outside, and had trouble getting a good shot of it, so this was the best I could do. The wreath originally had a string of 50 white lights on it, but the string stopped working, and I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. So I replaced that string with one that had 100 multi-color lights.

Second Red Christmas Cactus - Photograph

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I took that photograph of the new Christmas Cactus that I got this year. I will probably repot it after the flowers have finished blooming.

Red Christmas Cactus - Photograph

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I took that photograph of the Christmas Cactus that I got last year, and which I repotted. This year, it only had three buds, and one fell off before blooming. It didn't get any new leaf growth until October. I think the decreasing sunlight outside triggered the growth of the two new leaves that it got.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

"T Stands For Teddy And Christmas Cactus" - Photograph

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I am joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth for this week's T Stands For challenge found here.

This is my summation of the past week:

Teddy will be serving double duty as my main image plus as my "T-Day ticket" for my T-Day posts.

Teddy is posing with the new Christmas Cactus plant I got. (At some point, I'll be posting photos of the one I got last year, and this one again, by itself.)

I want to thank everyone who left positive comments last week, in response to my covid-19 black cloud post last week. I really appreciated it. Now I'm trying not to dwell on the ongoing negative situation, but I still find some of the news stories troubling.

Teddy and I visited a few beaches last week, and enjoyed seeing the power of Mother Nature in the waves.

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While those who are used to ocean waves might look at those photos and think, "That's nothing," this is actually Long Island Sound, not the ocean. The wave heights here are normally minimal and relatively tranquil. But the previous day's storm was still affecting the area.

With regard to the above photos, Teddy said he was nearly swept out to sea, due to the roiling water. He said that I was too busy taking photos and not paying attention to his imminent danger. I asked Teddy how that was even possible, when he had refused to get out of the car at every stop we made, saying it was too windy and would mess up his freshly coiffed fur. Teddy said that's not how he remembers it, and walked away.

Despite the rainfall, we continue to have drought conditions here in Connecticut. (United States Drought Monitor - Connecticut)