I asked a guy who was chopping wood nearby if he knew what kind of tree this was. He said “Well my fifth-grade daughter once did a report on it, and ID’ed it as a charter oak, or a white oak”. Good enough for me.

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This welcoming field of daffodils, a community project sponsored by the Essex Foundation, can be found at the bottom of Exit 3 (northbound) on Route 9.

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I’ve been trying to keep at least 30 yards away from others; it’s hard sometimes….

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That’s rainwater left from a steady overnight drizzle.

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History, Old Saybrook, CT

February 29, 2020

This boardwalk, and the site of the Saybrook Fort (top of second red arrow from left), is less than a mile as the crow flies from where we live. The CT River is off on the right.

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Trailcam, Old Saybrook, CT

February 29, 2020

There’s a marsh and a little knoll at the back of our property, and the area is a haven of sorts for wildlife. Here are a couple of shots taken with my new $70 motion-activated trailcam.

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