tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56261830052349308322024-03-13T18:29:17.414-07:00Living the Life We've ImaginedGoing Confidently in the Direction of Our Dreams...Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-12023400183016034612019-10-23T10:06:00.000-07:002019-10-23T10:06:03.689-07:00Glorious Autumn Light<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have been blessed with superb morning light for some weeks now, and, together with the rich colours that are now at their peak, it has been a lovely time to walk the Schug Trail.</span><br />
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NicholasJudy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-91392056675267013942019-06-26T07:12:00.001-07:002019-06-26T07:12:05.218-07:00Moments on the Schug trailThe other morning we spotted a Bald Eagle sitting patiently in a dead tree not far from Dryden Lake...and then, walking further along spotted lots of Snapping Turtles hauled out in the sun.<br />
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The trail has now been extended several further miles to the North and we walked 2 miles along the new stretch the other day beside a lazy creek.<br />
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NicholasJudy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-10743101768492970412018-11-24T12:15:00.001-08:002018-11-24T12:15:05.391-08:00Morning Light in WinterWe have been blessed with two mornings filled with gorgeous sunshine the last two days... but temperatures well below freezing have kept us out for only a short time.<br />
Dryden Lake and the Shug Trail at -12 degrees C!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But now the snow has turned to sleet and rain, so changes are coming...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-87412433893844030712018-08-22T10:29:00.004-07:002018-08-22T10:29:46.282-07:00Garden Visitors<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Now as the year's season's begin to move on, we have been blessed with a number of garden visitors lately....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This morning a stunning Cooper's Hawk sat on a chair down by the fire pit for the best part of a half hour and a few days ago I photographed the hummingbird and a Monarch on the Buddleia bush by the path.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Plants have grown spectacularly this year, I suspect because of the rain...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-65372725120481817982018-07-23T05:45:00.001-07:002018-07-23T05:45:27.957-07:00Early morning on the Shug trail<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An early morning walk the other day on the Shug trail was a delight... Judy and I spotted a deer and two baby fawns and a pair of beavers attending to the big dam by the bridge at mile 2. For a second or two we spotted the belted kingfisher but the bird is so shy it flees at the slightest movement.</span><br />
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<br />Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-71949296842829102332018-07-17T14:33:00.000-07:002018-07-17T14:33:02.850-07:00Return to Iona<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Judy and I visited Iona again two weeks ago. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were last there six years ago in 2012 just before we emigrated to the USA.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The place is timeless and, this time, bathed in spectacular sunshine all the time we were there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We then went on to visit Iceland and were greeted by gray skies and emerging sunshine and, then, immense landscapes that stretched away into distance.</span><br />
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<br />Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-61545865540212036982018-05-12T13:50:00.003-07:002018-05-12T13:50:43.024-07:00Slow springAfter what has seemed an interminable wait, spring has arrived with a rush in the last ten days. Our Kwanzan Cherry has flowered for the first time since we planted it, and our Red Bud Maple is gorgeous this year.<br />
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We have set out an Oreole feeder and can't wait to see if we can attract these beautiful birds.<br />
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Walking the Shug trail yesterday, Judy and I were saddened to see that five little goslings had disappeared overnight... fallen victim to a fox. The mother had sat patiently on her nest for a month.<br />
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The Beavers are as busy as ever... their dam has created a lake upstream not far from Dryden Lake.<br />
Everywhere are felled trees, all material for the next endeavour!<br />
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<br />Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-2942926165630385512018-03-10T09:32:00.001-08:002018-03-10T09:32:19.570-08:00March sunsets...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Still with snow on the ground, we have had some gorgeous skies the last few days.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And now that the Red Winged Blackbirds have arrived, in their hundreds, it seems at last that this year is moving on from the depths of winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few days ago, walking along the Shug trail I spotted a flock of Mergansers rising from the creek.... red headed diving birds they were a gorgeous sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-67823669855823468552017-11-04T14:27:00.001-07:002017-11-04T14:27:21.429-07:00The last of the Fall colors...and splendid skies<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last weekend's gales and rain have stripped most of the leaves off the trees by now, but some beautiful and resistant reds are still to be seen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, this season is heightened by the morning flights of huge skeins of geese overhead. They seem to be making short flights between Dryden Lake and the fields of corn stubs... but it is a stirring sight to see them fly by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Shug trail this morning was touched by soft mist...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-90845187448699622192017-10-24T08:12:00.001-07:002017-10-24T08:12:13.342-07:00Fall is here<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fall colors this year took a while to develop, and now with high winds overnight many of the leaves have fallen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But last Sunday the Shug trail was glorious in golden dawn light...</span><br />
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This beaver dam represents heroic maintenance efforts by the local beavers... some weeks ago a repair crew from DPW knocked it down to alleviate the flooding, but within 3 days the beavers had put it back together!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-20387371462502624922017-09-14T05:57:00.001-07:002017-09-14T05:57:18.431-07:00The Great Blue Heron<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This fabulous Great Blue Heron lives in the beaver pond area of the Shug Trail... the other day I watched him stalk some fish...moving incredibly slowly and then pouncing from time to time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Fall colors are beginning now, and soon be in full swing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Standing still as a statue, the birds sits on a log, or at the top of a tree, seemingly unaffected by passers by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-39764374621767271212017-08-27T10:45:00.003-07:002017-08-27T10:45:59.436-07:00Some Moments on the Jim Shug Trail, early fall, 2017<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Jim Shug trail runs for 4 miles from the Agway Store in Dryden, southwest towards Dryden Lake...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is perfect walking... flat and full of interest.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have spotted Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, scores of other woodland birds, butterflies and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There is a project underway to extend this magnificent walk towards Freeville and Ithaca... so much more to come!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here in the North East we are blessed with sunshine and calm... so our blessing go out to those in Texas, inundated by Hurricane Harvey's floods...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-91264487695728463882017-07-27T03:44:00.000-07:002017-07-27T03:44:04.195-07:00Summer closeups<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The field behind our house is becoming a sanctuary of wildflowers, dragonflies, deer, birds and so much more.</span><br />
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Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-49149665182977749062017-03-16T06:13:00.003-07:002017-03-16T06:13:48.160-07:00Snow Drifts...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After two days non stop snow, we finally have a respite this morning with gorgeous sunshine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Winchill is fierce this morning and hands quickly become numb even with gloves on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-48861340711793117042017-02-11T12:28:00.002-08:002017-02-11T12:28:59.348-08:00Winter sparkles<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cold air settles in over upstate New York.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But when the sun comes out and, later, sets, we are gifted with extraordinary light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And here, sunshine on the vanes of our double helix wind sculpture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And the creek at the foot of our garden...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And, the other evening the sun had gone down but had left a glorious afterimage of blues and turning colors late into a gloaming sky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Returning to the car, the red barn looked gorgeous in winter light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today I used our snow blower for the second time. A snow joe electric two stage blower it made an easy job of clearing our drive!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-51946143996604772092017-01-08T14:36:00.001-08:002017-01-08T14:36:25.489-08:00Winter Light<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today, we have had windchill temperatures down below zero degrees F, which, I believe is near -20 C. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But this evening, we were treated to a spectacular sunrise as wintery clouds came by and light to the West was golden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is a special time of year this, as the evenings draw longer and the dawn lingers. A time for reflection and recollection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-20928182828395450342016-11-20T14:25:00.001-08:002016-11-20T15:07:45.118-08:00Labrynth<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well, yesterday Judy and I created our labyrinth together. Well actually, Judy did most of the work. She has been longing to do this for 20-30 years, but yesterday her dream came true.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thankfully our fencing contractor was able to move 2500 lbs of Mexican White Beach Stones down from the road at the front of the house, by using a skid steer... and also moved 45 bags of Red Canadian Cedar Mulch too! It saved us hours of work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So here are a few sequential photos of work in progress until its completion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We began with a template membrane which we stapled to the ground in strategic places and then placed the rocks on the lines.... lifting 50lb bags of stones at a time!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Then placed the Red Cedar mulch between the lines... gorgeous scent and soft under foot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And now today, of course, we have 5 inches of snow covering everything!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-52180637182967005472016-11-15T05:58:00.003-08:002016-11-15T05:58:35.541-08:00Supermoon....<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Sunday night I spotted the supermoon coming up slowly in the East as I was driving back with Misty from the Pet Playhouse near Caroline.. It was bright enough to shine through the skeletal shapes of the trees on the hills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few days earlier we had a gorgeous sunrise which lit up the last of the fall colors like a beacon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Judy has planted about 40 garlic bulbs which, all things being equal will provide us with a splendid resource next year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tomorrow our additional garden fencing is to be set which will allow us to build our labyrinth in the annex. 45 bags of white Mexican beach stones are on their way across the country from Washington state and will arrive next week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-27957494427689968392016-10-18T08:15:00.000-07:002016-10-18T08:15:55.162-07:00Fall Colors<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The fall colors this year have been amazing: deep reds and golds in the hills...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We had thought that the drought would have meant a very lean fall, but we've been delightfully surprised. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And here is a shot of a dramatic sky and a beautiful tree to our West...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, we hope to install our labrynth in the garden soon and also to extend the fencing on the gallery side of the house to give a larger play area for Misty and for Judy to be able to have some potager style raised beds...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-24255644758516634882016-09-27T10:05:00.001-07:002016-09-27T10:05:44.777-07:00Autumnal Sparkle...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The field behind our house is slowly fading into its autumnal colors, but this morning there were some spectacular spider webs glistening with dew.</span><br />
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And, some elegant Queen Anne's lace heads...<br />
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There is a definite chill to the morning air these days just past equinox and soon, even, we might anticipate a frost.<br />
Hundreds of butterflies flutter over the wild flowers. There are so many more this year and are a wonderful sight.<br />
NicholasJudy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-66535027439848772022016-09-23T05:01:00.002-07:002016-09-23T05:01:26.695-07:00Wild Clouds...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other evening we we're treated to the sight of some wild, beautiful clouds which were backlit by a setting sun. Changing shapes slowly they were a stunning sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While we were supping apple cider by the lake, we spotted a cormorant sunning itself on a log...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicholas</span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626183005234930832.post-78043428573379866402016-08-11T06:34:00.002-07:002016-08-11T06:54:23.148-07:00Evening Primrose<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We've been blessed with a profuse display of Evening Primrose (Oenothera) plants this year at the end of the garden...and one of the benefits of these lovely plants is that they enrich the soil with Gamma Linoleum Acid, an oil which promotes health.</span><br />
Oenothera flowers are pollinated by insects, such as moths and bees. Like many other members of the Onagraceae, however, the pollen grains are loosely held together by viscin threads, so only insects that are morphologically specialized to gather this pollen can effectively pollinate the flowers. Bees with typical scopa cannot hold it. Also, the flowers open at a time when most bee species are inactive, so the bees which visit Oenothera are generally vespertine temporal specialists: bees that forage in the evening. The seeds ripen from late summer to fall.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today, the humidity is incredible and being outside for a few moments brings sweat to the brow!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nicholas</span></span>Judy and Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03691643038796781599noreply@blogger.com0