Category: Wanderings
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The Grill Garden
On June 10 I photographed many of the mosaïcultures internationales exhibits at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal… this truck was one of my favorite motifs (I love old cars and trucks). The above photo shows the exhibit just after it was created, literally planted in the truck! The surrounding flora in the exhibit were either not…
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WanderNotes
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WanderNotes 28 September 2013 Northbound 35 morning – point au roche to chazy 44 degrees, 92% humidity cold on the bike… the canada geese leading me north, talking, talking, talking as they fly and land and take off and land and eat corn… fog clinging to the corn, and still being made over the…
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The sky is the daily bread of the eyes…
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“We believe in puppet theater as a wholesome and powerful language that can touch men and women and children alike, and we hope that our plays are true and are saying what has to be said, and that they add to your enjoyment and enlightenment.” – Peter Schumann This post is the continuing…
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Smileflowers
This was simply a challenging week for me… the loss of a dear soul… the difficult tasks innate in being someone’s boss… so I went back a few weeks in my photo archives to present to you some wonderful smiling faces! Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are native to the Americas and grown for their seeds, oil…
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(Hu)mans Shall Not Live By Bread Alone…
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“We believe in puppet theater as a wholesome and powerful language that can touch men and women and children alike, and we hope that our plays are true and are saying what has to be said, and that they add to your enjoyment and enlightenment.” – Peter Schumann About 15 years ago I…
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Blueberry Summer
This summer we discovered a very fun activity in our own backyard. One lovely day we decided to go berry picking at a local farm and store. Friends had been raving about how many pounds of blueberries they picked, and we were looking for something to do outside… We gathered our plastic containers and straw…
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John Brown’s Farm
On a beautiful summer day I recently visited a favorite spot in the Adirondack Mountains in North Elba (near Lake Placid) for a walk back in time. Abolitionist John Brown once farmed here and his old homestead is now a New York State Historic site. John Brown and two of his sons bought the property…
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North Country 4th
One of the aspects I enjoy about living in a rural area are small town parades on the 4th of July. Although I do have one minor critique… a little too much emphasis on car culture. I would love to see more walkers, bands, dancers, horseback riders. My one exception to that is, of course,…
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A Feast for the Eyes & Imagination
At the end of this month (June 22 to be exact) the “mosaïcultures internationales” exhibit will open at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal. Also called “the Giants of the Horticultural Arts” it features large-scale horticultural sculpture in a lovely setting. On a recent trip we were able to get a sneak peak at some of the…
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American Indian Objects in The Alice Collection
As we finish renovation of a third floor room this month we are adjusting to the closure of the Lincoln Library and the four rooms adjacent to the library while paint dries. Because of the closure of these spaces I have placed some collections in other areas of the museum. One of these temporary exhibits is of…
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The Frontier Photographs of John C.H. Grabill
These days we have become so accustomed to photography – cell phone cameras, iPads, high tech SLR digital pro-cameras… everyone is trying his/her hand at photography including me. By delving into the early days of photography one is reminded of what a miracle it was then to finally be able to record scenes and people…
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Ansel Adams at Manzanar 1943
In wandering through the wonderful archives online of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division I came across some intriguing and beautiful shots created by Ansel Adams. Not surprising to see beautiful Adams photographs, you say? No, but these are different than the scenery images with which we are so familiar. In 1943 Adams…
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Journeying to Asgaard… aka feeding the kids
In Norse mythology Asgaard was the dwelling place of the gods and of slain war heroes, ruled by Odin. But here in the Adirondacks it was the home of an amazing and inspiring artist… In the 1920s Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) chose a glorious spot in the Ausable River Valley for his home, farm and artist’s…
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Manhattan, Brooklyn & Michael J. Fox
The country mice made a trip to the big city recently to attend the Team Fox MVP Awards Dinner. As a result of my fundraising efforts for Team Fox I and a guest were invited to the event, held in NYC, and treated to a lovely dinner and an inspiring evening. We chose to make…
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A Man Named Zebulon
Last December some intrepid souls braved frigid temperatures to mark the 200 year anniversary of Pike’s Cantonment in Plattsburgh, New York. Re-enactors held skirmishes and placed a wreath at the old post cemetery. Although the day was cold it was broken up by breaks inside warm buildings to listen to lectures and enjoy refreshments. Warmth…
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