Close up of Richard Butlers plot in Hartford.

My oldest Butler ancestor in America was Richard Butler a Deacon in Thomas Hooker's church. He and his brother came to Hartford from Massachusetts with the Hooker party, and are named on Hartford's founder stone. I've read a description of Richard's property, but only recently found a map of it.

Me with my friend Mitch Crenshaw, riding in the Seattle to Portland bike event in 1996 and 97.

@da3v3id.bsky.social thought you might appreciate this image. Every single post and rail had these cute little flags flying.

The old homestead gets a refreshed driveway.

Looking south from Cromwell on the Connecticut river with the Arrigoni Bridge in the background.

This image was not photoshopped. It is a 90 second image taken with a 35mm camera in a low light room. After 45 seconds my surrogate niece, Sita, merely shifted her position from one arm to the other.
(copyright David Butler)

One unexpected benefit of an electric car is not having to pay for emissions testing. (The truck, on the other hand, is not so lucky)

A favorite photo from a trip to Scotland in 1978 with my brother. I may look all hale and hearty, but the rough seas our ferry was traveling on was turning me almost as green as my hat.

Circa 1885, My great grandmother, Carie Savage, sitting in a carriage with her brother. Her father stands by the door. Circa 2020, Ruby and I take our turn standing in front of the homestead.