Photo Hunters: Spotted

Oh this was a fun one. I know I’ve used this photo before, but I think it’s perfect for “spotted.” Don’t you think? Taken at Oneida Lake, near Cicero. Here’s another lake photo. This is Canadarago Lake, near Richfield Springs, NY. It was a neat phenomenon: one side of the lake was sunny, while a [...]

Finding Places to Live in New York

Believe it or not, people ARE still moving to New York. haha. Here’s hoping that more are moving IN than OUT by now…. but people need apartments and they are definitely difficult to find. Back in my apartment-hunting days, it was tough to know where to go to find one. When I moved to Manhattan, [...]

Our Visit to the Museum of Glass in Corning, NY

In January 2008, we took a trip to Corning, NY, to visit the illustrious Museum of Glass in Corning. We spent over four hours there, and that wasn’t nearly enough! Here are some of the highlights of our trip. Upon first walking in, were were assaulted with a carnival-like atmosphere of gift shops, small display [...]

Photo Hunters: Balanced

Pardon me while I whine: this theme is another hard one! wah! Why can’t we have something like “Victorian” or “urban” or “history”? I’d have loads of stuff for those. Alas, balanced is this week’s theme. Ah well, it’s probably a good thing to be challenged; keeps you sharp! OK, so here’s what I scrambled [...]

San Francisco, 1906

This video is of a film taken in San Francisco in 1906, four days before the terrible earthquake that destroyed this part of the city. Apparently, no one knew exactly where the film was originally taken, but a group of historians, studying the film, discovered that this is Market Street in San Francisco, California. I [...]

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