Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
This rustic building is the Riverdrifters Gallery, founded by Barbara Hunt and Jeanne D. Shaw. According to a 2008 post on Crotonblog entitled: The Artists and the Driftwood Sculptures: Barbara Hunt and Jeanne D. Shaw, artists and co-founders of the new Riverdrifters Gallery in Croton Point Park, hosted a phenomenal program for young and old…
I’d never noticed this RV park before. Maybe I’d just not walked by this particular part of the park, or maybe I’d just been there at the wrong time of year. I’m not sure how I feel about it. While people should certainly have the right to visit such pleasant places, I can’t help but…
I’m not sure what these purple flowers are, but the overall effect reminds me a little of fields of lavender I’ve seen in Provence. I like the multiple layers: the brightly colored flowers in the foreground, the more muted colors of the grasses, the darker shades of the land on the other side of Croton…
The plaque above is attached to a boulder not far from the Pavilion. It reads: “Commemorating the defense of Teller’s Point by George, Sherwood and Jack Peterson who repulsed the landing of British troops from the “Vulture” September 21, 1780, thus aiding in the Capture of Major Andre.” (Note: Croton Point was once known as…
I’ve often been to Croton Point, usually to walk the dog, but I’d never really given much thought to its history. To me it was just a piece of land jutting out into the River Hudson, which someone had at some point decided to turn into a park. It turns out that it is much…