Here I am, deep in a past February, in front of an Ithaca Falls frozen but for a small waterfall behind me.
Frozen Ithaca Falls
human scale against a frozen waterfall
Category: Finger Lakes Region of New York State
Ice Bells
Noticing small miracles, taking the time and effort to capture them…..
These icicles were formed along Fall Creek during the coldest months of February in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
The transient nature of these forms is suggested by the thinness of the pedicle joining each bell to the ice lobe of the ledge. Note the golden crystals in the ice lobe.
A visualization of the symbolic power of the numeral three, reflected on itself. Question: what do “threes” mean to you?
Captured with the Sony DSLR-A700, DT 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 lens, hoya circular polarizing filter, mounted on the Manfrotto tripod with ball head.
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Across the Plain
Sere grasses
The Finger Lakes are formed by a series of inclined planes spread across central New York State.
Here we look northwest across the land between Cayuga and Seneca lakes, all forests and farm land. Seneca Lake is not visible,15 miles distant, and the Finger Lakes National Forest in between.
The only town is Hector, New York, population 4,854 in the 2,000 census. The foreground are sere grasses, a field of beef cattle and pond.
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Across the Plain
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Autumn Apple Orchard, landscape orientation
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Unharvested apples on the ground and branches of this apple orchard off Black Oak Road on the slopes of Connecticut Hill, Newfield in the Finger Lakes of New York.
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Autumn Apple Orchard, portrait 
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Autumn Apple Orchard, portrait orientation
apples cling into winter
Unharvested apples on the ground and branches of this apple orchard off Black Oak Road on the slopes of Connecticut Hill, Newfield in the Finger Lakes of New York.
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Autumn Apple Orchard, portrait
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Black Oak View
Autumn Ridge
Black Oak Road approaches Connecticut Hill from the north. At this point a long view to west opens up that include Cayuta Lake and the distant highlands of Seneca Lake.
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Autumn Road
A Long View
Here we have a vista of Bostwick Road descent off West hill into the Enfield valley and, then, in the distance, up Harvey Hill. Late autumn foliage graces the scene.
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Bostwick Road, October
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Last Hike
A sllideshow
Thank You for exploring the South Rim trail of Taughannock Falls State Park on the last perfectly sunny autumn day of 2019.
A sunny November Walk
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Autumn Oak Leaves, detail 
Acorn Still Life 
Chipmunk eating acorn 
The Brink 
The Why for the Bench 
Welcome Summertime Shade 
Left Behind or an Offering? 
Leaf Carpet on South Rim Trail 
Oak Leaves, forest floor 
Understory Autumn 
Hemlock Shadows 
Rock Elm, autumn 
Glimpse of Cayuga Lake 
Gorge View with Oak Leaves 
Glory on Gorge Road Cayuga Lake Bench View 
Taughannock Gorge, November 
Three Sisters, Taughannock Falls gorge wall. 
Into the Gorge 
Distant View with Hemlock 
Oak and Hemlock 
Gorge Road, early November 
Upper Falls 
South Rim Trail, early November 
Last Flower with Moss, early November
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Lone Elm
Among Hemlocks
A Rock Elm, late to turn in autumn, stands among a hemlock grove on the South Rim Trail of Taughannock Falls Park, Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
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South Rim Trail, early November
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Finger Lakes National Forest 9
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On our roundabout return from Finger Lakes National Forest we turned off Rt 79 at Mecklenburg onto county route 6 that becomes McIntyre Road in this stretch between two right angle curves. We turned off at the western curve with this fine autumn overlook toward Buck Hill.
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