Diagonal windows and cell tower

Walk backwards?

Corn flower

Of course this is not really a cornflower... but it is a sunflower that has somehow invaded a corn field.

In fact last season this was a sunflower field, and apparently this one plant has self-seeded itself.

Who needs conformity?

Backyard barn

I don't think it is really a barn, but it is painted like a proper barn. The windows are curious as they do not seem to align with expected interior levels.

I always enjoy walking the neighborhoods but usually, house after house, does not present many interesting photo ops... but sometimes unexpected things are revealed.

My drive home

The days are once again getting longer so there is still some light for my drive home after work. We got a real pile of snow recently, setting a new record for snow in a February day... 18.3 inches, but today the sky was clear and blue.

Carolers

Everyone has their Christmas decorations up by now, but still no snow.

Still more snow

If it's Monday morning, it must be snowing.

Autumn scene

Slow: Baby Deer

I noticed something new on a side street I pass each day. Someone must be an animal lover, although I think everyone would love to see a baby deer protected.

Masonic Temple

What are the mysteries held there? Guess I will never know.

Mr. Punkin

A sure sign that autumn is with is.

Southpoint

The cold snow of winter has rendered the bay a smooth white plane of white. The boat docks are empty. Abandoned isolation seems to have set in.

Cold morning

The last few morning have been cold... only in the single digits, and that is Fahrenheit single digits.

We aren't experinecing the coldest temperatures in New York State... it's been well below zero in the Adirondacks.

And there has been snow too... not a lot, but enough.

I guess is must be winter.

Where's the snow?

Not that I am complaining, but usually when Christmas is only a few weeks away we have seen at least some snow cover, and sometimes more that just cover. Today the temperature reached almost 70F here but the warmth has already dissipated and will continue to retreat tonight.

This shot looks a little familiar to me. I have photographed the Irondequoit Creek as if flows through Ellison Park many times, but never from this bridge. The creek has a crazy path, zig-sagging though several counties before finally making it way to Irondequoit Bay, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence, and finally the North Atlantic.

With the sun shining today it seemed like a photo was needed, and this is about all I could come up with.

Tree reflections

Ellison park is often flooded during heavy rain weather, and after Sandy, indeed it has flooded again. You can see on the lower right side of the image the edge of the park road where it descends below the surface.

The two trees are reflected providing nearly perfect inverted images. I suppose it is not healthy for trees to be flooded like this, but it will not last long.

As a side note, I have succeeded in posting 19 pictures in the month of October, a record for me. Not sure why that is, and certainly no reason for celebration, but I like that I have been able to capture pictures in a nearly daily cadence.  Perhaps my standards have gotten lower... these last two posts are pretty gloomy, but we photograph what we find, and gloom and rain has the theme of the week.

Storm scene

Sandy was kinder to us than to our friends near the coast, but is is not over yet. A lull perhaps, as the remnants are still tracking toward us in Western New York. More rain no doubt, and high winds, but a kinder, gentler Sandy we hope.

Leaf carpet

There is no question that the autumnal coloring of trees is a sight to be enjoyed, but what is sometimes also spectacular is the resulting carpeting of the turf around the trunk. When you consider the volume of the tree limb ball you realize that once it is compressed to the essentially flat surface below, the layer of leaves can become more dense than the tree ever was. And that results in a thick carpet, assuming there is not a lot of wind or an enthusiastic homeowner with rake in hand.

Golden cloud

With the days getting shorter, the drive to work is less bright, especially on a cold and drizzly morning. However at times an unexpected vision can appear, sometimes almost as if by magic.

Pumpkin time

Easy pickin's

A bit cliché I know... pictures of sunflowers?

Well, after driving past this field on my way to work for the last week I finally took the time to stop for a closer look.

They are pretty don't you think?