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View 313: Ice Bird

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

On a very un-winter like day, I visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York and received free admission with my Zoo Photo Contest coupon. With temperatures reaching the mid-fifties, there was little to no snow to use for backgrounds. … Continue reading →

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View 310: Animated Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2013 by

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is the newest value resort at Walt Disney World.  The themeing of the resort is based on the Disney and Pixar animation from the late 1980’s to today. The theme is clearly represented in the … Continue reading →

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Snow Geese in Flight

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! We can learn to fly!       — From Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach I … Continue reading →

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View 271: Snow Birds

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

In upstate New York, many people refer to Snow Birds as the Canadian people who travel through the state in the Spring after spending the winter in Florida and other points south.  There is another kind of snow bird who … Continue reading →

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View 266: Great Fall in the Woods

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

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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