Sunday, December 24, 2017
Week Fifty-Two - 0 To Go
Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks in 2018
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Sunday, December 17, 2017
Week Fifty-One - 1 To Go
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Auburn City Hall Christmas Tree Display
Auburn Memorial City Hall
Seymour Library Christmas Tree
Doubledays Christmas Tree
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree
How lovely are thy branche
How lovely are thy branche
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Week Fifty - 2 To Go
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Week Forty-Nine - 3 To Go
Week Forty-Eight - 4 To Go
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Week Forty-Seven - 5 To Go
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Week Forty-Six - 6 To Go
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
2017 Osage-Orange Road Trip
The Mill Pond on Rt. 90 was without birds. There is a sign near the street announcing a Christmas pageant at the Seven Day Adventist school.
Entering the village of Aurora we drove slowly up to the Morehouse residence. The area under the Osage Orange tree was densely covered. Turning around in a driveway we parked on the Osage Orange tree side of the road.
Mrs. Claire Morehouse, the owner of the tree, has us permission to collect as many Osage Oranges as we wished.
We filled 11 Wegmans bags. We took trip to Long State Park, but before reaching the entrance we stopped along the road to gather some bittersweet. The park was quiet with no bird activity and one lone car with driver.
Making our way home we went passed the tree outside Scipio Center. The road was covered with rotten Osage Oranges and since we had an abundance we did not stop.
We concluded our trip by shopping at Aldi's.
Still on tree
Fallen
Gnarly Bark
Former adventures:
November 15, 2015
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Fallen Stars Memorial
Cayuga College
Fallen Stars Memorial
In Honor of New York State's Men and Women
Who died in Iraq and Afghanistan
Fallen Stars Memorial
In Honor of New York State's Men and Women
Who died in Iraq and Afghanistan
Week Forty-Five - 7 To Go
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Week Forty-Four - 8 To Go
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Week Forty-Three - 9 To Go
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Shagbark Hickory Tree
shagbark hickory which provides nuts to both wildlife and people is his candidate for favorite Fall tree.
I located this tree just north behind the parking lot of Casey Park Elementary School during my morning walk.
Shagbark hickories are deciduous and provide excellent fall foliage color. In autumn their leaves turn a golden color - richer than the yellows displayed by the maples. "Shagbark" hickory trees derive their picturesque name from the interesting peeling bark they bear. This unusual bark juts out from one or both ends, curling outward. Even when the leaves are long gone from the deciduous trees in winter, this feature provides landscape interest.The fragrant nut the trees bear is said to be the tastiest from any of the hickory nut trees.
Harvesting Hickory Nuts
When we speak of the fruit (nut) from shagbark hickory nut trees, we are really dealing with three parts:- The husk.
- The hard outer shell under the husk.
- The meat of the nut within the hard outer shell.
Do not try cracking the husk prematurely, unless you are a glutton for hard work. Rather, wait for ripening in autumn. Ripening begins in September and October. The green, leathery husk eventually turns brown and becomes more brittle. In fact, sometimes, when the nuts fall to the ground, the husks split open into four segments, allowing access to the nut within (of course, even then, you have still got the hard outer nutshell to crack). For this reason, some harvesters just wait until late autumn for all the nuts to fall.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Leaf-Peepin' 2017
The Edge - Lobby
The tradition of leaf-peeping has been one of our passions since we first got together. Fall is our favorite season. While it is pleasant to observe the leaves near home, nothing beats a trip to the Adirondacks.
On Wednesday (10/18/17) we left for Lowville. But first stopped at Panera’s (Joan - squash soup and a salad - me - Frontega sandwich) to get lunch.
Ate our Panera lunch at the Dewitt service area on tables in courtyard - joined by a Japanese couple and two gentlemen.
Stopped at the Visitor’s Center at the Utica exit - Phyllis greeted us there.
Arriving at The Edge Sarah checked us in.
Went to The Pine Tree for dinner. Tammy was our waitress. Joan had the Haddock and I had a sausage patty with cole slaw. Then went to Jeb’s to get a gift certificate for Brian. Roger’s house was dark, today was his birthday perhaps they went out to celebrate. Melissa, The Edge night clerk, made us fresh decaf coffee at The Edge.
On Thursday (10/19/17) went to Stewart’s for the Watertown paper. Then had breakfast at The Pioneer Cafe (Joan had the Homestead & I had a Western omelet with home fires & an English muffin), Paula was are waitress.
An out-building.
Back of the Main Building
Drove on to Durant Lake.
Little Library at Blue Mt. Lake
We continued to Inlet. There just outside the village saw these Halloween mannequins.
Checked on the cache site in Arrowhead Park.
While using the rest rooms at Eagle Bay I wandered over to photograph the site of the former Half-way House, a teen and young adult night spot in the 1960s period. Now some kind of fix-it-up shop.
Went to The Pine Tree for dinner. Julie was our waitress. We both had the herbed Haddock. It was well prepared by Mike, the chef. Watched "It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", created by “Peanuts” mentor Charles M. Schulz, this long-beloved special was orginally televised in 1966 It featured the music of Vince Guaraldi. Michael, Emily and Lily spent the night at 88.
On Friday (10/20/17) we went to Stewart’s for the Watertown paper. Then had breakfast at The Pioneer Cafe (we both had the Homestead with home fires & I had the English muffin), Melissa was are waitress. Stopped at the Visitor’s Center at the Utica exit - Phyllis was there again. Actually the leaves were the most colorful on Deerfield Hill and along the Thruway. Arrived home safely. Bradley had taken in the mail and put out the garbage.
Previous Journeys:
Leaf-Peeping 2008
Leaf-Peeping - The Seaway Trail
Leaf-Peeping 2012
Leaf-Peeping 2013
Leaf-Peepin' 2014
Leaf-Peeping 2016
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