When you were a kid (can you remember that long ago?) what was your favorite pasttime with your sibs? Ours was playing on the swing. It hung in a giant sugar maple tree in our front yard. We lived in the boonies and our front yard was pretty big. The "swing tree" was at the … Continue reading If I don’t come back alive…

A short trip down Lakeshore Road today to see what was moving on the lake. Nothing but geese and gulls on this crisp and sunny day. Got a couple of interesting photos but it seems as if most of the usual inhabitants have flown off in search of warmer climes.

Saturday Max and I made one last trip to Montezuma, encouraged by a newspaper article and photos showing flocks of snow geese and great egrets. Much to our dismay we saw none of those. Much to our pleasure we saw seven bald eagles. There were lots and lots - and lots - of geese. The … Continue reading Montezuma’s Last Stand…at least for this year

I never really learned artistic technique in school. Art class was not my forte. So now I'm trying to learn some of the basics. Here are a few photos where I tried to take advantage of natural light and shadows.

I spotted this wooly bear trying to cross the highway on my way to Indian Lake on Sunday. Tell me - what do his stripes tell you? I've heard three versions:--- When I was growing up, I always learned that the lighter the brown band, the milder the winter. Ergo, this little fella is telling … Continue reading Understanding the wooly bear

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I left home early Sunday morning headed for what will likely be my last visit to the Adirondacks this year. The weather promised to be sunny but it sure didn't look that way at 7:30 am. Along the way I saw this red tailed hawk sitting in the top of a tree and admiring the … Continue reading Autumn in the Adirondacks

I attended my father-in-law's funeral this past week and saw several aunts, uncles, cousins, and other family that I hadn't seen in ages. "This is insane," I thought. "First it was weddings, baby showers, graduations, and now we only see our families at wakes and funerals." That was to be the subject of this post.But … Continue reading Celebrating Life

In my e-mail inbox this morning was this auto dealership promo:Win A trip for 4 to see the Buffalo Bills play the New England Patriots in a Limo!Now, I don't know about you, but I'd LOVE to see Tom Brady and his pals scrunched into a stretch limo with the Bills.....talk about your personal foul!

...I used to respect you. I used to think you'd be a darned good candidate for President. After last night I want to be rid of you and the rest of your Republican cronies. I happened to be driving home and heard your convention speech on NPR. Less than 5 minutes in you were dissing … Continue reading Rudy, Rudy, Rudy…