Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Summer’s Late Breakfast

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From the classic white mug to the pink and green counter stools
Norm’s Diner 171 Bridge Street Groton Ct has Style!


Three pm on a sizzling Sunday a break in the action at Norm’s gives me a moment to play with the mosaic of time. Conversation with Davo pauses as my mind drifts to the 50’s. I love diners,  small business and the people, real people. Norm’s has that welcoming feel the kind that is absent in the rubber stamp Mallonian “food” industry.


Stop by enjoy some eggs, linger with the paper, conversation humanity. Support small business it is the backbone of your town. Parking is shaded by trees a nice feature you won’t find at the Mall.

enjoy pjc

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Religion, Art, The Muse and more……

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Religion or freedom of religion brought us here and was a main stay of life in the 1700’s houses of worship circle the green some old some new. The green was the center of the universe.

ChurchLightLebGreen-D-54-09-22Reflections of light or through light on this church wall.

Reflections have been a window beyond the surface for much of my creative life. Tomorrow night at my opening I’ll be reflecting back on many images, many periods from thirty eight years. Here is a preview from my performing arts work and a click on the image will lead you to more motion.

The person traveling the furthest will get a gift and there will be portrait discount cards passed out be part of my work. Post cards of the New England Shoreline, photo note cards and “All the Usual Subjects”.  Ask about the final Kodachrome series?

“Between Here and There.” Photographic Art by Peter J. Crowley from the 1970’s to today.  Pearl of the Thames Cafe 175 Thames St. Groton Ct. opening November 6th 6pm. Excellent munchies from Jason at The Pearl and acoustic blues by Mike Bloomer.
King Cakes new CD is out and Mike will have them with him.

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Church Light

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Backing up On The Empire Builder

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Jon and David Two of the highlights on the ride to Seattle.
I’ve spoken of them before at the dinner table in the dining car,
 there is a lot of mischief in those eyes.

Here is a story from Jon one of the Amtrak community between Minot and Seattle about the time zones in ND. “In ND the Missouri River is the boundary between the central and mountain time zones. Everything North and East of the river is in the central time zone and everything South and West of the river is the mountain time zone. However all the coal fired power plants, coal mines and the coal gasification plant which are south and west of the river operate on central time even though they are in the mountain time zone. A few years back people who work at these plants and mines got tired of working on central time but living on mountain time and they got a petition together to change the time in those counties to central time. They got enough signatures and put the measure on the ballot and it passed however it still needed approval by the county commissioners. Agriculture is still the number one economic sector in the state and the farmers in this area are mainly descendants of Germans from Russia, brought in by the railroads in the late 1800s. They are a stubborn lot, do not adapt to change well. So when the county commissioners met to decide on this issue the farmers convinced them not to change the time because if they did their cows wouldn’t know when to come in to be milked. As a result we are still working on central time and living on mountain time”.

I thought before moving on to Sacramento that this story would bring a smile to your face as it does mine. enjoy pjc

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