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Connecticut in October 2010
During the first weekend in October, I had the opportunity to visit a new friend who lives in Connecticut. Maxine and I met on the Holy Land trip we took in July. She and her husband Ira have a rock band (check out http://www.thestoneband.com) and were going to play a date at the Redding Roadhouse that Saturday. She invited me to come along. After finding a reasonable flight fare (yay!), I decided to jump at the chance.
After arriving on a cold and rainy Friday, Max and Ira made me feel right at home at their lovely place. The next morning, the clouds parted — uh, departed. Although still a bit cool for this girl used to the warm temps in Texas, it was a bee-yoo-ti-ful day. After getting a full house and grounds tour and a good breakfast, Max took me on a walk to the nearby reservoir.
The leaves were just starting to turn. We found some red leaves in the sun along the side of the road and Max took my picture. You’ll see several pictures at the lakeside, including where we sat in the sun to read that week’s Weekly Bible Lesson. The “stars” on the water were my attempt to be artistic. Truly, it was lovely.
Back at the house, we sat outside on the porch for a while and a grasshopper came to visit.
That evening, it was off to the gig. There was a lot of setup to get everything just right and then the band began to play. Cool! My kind of music, and these guys were great. If you ever get the chance to hear the Stone Band, jump at it! (And the Redding Roadhouse served one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. You might check them out, too!) I took some video during the performance but haven’t had a chance to process it yet. I’m not sure how well it’ll come out since it was so dark, but when I get a chance, I might add a clip to YouTube and link it here.
The next day, Max and I were able to attend church, though we did have to leave a bit early to get to the airport.
I flew through Detroit and passed a very cool water feature in the airport. The picture you’ll see doesn’t do it justice, but if you’ve ever been there, you’ll recognize it. It has a lot of water jets that shoot out in various patterns. They’re not continuous, but the water stays in an arced column even after it’s cut off at the source. Not sure if that makes any sense, but it’s a cool effect.
Altogether a harmonious, although short, trip. Thanks go to Max and Ira for being great hosts!
