And a Fog Settled In ...

After the blizzard 2-3 days ago, today we had not only a warming trend but rain to boot.  In the afternoon, as the rain slacked, a fog settled in.  What an opportunity!

This tree sits in the middle of an open field.  The fog offered the opportunity to isolate it against the background.

This island is surrounded by water in an estuary.  In the summer and early fall it can be seen loaded with Snowy Egrets and Great Egrets roosting in the trees.

This Great Blue Heron, having stayed for the winter, is desperately seeking sustenance.

A dirt road in summer is covered with snow as it wends its way past a small pond and a rocky outcrop.

What appears to be a simple dirt road through the forest is actually an active railroad bed used by a local trap rock quarry to move its product to either the main Amtrak corridor between New Haven and Boston, or to awaiting barges at a nearby terminal.
 

During the warmer weather these pilings anchor the floating walkways for a boat club in Stony Creek, CT.  Now, a lone gull inhabits the scene.