Eco-gardening is at its best in The Monday Garden
December 21, 2003, Issue 91
Tonight's the longest night of the year; tomorrow, to the delight of houseplants, the days start to lengthen. To celebrate this special time, considered holy in many cultures, this issue is dedicated to winter at Stamford's Cove Island.
View From the Autobridge, Blizzard 2002
"The Cove", as we call it, is a cozy-sized island, along the shore of the Long Island Sound. The Sound, itself, was formed at the end of the last Ice Age by a retreating glacier. I don't know exactly when the Cove itself was formed, but Native Americans probably fished here hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. Today, immigrants from every part of the globe, and their descendants, carry on the fishing tradition.
View From the Autobridge, Sunset Winter 2002
Today, Cove also serves bikers, beach lovers, dog walkers, people watchers, boaters, and other assorted area denizens, including ospreys, swans, green crabs, moon jellyfish, and flounders. Cove's also the home of SoundWaters, a wonderful environmental education organization. There was a mill here once and other industrial works that took advantage of the tidal waterpower.
Dam At Low Tide, Winter 2002 Same View, Summer 2003, Low Tide
Marina, Falling Tide, Winter 2002
Today's it's beach, meadow and woods shared by an amazing variety of creatures who thrive in, and around, Long Island Sound's brackish water. (See Sound Waters' creature feature)
Parking lot, winter 2002 Path, Winter 2002
Photo credits: Sue Sweeney
© Sue Sweeney 2005
What the readers said:
What an absolutely beautiful photo of The Cove. "Postcard Worthy" for certain. Have a wonderful holiday. JC (CT)
This is a Great scenery. I love the thought of being there. Los (NY)