Noontime Jazz at the Mills Rose Garden

Lilies and Bear's Breeches

Go Obama Truck!

Laundromat Gets Makeover

Swan and Cygnet in Manlius

There is great excitement in Manlius today. Faye and Manny's second clutch of eggs is at the end of incubation.

Syracuse.com reports that there are four cygnets as of this afternoon. I think I only saw one, shown in all these snaps. Five have hatched. One did not survive. A sixth egg remains to hatch. Maybe by tomorrow they will all be brought out of the nest for their first swim.

Otisco Lake, Camps and Farmland Above

Marietta: Home of the Founder of Mills Seed House

Home of Frank B. Mills who, in 1887, founded the Mills Seed House near Marietta.

The home and some other buildings from the former seed company can be found on Rose Hill Road, a short distance south of Route 20.

More information about Mills Seed House can be found, among other places, here.

At Ferd's Bog near Eagle Bay

Who's a Good Boy!!

Adirondack Skyline

Upper Saranac Lake

Trail to Rock Pond near Coreys

Upper Saranac Lake: Camp

Upper Saranac Lake: Rough and Rainy Morning

Tupper Lake: Wild Center

Upper Saranac Lake: Polyphemus Moth

Merganzer with One Duckling on Upper Saranac Lake

Anything But Common Loon

School Picnic in Barry Park

Geese on Stillwater

Four adults and at least 16 goslings. What kind of blended family is this? 

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Armory Square: Soda Cracker

Armory Square: Daisies Beside the Creekwalk

Armory Square: Transit of Venus

The MOST drew two dozen astronomers with as many different methods to observe Venus as she transited the Sun on June 5.  Several hundred people stopped by, where operations were set up along the Creekwalk, to have a look. Lots of young people. Fun, and the astronomers, we learned, will wholeheartedly share their skills, inventiveness and equipment. Was seeing us and each other in the daylight unusual? A good time was had by all.  Thanks, astronomers and MOST.

Labrador Hollow: Pink Azalea at End of Blooming Cycle

Labrador Hollow Natural Area: Invasive Species: Yellow Flag Iris

Iris pseudochorus: the jury is in about this non-native. Invasive but controllable? Advice is to go very easy if you  must decide to introduce it into your garden. Keep it away from lakes and waterways. It is noxious, hard to eradicate and banned from sale in several states although New York isn't yet among them yet.

It is strikingly beautiful.

Labrador Hollow Natural Area: Cinnamon Fern

No Fracking: Science Over Fear Forever

Syracuse Regional Market Hits Its Stride

Blue Flag at Hamlin Marsh

Cat Nebula