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Growing grass

At first glance, a walk in the ‘cornfields’ ~ the area of so much contention and landscaping in 2008-2009, appears returned to level ground with new grasses growing.

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You’ve got to love New Canaan! Sunday’s howling wind, light snowfall and sub-zero temperatures didn’t stop residents from visiting Spencer’s Run dog park in Waveny.

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Waveny has always been a retreat of sorts; a quick getaway from of our busy lifestyle located minutes from home. Here is a photograph looking out from Spencer”s Run across the driveway toward the open fields in front of the house.

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New Canaan Family Fourth was Fantastic! Friends and family filed into the Waveny fields to enjoy perfect weather before the evening’s fireworks and what a show it was! Some of these pictures are Amazing. I hope you enjoy them.

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Happy Independence Day

It’s almost Family Fourth time and there’s a rainbow over the Waveny Castle. Wednesday evening, July 2nd, after a quick downpour on an otherwise sunny day a rainbow stretched from field to field across the beautiful Lapham Estate.

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Is this a $250,000 joke? A band of aging volunteers intends to lift tons of concrete and asphalt debris and sort through thousands of yards of dredged mud, weeds and rubbish? The truth won’t come from the glamorous journalism of the New Canaan Advertiser, nor from the politicians who approved the immolation of the cornfield [...]

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Citing a news article in the April 9th New Canaan Advertiser titled: “Community group forms to restore portion of Waveny Park” A public-private group formed recently with the intention of restoring the Waveny Park cornfields. Is public-private a word? Or is it two antonyms, such as good-bad, put together? The cornfields, some 18 acres located [...]

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There’s a lot of garbage in Waveny these days. From piles of construction debris to tires to common roadside litter. Never before, in the long history of the Lapham Estate, has the property degraded more in one year than it had in 2008. Under the guise of beneficial development we have turned walking trails into [...]

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A quiet morning in Waveny Park, New Canaan January 27th, 2009 as a wintery mix rains down on the town property.

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It is difficult to express with words how enjoyable, invigorating, and transforming a simple walk through Waveny Park can be. I feel fortunate to be able to receive such a fulfilling sentiment from the outdoors and even more fortunate to have this wonderful park so close to my home. This weekend was chilly and the [...]

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