Stone walls, rolling hills, broad fields, and lots of trees are common characteristics I generally think of when visiting western Connecticut.
Only a dusting of snow remains on the shadowed north side of this stone wall - at least for now - more snow is coming soon to boost the total toward the 40 inch annual average.
A cloudy, cold dawn greets the day at this rural farm. Of Connecticut's roughly 3.5 million acres, 400,000 acres are farmed on its 4,900 farms.
The last fall crops of pumpkins and squash have been harvested. The fields lie fallow now, awaiting the return of spring. And speaking of pumpkins, "In colonial New Haven, cut pumpkins were used as guides for haircuts to ensure a round uniform style. Because of this fashion, these New Englanders were nicknamed "pumpkin-heads." (Source: 50 States.com) Who would've thought?
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