The Oneida Stone and Things Worth Knowing About Oneida County
November 29, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Central NY, Iroquois, Revolutionary War, missionaries
Aha! I am one marvelous step closer to my hunt for the Oneida Stone! I am thrilled! Look what my daughter discovered while surfing Google Books!
That is a very old photo of the Oneida Nation sacred stone, taken sometime over 100 years ago, when the Stone sat on a pedestal at the Forest Hill Cemetery [...]
Photo Hunters: Technology
November 27, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Photo Hunters
Technology is the theme this week. What shall I choose?! I could easily post dozens of photos! I’ll try to whittle it down.
This is our electric service panel. I think more than any other discovery, the discovery and development of electricity has changed our world.
Most electricity is generated through the burning of “fossil [...]
Stunning LEGO Art Coming to Rochester
November 22, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under art, museums
I love this guy’s art! He’s Nathan Sawaya and he does some amazing things with LEGO bricks. I did a post on him on my other blog, Freaky Frugalite.
Sawaya is touring the U.S. and he’s making a stop in Rochester, NY, at the Strong National Museum of Play. The exhibit is
Photo Hunters: Birds
November 21, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Photo Hunters
Ugh, I am TERRIBLE at photographing live birds. Either I need a better camera, a quicker and steadier hand, or slower moving birds… because they always come out blurry!
So I fudged.
Here’s a nice bird. HA! Taken at Syracuse Hancock Airport.
I DID try to snap photos of the cute wrens flying around the airport! [...]
