Snow Geese on the Move
I have been waiting for a nice sunny day to take some pictures and then one morning a few days ago, I spotted a very large group of snow geese…
The Canandaigua Lady Awaits Riders
A Precious Gift on Father’s Day
A couple of Sunday’s ago our minister announced that he was turning over the service to the Boy Scouts on June 20. I instinctively reacted, “But that Sunday is Father’s…
Poppies At Deep Run, Canandaigua
Understanding Comes With Age
When I was a small boy growing up on a farm out in Ohio, May 30 was known to me as Decoration Day. It was a time for families to…
Sunday Morning Geese Gathering At Deep Run Park, Canandaigua
We Are Not Very Adaptive To Sudden Weather Changes
We have just been reminded that modern man is not very adaptive to any kind of environmental change such as the bitter Arctic Vortex of cold air that swept down…
First Seed Catalog
Where Is All That Junk Mail When You Need It?
I wonder if I am the only one that misses all of the seed catalogues that used to come around Christmas time? This year I only received one catalogue –…
New Crop or Old Crop?
Year-around Gardening in the Finger Lakes
I have to admit that I am a procrastinator. When the first snow of half an inch came last fall on November 17, 2020 here in Canandaigua, NY, I put…
Wishing You Peace at Christmas
This past year has been anything but peaceful. I am a firm believer that those who hope that our society will somehow return to “normal” are delusional. Our understanding of…
Searching For the Last Flowers of Summer
Labor Day is upon us but summer’s exit here in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State is running about two weeks behind schedule. Our unusually dry summer has…
Canandaigua Lake
Don’t Let the Covid-19 Virus Ruin Your Father’s Day
It’s really a tough job being a father in these troubled times. If you are like me, my “time of duty” for being a father has long ago ended as…
May is Here with its Own Surprises
In my last post “Will April Showers Bring May Flowers” I was hoping that we would be cheered by the arrival of May’s beautiful flowers along with a reduction of…