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Winter Sport

I was first introduced to the game of ice hockey when I was 9 years old.  Friends of my parents lived near enough to Lake Ontario to pull in the Canadian Broadcasting Company’s (CBC) Hockey Night in Canada games on … Continue reading

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View 258: Teacher Appreciation Night

A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops. — Henry Adams So reads one of the quotes on the back of the program for the Baldwinsville Bees Boys Hockey team’s Teacher Appreciation Night last week at … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween

While I was out looking for autumn colors, I came upon lots of Halloween decorations of my neighbors.  Since today is Halloween, I thought I would share some of them with you. The funny epitaphs on these graveyard tombstones reminded … Continue reading

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View 252: Autumn Colour

Autumn was muted this year. The long, hot and dry summer really stressed the trees and the fall foliage showed it. Many trees which normally turn bright red this time of year went going directly to yellow or brown. There was … Continue reading

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Northern Red Oak

The Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) has been called “one of the handsomest, cleanest, and stateliest trees in North America” by naturalist Joseph S. Illick, and it is widely considered a national treasure. The Red Oak is especially valued for … Continue reading

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