Reservoir

West Hartford Reservoir, Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut

Take a look at my daughter Susie's new photo blog, Joburg Every Day.

And, for more photos with reflections, please visit James' website, Weekend Reflections.

Construction Workers

These strong and self-confident guys enjoyed having their pictures taken.

Community Police Station

There was a time when the City of Hartford was proud of its Community Police Station on Albany Avenue in the North End.

No more.  It is abandoned.  And an eyesore.

I will be away for ten days, with little free time.  But, I have scheduled some pretty good photos while I am away, so please visit.  When I get back, I will catch up with your shots!

Meanwhile, I have exciting news.  My daughter Susie has begun a daily photo blog called Joburg Every Day, chronicling her discovery of her new city, Johannesburg, South Africa.  Susie is a much better photographer than I am.  Go take a look and, if you like what you see, become a follower.  I had the honor of being Follower #1.

Relocate Stone Field?

A project called "iQuilt" would link the city's downtown attractions.   It would turn the small street connecting Bushnell Park and the Wadsworth Atheneum into a pedestrian-only walkway, and the "Stone Field" sculpture by Carl Andre would be relocated.

I showed Stone Field before.  It is a series of boulders placed in rows on a grassy, triangular plot of land.  At the lowest end, there is a single large boulder.  As the sculpture moves uphill, the boulders become smaller and one more boulder is added to the rows . . . 1,2, 3 . . . onward.  It has always prompted a debate about "Is this art?"

To illustrate Stone Field, I took a picture of an older man sitting on a boulder.  I cropped it distant above and close below.  The first emphasizes the boulders.  The second emphasizes the man. Which do you like for this post?  And, do you think moving the boulders would defile the art, or do you think it is not art so who cares, or do you think it is OK to move the boulders even if it is art?

Trinity Football Extends the Record

The Trinity football team won its 40th game in a row at its home field in Hartford on Saturday.  Ten years without losing a game at home!  That is the longest home winning streak in the country.  They beat Williams on Saturday, 21 - 13.  The last time the Bantams lost in Hartford was 2001, and it was Williams who beat them.  

I have had the fun of watching major conference football in a stadium of 106,000 screaming fans, but it is also fun watching a football game at a Division 3 school along with 3,800 of the athletes' friends, families, alumni and classmates.  The players at Trinity and Williams know that they will not go on to play professional football . . . they just play because they like playing football.

Trinity 2, Colby 0

Trinity (in white) wins the race for the ball.

Trinity takes a penalty kick  . . .

 
. . . and SCORES!

Allie, Whitney, Lizzie and Sam were standing near me. They are sophomore transfer students at Trinity.  All nice, all friendly, and -- as you can see -- all pretty.

"Fear the Chicken" refers to Trinity's nickname, the Bantams.

Mystery Object

What do we have here?

Connecticut has an important defense and aerospace industry.  Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies, manufactured nearly 40,000 Wasp Junior aircraft engines from 1930 to 1953.  This example was built in 1944. It is found in the New England Air Museum.

The first day of the month is Theme Day for City Daily Photo bloggers.  For October, the theme is "Mystery Object."  Click here to view thumbnails for all participants