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Sunrise On Lake Mahopac

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“The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it’s here is up to us. Journey wisely.” — Alexandra Elle

“Just like the days, no two sunrises are ever the same.” ― Jonathan P Lamas

“Nature unfolds her treasure at the first ray of sunrise.” ― Kishore Bansal

Every day I go to the gym, I take the same route. Leaving my house, I quickly find myself on a winding road around Lake Mahopac. Not far from the homestead, I often get some pretty nice views of the lake, and when conditions are like they were this morning, you are rewarded with an incredible sunrise.

Depending on the time of year, weather, and sunrise times, I have found that I can be either very happy or really disappointed with what I get to see. Today, I was given a gift with the start of what I am sure was a beautiful sunrise.

Let me know what you think in the comments.

Yes, I touched this one up just to see how it would look.

In the future, I need to start bringing my camera with me anytime I might encounter something worth photographing. These photos were taken with my Android cell phone, which, as you all know, doesn’t take very good pictures. With that said, these pictures didn’t come out nearly as bad as I thought they would.

Three Days Later…

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“Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet.” – Bob Marley

“It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong.” – John Cheever

“My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather.” – Terri Guillemets

Walking out of the house this morning to go to the gym was an absolute joy. When I left at 6:30, the sky was blue, and a cool breeze ran through my yard. It was awesome!!! We haven’t seen weather this nice for almost a week!

If you saw my previous post, you saw the result of weather conditions allowing the smoke from Canadian forest fires to infiltrate the Hudson Valley of NY where I live. An orange haze covered the area, making the air smell like a campfire. It was overwhelming!!!! Even though the smell of a woodsy fire was really strong, it was actually pleasant.

So, on my way to the gym, I decided to go to the two spots where I took pictures on Wednesday to replicate the same views on a clear day. WOW!!! What a difference.

Thankfully the haze didn’t last as long as they thought it was going to. A couple of days ago, there was talk that it could last well into the weekend. I can say that for the first time in days, I haven’t been coughing every two seconds with a sore throat.

HAPPY HIKING!!!

Purple Haze??? Not Quite…

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“Bad weather makes for good photography.” ~ Ansel Adams

“Oh, That Wasn’t A Bit Nice. You Have Made Me Very Angry. Very Angry Indeed!”Marvin the Martian

The sun and sky in my backyard with the haze.

The last three to four days around here have been crazy weather-wise. I should have known something weird was coming when I left my house on Monday morning to go to the gym and I smelled smoke. I didn’t give it much thought then, but as Monday turned to Tuesday, it continued to worsen.

Three days removed from Monday, the haze continues and has provided a view of this area that I can’t remember ever seeing. Yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), it truly looked like the pictures you see of Mars. Barren and red, I almost half expected Marvin the Martian to come hang out with me!

If anything, that last comment should date me…

The view of Lake Mahopac from the beach of a local country club.

Same view as above.

I decided that I would take some before and after photos to show how out of control this haze is. I rarely watch the local news these days, but I wanted to see if they had an idea of how long it would last and when we might see a return to June’s normal sticky and nasty days. As with most everything else on the news these days, it was all doom and gloom. Time to turn it off…

A slightly different view from the beach.

Looking out at Lake Mahopac from the parking lot of Four Brothers Pizza.

More haze…

Could this be a run-up to the apocalypse? Could we be looking at the end of the world? Of course, I say that with a certain amount of sarcasm, but sometimes you have to wonder.

Could this have happened at a worse time? I wonder about that as well. As if breathing wasn’t difficult enough at times in the Northeast of the United States during “normal” summer days, Now they are saying that due to the severity of the forest fires in Canada, this could continue on and off for some time. This could make for an interesting summer of hiking.

I can tell you that for the first time in my life, I am actually listening to the warnings that are saying if you have health issues, you should just stay inside!!

Anyway, hopefully in a couple of days this will run its course and we can get back to a haze free life! Stay tuned for pictures of the same areas on a nice clear day.

HAPPY HIKING!!!

Fall In Mahopac

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“I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift.”-Dodinsky

“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize.”-George Eliot

“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.”-Unknown

Fall is without a doubt the best time of the year. The long hot days are gone, but the misery of winter hasn’t gotten here yet. Not that I don’t like Winter, but if it is a really, really cold one, it’s no fun. Having a lot of snow doesn’t have the same allure that it did when my kids were young!

So I went for a walk today in the woods that surround my house for the sole purpose of taking some pictures so I could write this blog entry. I love the sound of the leaves as they crunch under my feet and the warmth of the sun as it makes its way through the trees. It is beyond description and it is a shame that it only lasts for a short time.

I hope that you enjoy the photos!

This is about 100 feet outside of my house.
You can see from the light in the background that many trees have fallen during the storms we have had over the years.
We all end up here sooner or later.
A solitary leaf before it separates and begins its slow journey towards death.
I love trees in Black and White.
Although it was chilly, the sun coming through the trees was enough to warm me.

Dandelion

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“I was a dandelion puff…Some saw the beauty in me and stooped quietly to admire my innocence. Others saw the potential of what I could do for them, so they uprooted me, seeking to shape me around their needs. They blew at my head, scattering my hair from the roots, changing me to suit them. Yet still others saw me as something that was unworthy and needed to be erased.”
-Nicole Bailey-Williams

I took these pictures while I was cooking some chicken on the grill.

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Awakening-WPC

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“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”

-Hal Borland

Two weeks ago the Weekly Photo Challenge was “Awakening” and it asked for photos that showed renewal. My original entry was a sunrise, and even though I would have like to entered one that showed nature being reborn after a long cold and snowy winter, it wasn’t quite ready. As you can see by this photo, the forsythia is blooming but the woods are still quite bare. We are finally starting to see some signs of spring!

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Awakening