Category Archives: Nature

More from The Glen

I looked for different angles and views of the magnificence of the Watkins Glen State Park Gorge than I did last year.  Let’s see what I got. Above the Central Cascade is a stone bridge which was built by the Civilian Conservation … Continue reading

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Blue Super Moon

While I did not have much luck with the Super Moon earlier this month, I decided to create a blue hour version by using a long exposure to build up the sky’s blue color. A few days before the Super … Continue reading

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Spring Tradition

The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) has made an appearance on my blog for each year of its existence.  It has become my Spring tradition to post a photo of the sweet sounding little song bird. Last year was the first … Continue reading

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View 225: Spring Pairs

Last month we had a stretch of unusually warm weather which accelerated the growth of many flowering tree species.  In visiting the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge over the weekend, it looks like the birds are a little early, too. This … Continue reading

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Late Winter, Early Spring

In John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High album, he wrote a series of songs and music called the Season Suite.  The track titled Late Winter, Early Spring was a guitar instrumental and is a lovely piece of music which captures the … Continue reading

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