Here at Hangman Hill

Sunny and warm day after yesterday's storm. We are enjoying coffee and a hot shower thanks to our new generator. Today it seems like money well spent!

Work was cancelled today, so we have been riding out the storm at home. It has been getting wetter and windier as the day progresses. The strongest wind gust so far has been 42mph. At about 4.30pm we lost power – we were probably one of the last homes in the area to see it go. We will be firing up the generator very soon! All is well otherwise. We have plenty of beer/wine and a warm house to help us through.

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What better way to prepare for hurricane Sandy?

Unseasonably warm weather drew us to Lantern Hill for a hike to enjoy the last of the fall colors.  Heavy rains the night before brought down the reds, but there was still plenty of color to enjoy.  

Lantern Hill is so named for its milky quartz cliffs that are visible from the Atlantic Ocean.  With clear skies we had a view of the Atlantic from Lantern Hill to the south.

 West facing cliffs at Lantern Hill

Thin sliver of the Atlantic at the top of the horizon

Bruno and Kokk

In March we started a project with a local solar company make the most of location which is well suited to generating solar power.  It has been a slow and complex process, but finally the solar panels are in place and we are waiting for the final connections to be made.   Let the sun shine in!

We had a nice visit with Eric and Jo Eisenhart who were back on the  east coast for a brief visit.  We had a nice fall weekend and enjoyed just spending time together.  We gathered at Daniel Packer Inn  on Friday with some friends for a relaxing dinner. We had a nice hike to Mount Tom on Saturday followed by a roast chicken dinner and game night on Saturday.  We miss having them here, they were always game to try anything, go anywhere.  So nice they could come for a visit!

Eric and Jo are visiting, and we are having a sunny weekend in Connecticut.

The leaves change early along the banks of the Pawcatuck and Wood Rivers which are only just above sea level.  On a few occasions when the leaves were at peak color here at Hangman Hill we have headed to the rivers for a paddle only to find the leaves were already down.  This year we ventured out at the first sign of color.  While the leaves along the Pawcatuck weren’t as colorful as we hoped, we spent a beautiful warm Sunday on the Pawcatuck.  We shared the river with many turtles, a heron and some small fish.