Old stone barn

They don't make them like this anymore. Maybe they never did.

The construction looks like it would last a long time, and I guess this picture is the proof that it can... but good maintenance has contributed greatly I am sure.

Rain day

Poking around Hammondsport in the rain.

Funnel Cakes

Letchworth State Park annual craft show... part carnaval... part festival... part folk art sale.

Real autumn

Mark, this one's for you.

In the off chance that you see this, do not take it wrong.  I am not lampooning you, and not attempting to "do" you. There is a little gentle humor attempted here. I feel the need to explain this because some of my posts have been tung-in-cheek, but it appears that not everyone understands the jest and instead takes me at face value.

So back to the picture... this my take on the interplay of man and nature and how they can create the unexpected expression of what is real.  The end result can be interesting on several levels but of course that is not to say that my effort has obtained the objective.

Mushrooms

At least I think these are mushrooms. I did not put them on my salad because with a "fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus" you never know... or at least I never know.

How am I doing?

The fashion this season, in some circles, seems to be autumn photography with subtle inclusion of color and without pumped up saturation.

Hmmm... maybe still a little too bright?

Little red house

Or should I say, really red house.

Yes, this is the most saturated red imaginable, and the paint is even shinny. No saturation boost done in photo processing... and even a bit of vibrance reduced.

A cute house, but you really need to love red.

Pierce-Arrow

I today visited the Pierce-Arrow Museum in Buffalo NY and recommend it to anyone interested in history and early automobiles. I am not sure it is worth a long special trip, but if you are in the area an have an hour or two, it is definitely worth it.

The Pierce-Arrow was a very luxurious and prestigious automobile and the choice of the White House for many years. The car was build in Buffalo but production was halted during the depression.

The new section of the museum, that can be seen in the background, will soon contain a realization of a never built Frank Lloyd Wright design for a filling sation.  This will help generate interest in the instutuion which is badly needed.  During our visit only a very few patrons were in the building.