Yesterday was a good day.
I'm finally starting to get my life back under control. I've really managed to burn myself out over the past couple of months. Everything is quite a bit calmer now... I'm finally getting enough rest and should once again have time for everything and everyone that I've been neglecting.
I drove over to Kent Falls, just over the border in Connecticut, in the early afternoon. Along the way I discovered a couple of amazing museums that are only about a 20 minute drive from where I live - The Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science and The Connecticut Antique Machinery Museum.
I've collected minerals nearly all of my life and my fascination with the iron mining history of this area has been unmistakably evident - I can't wait to view the collections at the Mining Museum (and I'm really looking forward to visiting the gift shop.)
I've often mentioned my love of railroads and especially steam locomotives. The Machinery Museum features a beautifully restored and fully operational Hawaii Railway Co.1925 Baldwin 2-4-2 steam locomotive, a 1909 H.K. Porter 2-8-0 locomotive (below) and a 1918 Vulcan 0-4-0 switching engine (above) on static display and many other incredible examples of steam vehicles and machinery.
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Unfortunately, I came across these wonders a bit too late - both museums closed for the season at the end of October. Oh, well... yet another reason to look forward to spring.
It's been at least 20 years since the last time I visited Kent Falls. The park is extremely popular during the summer months - you can barely get near it. I plan to go back often over the next few months. It's very peaceful and relaxing there this time of the year.
The Fall Foliage was quite beautiful this year - it just didn't last very long. Right about the time that the colors reached their peak we had a couple of violent storms which stripped the trees of nearly all their leaves.
I'm leaving off my book and film lists this time around. It's my tricky little way of forcing myself to update in a timelier manner the next time around. We'll see if it works.
All the best...
*note* My original entry disappeared into the ozone when I attempted to post it. I'm too annoyed (and it's a bit too late in the evening) to recreate the entire thing all over again. This will have to do for now.
*edit* Here's the list of what I've been reading lately - I'll have more to say about several of these books next time...
Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters
We - Yevgeney Zamyatin translated by Clarence Brown
Look at the Birdie - Kurt Vonnegut
Half Broke Horses - Jeanette Walls
Death's Acre - Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson
Something from the Nightside - Simon R. Green
Island of the Sequined Love Nun - Christopher Moore
Island - Aldous Huxley
Invisible - Paul Auster
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Chronic City - Jonathan Lethem
I'm finally starting to get my life back under control. I've really managed to burn myself out over the past couple of months. Everything is quite a bit calmer now... I'm finally getting enough rest and should once again have time for everything and everyone that I've been neglecting.
I drove over to Kent Falls, just over the border in Connecticut, in the early afternoon. Along the way I discovered a couple of amazing museums that are only about a 20 minute drive from where I live - The Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science and The Connecticut Antique Machinery Museum.
I've collected minerals nearly all of my life and my fascination with the iron mining history of this area has been unmistakably evident - I can't wait to view the collections at the Mining Museum (and I'm really looking forward to visiting the gift shop.)
I've often mentioned my love of railroads and especially steam locomotives. The Machinery Museum features a beautifully restored and fully operational Hawaii Railway Co.1925 Baldwin 2-4-2 steam locomotive, a 1909 H.K. Porter 2-8-0 locomotive (below) and a 1918 Vulcan 0-4-0 switching engine (above) on static display and many other incredible examples of steam vehicles and machinery.
.
Unfortunately, I came across these wonders a bit too late - both museums closed for the season at the end of October. Oh, well... yet another reason to look forward to spring.
It's been at least 20 years since the last time I visited Kent Falls. The park is extremely popular during the summer months - you can barely get near it. I plan to go back often over the next few months. It's very peaceful and relaxing there this time of the year.
The Fall Foliage was quite beautiful this year - it just didn't last very long. Right about the time that the colors reached their peak we had a couple of violent storms which stripped the trees of nearly all their leaves.
I'm leaving off my book and film lists this time around. It's my tricky little way of forcing myself to update in a timelier manner the next time around. We'll see if it works.
All the best...
*note* My original entry disappeared into the ozone when I attempted to post it. I'm too annoyed (and it's a bit too late in the evening) to recreate the entire thing all over again. This will have to do for now.
*edit* Here's the list of what I've been reading lately - I'll have more to say about several of these books next time...
Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters
We - Yevgeney Zamyatin translated by Clarence Brown
Look at the Birdie - Kurt Vonnegut
Half Broke Horses - Jeanette Walls
Death's Acre - Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson
Something from the Nightside - Simon R. Green
Island of the Sequined Love Nun - Christopher Moore
Island - Aldous Huxley
Invisible - Paul Auster
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Chronic City - Jonathan Lethem
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I hope all is well in your life.
Today decent with a glorious sunset.
If I'd had the time for a Ride, I'd have been bothered
about haveing put the Bike into storage.