Last weekend’s weather cooperated to make for a postcard perfect weekend in Upstate New York. Major races were held all over the place – Utica, Geneva, Binghamton – and a local festival took front and center from Friday until Sunday. JulyFest, in its 53rd year, takes place in downtown Binghamton. In conjunction with the festival… Continue reading A July Summer Weekend
Well, week two of a photo topic a week was not any easier for me than week one was. Topic of the week was morning. My initial thought was a sunrise but I live, in my house, in a valley. Sunrises tend to not be very good as I don’t get the sun over the… Continue reading Project 52, Week 2
Hambletonian Marathon & Good Time Trotters Relay, a set on Flickr. Where, oh where, did I go? Absolutely nowhere. Not this past weekend but the weekend before was very busy. I was longing for a quiet week but that was not to happen due to the activities of the weekend. I photographed at mile 21… Continue reading Hambletonian Marathon & Good Time Trotters Relay
Last Friday I spent several hours walking around a backyard about 8 miles from my home. The people have day lilies and tons of them – a magnitude of varieties and some that they, themselves, have created. Because I am great at killing almost anything, I did not take down names as I did not… Continue reading Day Lilies
I know. It isn’t even Halloween yet. What am I doing talking about holiday cards already? I have to be honest. I usually make my cards. I have used several different designs in the past. Here is last year’s. You may look and say fairly simple but it was embossed which meant each card had… Continue reading Holiday Cards & a Giveaway
I have to say that the winters now are not as harsh as I recall from my childhood growing up in upstate NY. We do not get as much snow nor as much cold – as I am looking for my gloves to put on as it is so cold that typing is making my… Continue reading Snow & Winter in Upstate New York
This past Sunday I was still nursing a problem with my hip. Rather than do my normal four or five miles – it was beautiful outside, though brisk – I took my new DSLR out for a walk on my normal running route. Below are the pictures that came from that walk, including one of… Continue reading A Winter Walk
The area of Upstate New York where I live is finally getting the winter we have been waiting for all season. Until today, the storms have maybe hit five inches but only once or twice. My son’s school district has had two snow days, before today – both of which were not bad enough to… Continue reading Snowicane
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