October 7th
October 7, 2008 by admin
Waveny Park, New Canaan, Connecticut. – My daily walk: 2028
On my walk today I came across some beautiful sights. A few other sights too, but we’ll get to that. And yes, conservatively speaking, I’ve walked the Waveny trails 2028 times in the past decade or so.
In general the trees are just starting to turn but this one, shown last week, is really looking brilliant. The fields are still green and chirping, buzzing and crawling with fauna.
In the main field there lives a tree that’s taken such a beating, for years only the lower half remains. Today I caught a photograph of this tree that is appealing. It makes light of a rather creepy looking tree of which I have many other photos.
I know I’ve mentioned the debris behind the pond already but for some reason I can’t resist walking past this area and taking a few more photographs. One of the things that is left from this kind of land abuse is shown in this photo taken along the edge of our walking path. It shows heavy oils, ceramic, plastic and other imported materials lining our pathway.
symmetrical litter:
I walked passed some litter on the side of the path near one of Waveny’s construction zones. I noticed a Marlboro box and a Bruegger’s coffee cup but I didn’t associate the two. I continued walking and not 20 feet away on the other side of the road lie two identical pieces of litter, one marlboro box and one large Bruegger’s Bagel coffee cup. That is weird. I have walked this park over 2000 times and I have never seen the exact two pieces of garbage symmetrically, yet apparently randomly, tossed into the grass. I wonder if it’s illegal to litter in Waveny. I wonder if you are “working” at Waveny, what exactly is considered litter.
Moving along, The grasses at the Walled Garden Gate are looking splendid. I’ve been meaning to take this shot for a week. The sun in the afternoon cast a beautiful light on Waveny House, the fields, plants, trees and buildings. It’s a wonderful place to get away from the world for a few minutes and it’s all right here in our front yard, free for New Canaan residents to enjoy all year round.
