Getting Ahead in the Finger Lakes
Now that we have turned the clocks back an hour for daylight savings time, I’m taking an assessment to see if I am getting ahead or falling further behind in…
Honoring Those Who Gave Their Last Full Measure of Devotion
During my last visit to Naples, NY which sits at the southern end of Canandaigua Lake, I stopped at Memorial Park as I noticed a newly erected building on the…
In Search of the Great Pumplin
I've never seen the Great Pumpkin (click here) myself. You know - that mystical figure that Charles M. Schultz created to get the kids all excited about Halloween. But Linus…
There is Peacefulness and Power in a Fall Day
The sky, the fields, and the forests seem to be in harmony today. There is still much outdoor work to be done in the Finger Lakes before the first winter…
Bristol Mountain Shows Her Colors
The colors of the leaves around the north end of Canandaigua Lake are almost gone now and those that are left are fast falling from the trees. But the story…
Autumn’s Sad Song
Autumn’s colors start to deepen. First there is the yellow of the rag weeds in the fields, and then the azure blue of the field flowers, and then come the…
Autumn Shows Its Colors
Only two weeks have passed since I visited Hammondsport, NY and the Seaplane Homecoming Event which was held there, but the change of season is really making its presence known.…
Finding True Love in the Finger Lakes
The warm sunny days of summer are become scarcer and scarcer in the Finger Lakes as we enter into the first few days of fall. Jeanette and I took a…
The Curtis Fall Flying Festival
The real star of the 2013 Curtis Fall Flying Festival held in Hammondsport NY on September 14 was a fledgling (a young bird) that hadn't even acquired its feathers! There…
The Coolest Porches in the Coolest Small Town
Several years ago Hammondsport, NY was voted the “Coolest Small Town” in America. We love to visit this little town which sits at the southern end of Keuka Lake and…