Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Megan's Birthday Weekend!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!!

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And, to celebrate her birthday we went to Letchworth State Park about 50 miles south of Rochester.  To learn more about it, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letchworth_State_Park

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This is at the Middle Falls on the Genesee River

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Looking down into the valley

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A plummeting waterfall

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Bridge over one of countless waterfalls

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Didn't plan to wear the "Ithaca is Gorges" shirt.  It was just on top of the pile.  

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Near Inspiration Point

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Quote from William Pryor Letchworth, who donated much of the land to the State of New York to preserve this area, sometimes called "the Grand Canyon of the East."

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Nice little pond area

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I would not suggest going on this trail...

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The Lower Falls

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The ancient looking stairway to the Lower Falls.  Reminded me a lot of the Moorish Castle we saw on our honeymoon in Sintra, Portugal

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PANORAMA!

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One of the very few crossing points in the canyon

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Reminds me of an Albrecht Durer sketch...

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I really like all the use of local stones and slate on everything

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This is what I call "my mom's dining room floor" as she has slate tiles

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Back at the Middle Falls after a great lunch at the Glen Iris Inn.

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There's a rainbow

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The waterfall didn't show up, so it was cropped...

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The Norfolk & Southern Railroad Bridge crossing the Upper Falls

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Set from Lord of the Rings

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Train crossing the river.  Hard to believe this was the easiest place to construct a bridge crossing...

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Wikipedia told me this is not the bridge from Stand By Me

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They don't build them like they use to...

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Part of the rustic path

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I took this shot of these kids climbing on the steep cliff over a 100 foot high waterfall because I was pretty sure they were going to die.

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New York has really cornered the market on waterfalls...

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Getting close to the Mount Morris Dam

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This is for Cathie!  Let me know if you need directions to this giant chair

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Megan on her thrown

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Mt. Morris Dam up close

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Not much water behind that dam

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Nothing like goin' to the Dam Overlook Gifts & Grill...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!!!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Spring 2: The Reckoning

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A butterfly on a lilac bush.  The only thing that could make this be more Rochester is a garbage plate.

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Meg and I found a new trail near our place.  Who would have thought this would be behind Tops?

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Looks like the set of Mad Max.  It's the bridge on Penfield Rd going up the big hill that will be under construction for the next 6 months.  

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Wee-Wee Diapers for dogs.  The picture of the dog is hilarious...

Busy week coming up (as if things have slowed down).  There's a few birthdays.  Several work events.  Lots and lots of projects I have to get done.  and all.  Oh adulthood...

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Snooki Is Our Generation's Audrey Hepburn

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Alison, Me, Megan, and Dave at the Wilmot Cancer Center's Discovery Ball at the Convention Center.

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It's not often that both of us are gussied up and not working...

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The Yellow Jackets from the Sing Off.  http://www.jackets.org/fr_home.cfm

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Club Discovery.  They even had those dancing wind guys

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I hope this is a preview of Naples this summer...

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My wife Lady Gaga

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Dance Party

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They are letting me in all the nice places in town lately.  This is a work event at the Monroe Country Club on behalf of Lollypop Farm.

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It's not everyday that you find a giant red elephant while looking at houses.  

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