Woody Woodpecker paid a visit to our front yard today. I should have been nice and let him be, but instead I chased him out of the yard with a […]
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Giant Puffball Mushroom
jstookey I found a giant puffball mushroom today while doing a bit of fishing after work. The giant puffball is a choice edible mushroom. I have seen a few before, […]
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Hudson River Flooding
The Green Island Bridge in Troy, NY was closed today. I took a short detour and stopped to take a look at the Hudson River near Brown’s Brewing Company and […]
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Irene's Morrow
I took these pictures the day after Hurricane Irene payed us a visit. I was checking out the water levels for various streams in the area. You can click on […]
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Post-Hurricane Water Levels
Anthony Kill Ordinarily the Anthony Kill stays safely nestled in its small creek bed, but now that it has nearly outgrown the Coons Crossing Bridge that stands over it, nothing […]
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Hurricane!
A hurricane swept through the northeast today. I took a quick ride around Clifton Park in search of trouble. In the end it was relieving to see that there was […]
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Pre-Hurricane Garden
The hurricane arrives tomorrow! I just hope my tomatoes can find it within themselves to make it through this very serious event. For a very long time, my haphazardly-planted tomato […]
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Fished Mohawk River
I fished the evening hours on the Mohawk River tonight. Large fish were surfacing all over the place. I suspect that they were carp or catfish. I didn’t manage to […]
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Potstickers for Dinner
I made potstickers for dinner tonight. Lately I have been focusing on a certain type of meal. My idea is to spend an evening making labor-intensive food for which the […]
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