In New Britain the Stanley family made money. They don’t any more but if you go into any tool section of Wal-Mart or hardware store, you’ll find Stanley Tools. I worked for Stanley Works, as we in town call it, and avoided getting fired by joining the military. They gave the town a lot but mainly two parks, Stanley Quarter and A.W. Stanley Parks. Here’s some shots of the parks:

Stanley Quarter, home to Canada geese, Little League and soccer.

Stanley Quarter, home to Canada geese, Little League and soccer.

Some of the residents

Some of the residents

The hidden stream that connects the two parks

The hidden stream that connects the two parks

This is what A.W. Stanley is known for, woods and picnic tables

This is what A.W. Stanley is known for, woods and picnic tables

I’ll be taking more pictures, hopefully better and introducing where I live to the people who follow me.

See you in the funnies. Oh yeah, I’m officially retired as of this week and have the Medicare card to prove it.