Lyman Orchards, Middlefield: Field Notes
A working orchard in central Connecticut — planted rows, a traprock ridge behind, and a calendar set by fruit rather than by anyone's diary.
Lake of Isles, North Stonington: The Light Through the Day
A lake surrounded by woodland in eastern Connecticut — read hour by hour, because a lake does something different in every one of them.
Italian Center, Stamford: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A club and banquet venue in western Connecticut — and one decision that decides where the pictures actually get made.
Inn at Mystic: Field Notes
An inn on a rise above a tidal river in Mystic — where the water level changes through the day and the colour is nothing like an ocean's.
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket: The Problem, and Four Ways Out
An enormous resort complex set in eastern Connecticut woodland — vast, largely windowless, and surrounded by trees almost nobody uses.
Fox Hill Inn, Brookfield: What It Suits and What It Does Not
A hilltop venue in the wooded hills of western Connecticut — elevated, treed and seasonal, which suits some weddings much better than others.
Eolia Mansion, Waterford: The Light Through the Day
A mansion with formal gardens on an open shore above Long Island Sound — read hour by hour, because on a south-facing lawn the hour is everything.
Delamar Hotel, Greenwich: One Frame, and How It Is Made
A harbourside hotel on the western Connecticut shore, and the one frame a working harbour gives that open water cannot.
Branford House, Groton: A Walk Through the Site
A stone mansion on a point at the eastern end of Long Island Sound — granite, glass and water on three sides.
Barns at Wesleyan Hills, Middletown: The Building’s Own Logic
A New England post-and-beam barn — built to store hay, not to be photographed, which turns out to be an advantage.