Well, so much for expectations... Much of the East Coast was hit with a huge snowstorm over the past couple of days and I was planning on spending some time cut off from civilization. It was snowing pretty hard just after midnight, right before I turned in for the evening
but it apparently stopped soon after I went to sleep. I'm trapped for a while anyway - there's no telling when my landlord will finally decide to plow the place out. No rush. The birds have plenty of seed
Rhiannon and I have plenty of food and it looks like even my 'gator may have had himself a snack.
One more day until the official beginning of winter!
There's another old iron bridge over in New Milford Connecticut, just a few minutes drive from the beautifully restored Falls Bridge at Lover's Leap that I mentioned in a previous blog.
Boardman's Bridge is slightly older and longer - at 188 feet (57.3 m) it is the longest lenticular truss design bridge in the state and one of the best preserved. It was built in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, seven years before its sister span at Lover's Leap and they were both added to the National Registry of Historic Sites on the same day - June 13, 1976. This bridge remained in service and carried vehicular traffic over the Housatonic River until the late 1970's. I don't know of any plans to restore this bridge. At least they haven't demolished it.
I've read some excellent books over the past few days including the latest from two of my favorite authors - a wonderful trilogy of novellas from Jim Harrison and the fragmentary outline of what would have been the final novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
The Farmer's Daughter - Jim Harrison
The Original of Laura - Vladimir Nabokov
On Gold Mountain - Lisa See
Nabokov had instructed his wife Vera to burn the unfinished draft, which consists of 138 handwritten index cards, upon his death. She had saved the manuscipt of Lolita from the flames several decades earlier and decided to preserve his last work as well. It's a fascinating glimpse into the the creative process of one of the great literary geniuses of the twentieth century.
Ive been pretty busy lately, so there's only been time for just a few DVDs - they are
Fight Club (1999) David Fincher
Unbreakable (2000) M. Night Shyamalan
Pierrot Le Fou (1965) Jean-Luc Godard
The Guitar (2007) Amy Redford
My Father's Glory (1990) Yves Robert
Sirens (1994) John Duigan
One more day 'tl The Solstice and just a few more until Christmas. Best wishes for joyous holidays. All the best...
but it apparently stopped soon after I went to sleep. I'm trapped for a while anyway - there's no telling when my landlord will finally decide to plow the place out. No rush. The birds have plenty of seed
Rhiannon and I have plenty of food and it looks like even my 'gator may have had himself a snack.
One more day until the official beginning of winter!
There's another old iron bridge over in New Milford Connecticut, just a few minutes drive from the beautifully restored Falls Bridge at Lover's Leap that I mentioned in a previous blog.
Boardman's Bridge is slightly older and longer - at 188 feet (57.3 m) it is the longest lenticular truss design bridge in the state and one of the best preserved. It was built in 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, seven years before its sister span at Lover's Leap and they were both added to the National Registry of Historic Sites on the same day - June 13, 1976. This bridge remained in service and carried vehicular traffic over the Housatonic River until the late 1970's. I don't know of any plans to restore this bridge. At least they haven't demolished it.
I've read some excellent books over the past few days including the latest from two of my favorite authors - a wonderful trilogy of novellas from Jim Harrison and the fragmentary outline of what would have been the final novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
The Farmer's Daughter - Jim Harrison
The Original of Laura - Vladimir Nabokov
On Gold Mountain - Lisa See
Nabokov had instructed his wife Vera to burn the unfinished draft, which consists of 138 handwritten index cards, upon his death. She had saved the manuscipt of Lolita from the flames several decades earlier and decided to preserve his last work as well. It's a fascinating glimpse into the the creative process of one of the great literary geniuses of the twentieth century.
Ive been pretty busy lately, so there's only been time for just a few DVDs - they are
Fight Club (1999) David Fincher
Unbreakable (2000) M. Night Shyamalan
Pierrot Le Fou (1965) Jean-Luc Godard
The Guitar (2007) Amy Redford
My Father's Glory (1990) Yves Robert
Sirens (1994) John Duigan
One more day 'tl The Solstice and just a few more until Christmas. Best wishes for joyous holidays. All the best...
VIEW 10 of 10 COMMENTS
stampedeofworms:
Frozen sliders? Sacrilage. I pick them up hot off the oniony grill every time I feel the need to cleanse. White Castles were a big deal growing up. We never had a Castle in our little town, you had to drive down the highway to a city. I guess beetle burgers represent urbanity to me. Now that I work in the city and commute, I pick them up all the time. You know, after 15-20 bags you begin to develop a tolerance.
ladyr:
that look so pretty