March 17, 2024
Maple Sugaring is something I was interested in learning more about! So on one of New York’s Maple Weekends, we headed over to Letchworth State Park for their pancake breakfast and a presentation on maple syrup production. We were able to do shots of each grade of syrup… except the Read more…
February 14, 2024
Though Valentine’s Day is a bit, you know, trite, I am of the philosophy of the 1994 Built to Spill album “There’s Nothing Wrong With Love.” So some of the red happenings of Love’s official holiday. Red Velvet cupcake again, because it is mind-blowing Sugar cookies mostly for the kids. Read more…
October 7, 2023
This autumn I was bit by the leaf peeping bug early on. Perhaps because I was finally closer to nature as I had hoped I’d be for quite some time. Here is to the beauty that is now so close to home. I hope you are finding the place you Read more…
May 27, 2023
On my list this visit to Western New York, a early morning trip to Letchworth State Park for a hot air balloon launch. Somehow getting up at 4:30 am and setting out to the Castile entrance, an experience that was well worth the disrupted sleep: bright beautifully colored balloons floating Read more…
March 4, 2023
With some gorgeous snowfall in Rochester and another new used lens to try out, I headed to Letchworth State Park in Castile, New York. I bought a new wide angle after some photographic failing on my recent trip to Arizona. I was impressed with this new wide angle. Here are Read more…
August 15, 2021
And with the moonset the enormous blob of white light fell past the horizon at Letchworth State Park, leaving me great conditions to shoot the Milky Way, which seemed to originate from the park’s iconic steel bridge. But while the light was still bright (below), it illuminated the waters around Read more…
The highly accoladed Letchworth State Park is one of New York’s gems. Though I knew I was more interested in spending time there after the sun and the moon set, given its darker sky but close proximity to Rochester, the daytime brought easy views of the park’s prominent features: waterfalls. Read more…