Apple of My Eye
This apple is a grocery store mainstay because of its attractive red skin and its durability while being shipped and stored. Unfortunately, it can have a somewhat mealy, unpleasant texture, which has led to a decline in popularity.
What is Red Delicious?
This territorial waterfowl is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, meaning that, except under very special circumstances, it cannot be legally pursued, hunted, taken, captured, killed, or sold. This is sometimes a problem, though, as it is extremely well adapted to living in human-altered environments like parks and sports fields and is sometimes regarded as a large, honking pest.
What are Canada Geese?
This spooky holliday is often associated with the colors orange and black.
What is Halloween?
This Disney animated show, which depicted a magical reality that main character Luz was sucked into, had it’s third and final season shortened significantly. This resulted in massive fan backlash, culminating in the episodes receiving enhanced budgets and being lengthened.
What is The Owl House?
The tiny yellow or brown seeds of this plant (which is also cultivated for textile use) can be mixed with water to form a gel that makes a good egg substitute in baking.
What is flax?
This Torrington pond is located near the site of the original Borden’s Condensed Milk factory.
What is Burr Pond?
This popular tart green apple is a favorite baking apple as it tends to hold its shape when cooked. The cultivar was discovered in Australia in 1868 by Maria Anne Smith.
What is Granny Smith?
This red breasted migratory bird is the state bird of Connecticut and its return is sometimes regarded as a first sign of spring.
What is the American Robin?
This gift giving holiday is often associated with the colors red, green, and white.
What is Christmas?
This Cartoon Network animated show, about the cosmic adventures of the half-human son of a guy named Greg, was nearly cancelled after an episode featuring a wedding between two of the key characters. The creator of the show fought back, and was granted the ability to finish it, which resulted in a rushed finale.
What is Steven Universe?
This puree of a cooked fall fruit is tasty to eat on its own, but it can also be used to replace eggs or oil in recipes.
What is applesauce?
Formerly the summer home of Edith Morton Chase, this state forest in Litchfield features walking trails, a wildlife viewing blind, and a cottage garden outside the old Chase house.
What is Topsmead State Forest?
This apple, with its gold-and-red skin, powerfully sweet flavor, and delightfully crisp crunch, is an extremely popular eating apple. Despite only being developed in 1974 and first reaching grocery stores in 1997, it has come to dominate apple markets worldwide.
What is Honeycrisp?
This wading bird is the largest heron in North America and normally migrates south for the winter; however, some individual birds are so hardy that they may choose to stay in the northern part of their range year-round.
What are Great Blue Herons?
This family centric holliday is often associated with various shades of brown and other fall colors.
What is Thanksgiving?
This Hulu animated show has been cancelled multiple times by networks like Fox and Comedy Central, but has continuously been revived due to its success in re-runs and syndication. Now entering its eleventh season, this show has already been renewed by Hulu through season fourteen.
What is Futurama?
This coagulated soy product can be pureed and used as a replacement for eggs and some dairy products when baking.
What is silken tofu?
This conservation center in Litchfield was founded in 1913 by a brother and sister. It now features 40 miles of trails, a nature conservation museum, a boardwalk, cross-country skiing in the winter, and more.
What is White Memorial?
The name of this sweet, crisp apple is sometimes erroneously associated with a famous mountain, but it actually comes from the first part of the name of the town where it was developed in 1939 (Fujisaki, Japan).
What is Fuji?
This common wild duck can be seen in large flocks during the migration season. The males are recognizable by their bright green, iridescent heads.
What are Mallard Ducks?
This holiday that signals the changing of our calendars is most associated with the color gold.
What is New Years?
This MTV animated show, about the messy lives of teenagers that were clones of various historical figures, was cancelled after one season due to outrage centered on the clone depiction of Ghandi.
What is Clone High?
Made by blending soaked raw cashews until smooth, this food item can be used as a dairy substitute in some baking recipes, or can be used as the base for vegan cream sauces.
What is cashew cream?
This Torrington state park was originally named the Hall Meadow Dam Recreation Area, but was re-named in 1975 following the death of the local legislator, also known as the “Father of Route 8,” who introduced legislation to create the park.
What is John A. Minetto State Park?
This tart green and red apple is the namesake for Apple’s main line of personal computers.
What is McIntosh?
Named for its cat-like call, this small gray bird often sings while hiding in underbrush. It is also a vocal mimic and can imitate the sounds of frogs, other birds, and human activity.
What is the Gray Catbird?
This holiday, meant to be a celebration of a specific population of the US, is centered around the colors red, white, and blue.
What is Veteran’s Day?
This Netflix animated show centered on the office politics of Cognito Inc, a company that helps control and manipulate the world from the shadows, was controversially canned after just one season due to the decision to release its second half after barely promoting it.
What is Inside Job?
Don’t throw out the water! This chickpea leftover is often treated as trash, but when whipped it holds its shape, so it can actually be used as an egg replacement for baking, merengues, and even for mayonnaise.
What is aquafaba?
Looking for a great view? This state park, once the summer home of one of President Taft’s doctors, was a lookout point during WWII. Now, it’s a great spot to see fall foliage.
What is Dennis Hill?