September 27th. A mid-morning walk between showers and wind gusts. A tree down just west of the mural.

 

I was able to climb over it.

 

The wooded sections of the trail were littered with leaves and branches.

 

The marsh section was better.

 

The young Sassfras (Sassafras albidum) leaves have brightened more since the photo I took on September 21st.

 

Another tree - this a dead one - down near the marsh's exit stream.

 

Looks like the bridge crew well protected their work through the storm with weights on the tarps.

 

What I'm calling a wing wall, is ready for a pour - though perhaps not until other corner wings are prepared similarly.

 

A bit of Fall color by the second beaver pond.

 

Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae) on a storm-downed leaf.

 

As I was finishing up, I met Joe, the Stick Flicker, as he headed west from Route 85. I let him know that I'd already Flicked down to Old Colchester Road so he, his wife, and their dog were able to head back east.

 

I was on vacation in New Hampshire from Tuesday September 29th through Thursday October 8th. Fellow photographer Pat Stanulonis covered for me documenting work on the Old Colchester Road bridge. Quite a bit of work during those days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Culverts and other concrete forms for diverting water away from the road before it could end up on the finished bridge. (The bridge surface will be lower than the road on either end of it.)

 

This looks like a new slab on the far side of the bridge from the trail.

 

At Raymond Brook Marsh, Pat took this photo of a duck hunter out in a kayak. Warning, it's Hunting Season!

 

October 9th. Back from New Hampshire. Check out my FlickR Album of vacation photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanmalcolm/albums/72177720336129968/

Back in Connecticut, some catch up photos, starting with Norton's Pond.

 

A pair of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More pics of the cement sewer castings at Old Colchester Road.

 

 

 

 

 

The black plastic tubing at the right might be part of the water diversion system.

 

Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) near the junction with the Colchester Spur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 10th. Norton's Pond still showing decent Fall color.

 

 

 

 

 

October 13th. More forms work at Old Colchester Road

 

 

 

Heading east towards the Colchester Spur junction.

 

 

 

Back out after 3 P.M. and there had been a delivery of some massive concrete pipes.

 

Nice Fall color at Norton's Pond.

 

 

 

 

 

September 14th. Pleased to see a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) at Norton's Pond this morning. I'd thought they were gone for the winter.

 

Looks to me like a young bird.

 

 

 

Neck feathers puffed for warmth?