A trio of frogs relaxing while being waited on by a young lady…
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Dinnertime
I was visiting my parents today and happened to notice this bird waiting to eat its dinner. It kept its distance for about five minutes until I guess it realized that I meant it no harm. Soon after that, it moved in and chowed down!!!
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Narrow (weekly photo challenge)
Both of these pictures were taken on a recent hike in Bear Mt. on the Appalachian Trail. It went from the Bear Mt. Inn to Perkins Memorial Tower and the wonderful thing about this part of the AT is that it has been totally rerouted and improved. An excellent job by the Long Distance Trails Crew/New York-New Jersey Trail Conference!!
Rare (weekly photo challenge)
What is it about this photo that is rare? The day this photo was taken, it was around 60 degrees with no humidity. In the state of New York in late July, this makes days like this very, very rare!
What is Fun? (weekly photo challenge)
Morning On The Hudson River
The Hudson River is a lively and vibrant hub for commerce and recreation from Albany all of the way down to New York City. On many days you can see tugboats pushing barges that are low in the water up and down the river, often times hearing the low growl of their engines before you actually see them.
A tugboat pushing a barge south on the Hudson River early in the morning.
The same barge approaching the Bear Mt. Bridge.
The barge passing under the bridge as the shadow of Anthony’s Nose looms in the background.
Morning In The Hudson Valley
Depending on many factors, mornings in the Hudson Valley of New York can present many different pictures. If you live here, you get a daily reminder on how much can change in regards to the views of familiar landmarks on a day-to-day basis. The Hudson Valley is not only aesthetically pleasing, it is also a historical and cultural wonder as well.
Today, the weather was about as perfect as it can get for an August morning with a 5:45 am temperature of 58 degrees and very low humidity. Located off of Route 9D in Garrison, NY, I passed this field on a farm on my way to Anthony’s Nose (yes, again).
Looking into the horizon as the sun was rising, I watched a coyote run across the field from left to right into the woods as I was preparing to take this picture.
A closer view of the farm from the picture above.
A wider view with Castle Rock on the upper right.
You can read more about Castle Rock here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Rock_(Garrison,_New_York)
(Summer) Morning
“It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong.”
-John Cheever
“In summer, the song sings itself.”
~William Carlos Williams
One of the things that I love the most about summer is being able to mow the lawn. Most people dread this weekly chore, but for some reason I have always found a certain comfort in the simple act of walking back and forth with my trusted mower. Strange? Perhaps. But it is a whole lot cheaper than going to a therapist.
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