Readers’ Letters

A reader’s reflection on last Autumn’s cover: About 10 years ago my granddaughter, son-in-law, daughter, wife, and I were down at the place where the photo was taken. There was a line of Canada geese standing on top of the dam. I remarked to my son-in-law that I wondered if any of them ever fell off. Much to his surprise (and mine as well), a goose fell off the dam within 20 seconds and was under the water for what seemed like a long time.

Finally, the goose emerged to the surface and floated downstream to near the island. After a couple of minutes, the goose decided to fly back to the pond. Unfortunately, the goose didn’t gain enough elevation to clear the top of the dam and hit the side and went down under the water a second time. The goose finally emerged and floated downstream a second time but this time the goose flew over the land to get to the pond. I remarked to my son-in-law, that the goose had a bad feather day. —Phil Pichotta, Milford, CT

Phil, thank you for sharing such a wonderful story with us. The image in question was, of course, taken at the Duck Pond near City Hall, one of the most iconic spots in Milford. Your family outing is a great reminder to all of us that while we might feel “trapped” at home by Covid, there are worse places to be! The beauty of our town is all around us—enhanced now by the riotous colors of Autumn—and we are missing something special if we don’t get out and enjoy the view!

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