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Nature Quote

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. — John Muir

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View 266: Great Fall in the Woods

The name Taughannock comes from the Algonquian-speaking Lenni Lenape (Delaware) Indians, referring either to chief Taughannock or the word taghkanic (great fall in the woods) [Source Wikipedia]. I like the latter definition of Taughannock as you walk on a trail in the woods along a meandering creek to the … Continue reading

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Minimalist Photography

I came across the term Minimalist Photography this week on Google+.  Photographer Steve Johnson will be releasing a book this Spring covering the topic in depth.  He defines Minimalist Photography as not simply about taking a photograph of less. Minimalism is … Continue reading

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View 265: Water and Ice

The transformation of Ithaca Falls in winter is an amazing sight.  Where water flowed freely was now incased in icicles.  Where the water still flows is now restricted and takes different paths down the rocky cascade. A close up view … Continue reading

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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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