The Antique and Classic Car Show in Utica, Pt2

This is part two of my previous post about a terrific car show we went to earlier in July. I snapped dozens of photos, but have reserved the best for you. The winner of the event was a man from Pennsylvania. He owned this car, the amazing 1928 Isotta Fraschini. What a slick car.

Adirondack Video

Do a search for “Adirondacks” at YouTube, and there are thousands om videos! I was surfing some today, and found this one. I liked it so much, I had to share. The photography of the area is stunning, and the photographer captures a rare and brilliant rainbow in one of the valleys. Amazing!

Woodstock 99, Rome, NY: So Glad It’s Over

The local media is excitedly hailing the “anniversary” of the world’s worst outdoor concert event second-largest concert event, Woodstock. It was held here in Rome, NY, this week, ten years ago. The further away this Upstate NY scourge gets from us, the better. What a disgraceful, ugly spot on the historical annals of an other [...]

Antique and Classic Car Show in Utica

We attended the marvelous Antique & Classic Car Show in Utica on July 5th, at the beautiful Fountain Elms historic site. I’d never been to a car show, and it was extremely festive! Some of the cars are so beautiful. I do believe all of them are operating machines, too. They are owned by people [...]

Manhattanhenge

Oh very funny! I saw this post at the Flickr Blog today: noticed that photos of Manhattanhenge are starting to flow in from last weekend. What’s Manhattanhenge? >> a biannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan’s main street grid. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at which the [...]

Fort Stanwix in Rome, New York, Part 1

We absolutely adore Fort Stanwix in Rome, NY. It’s one of the finest national parks, I think. The rangers and volunteers are really devoted to history, and are extremely knowledgeable as well as friendly! We try to go to this fort every year. And this year, it was extra special: we went on July 4th, [...]

TAX Tea Party in Rome, NY

On July 4th, we visited the nice city of Rome, NY, to attend a Tea Party at the City Hall. It was the first Tea Party we’d attended. I am not as politically active as I used to be, but I am still involved (and very much concerned) about the direction our nation is going; [...]

Tea Parties, Declarations, and Flags

Guess where we went yesterday? We went to Fort Stanwix in Rome, to hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence read aloud, and give our huzzahs to Liberty. What a fabulous time! We also got to sign our names on a copy, and “…for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on [...]