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Recycled Metal Art
13 September 2024West Chazy, NY Looking for new things to do around northern New York, we noticed “Minnetoska Point Sculptures” on Google Maps. This bear at the street corner is the first clue that something interesting awaits. Mom and Beth show the scale of these metal sculptures. Bull would be at home in Durham, but…
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Adirondack Night Skies
12 September 2024 New York’s Adirondack State Park is known for dark skies. We were fortunate to spend a few weeks camping out behind the family cabin near Au Sable Forks. Beth took advantage on several clear nights to experiment with her iPhone camera. My favorite is this photo. She had the phone on a…
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Fern Lake Fauna
September 2024A look at the birds and other creatures we see at camp, featuring loons. We are up at the family cottage on Fern Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. The tallest mountain in view is Whiteface, where the downhill skiing competitions were held during the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics. The smallest…
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Aurora Viewing in the South
10 May 2024Scottsburg, VA A rare light show this far south, we traveled across the border into Virginia to see if we might be able to experience an Aurora. Today’s post is because of Beth. The Aurora photos are hers, taken with an iPhone, using techniques she researched. Leave a comment if you would like…
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Backyard Visitors
Even when we’re not traveling, we still enjoy wildlife. Birds, butterflies, moths, deer, and raccoons are regular backyard visitors. Here are five quick photos from last spring (2024) that had been sitting in an unpublished post for too long. We captured these using a Nikon D750 with a Nikkor 200-500 f/5.6 lens. Double-click on any…
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Birdbath Beauties
18 April 2024 — Thursday When we aren’t traveling, we enjoy watching local wildlife in our backyard. We have a good view of a bird bath from our dining spot. It may be time to get on the road again as we’ve been making up dialogue from the bird interactions as dinnertime entertainment. Here’s last…