I haven't been able to write as much as I wanted for this site this weekend, but I did spend the afternoon at Judy's Day, the spectacular event Cornell Plantations hosts each year at the F.R. Newman Arboretum, just across the town line in Ithaca. The Dryden Historical Society was invited to present on the history of harvesting wheat, so...
Last Sunday I drove up to Syracuse and visited the New York State Fair, where I took far too many pictures and got to meet NYCO, whose blog provides me with regular inspiration on all kinds of upstate issues. Sheep passing a sign about goats. Visiting the Army recruiter. Department of Motor Vehicles booth. Baby learns to play a game....
No, the title isn't a typo. Dryden is a few hours away from Canada at Niagara Falls, and Toronto isn't that much further. While those are great places to visit, they aren't exactly foreign to most Americans. The primary language is still English, and signs still look mostly the same. It's definitely not the U.S., but it doesn't feel, well,...
There are still a few hours to get to the Finger Lakes Railfair, open today until 4:00pm in Lansing at The Field (map), sponsored by the Cornell Railroad Historical Society. I had a good time wandering, though I only bought a book, and saw some great things. Here are two of the more striking pieces I saw, though there were...
I had to give a presentation yesterday outside of Albany, and drove there in the afternoon. I usually budget an extra hour if I'm driving someplace I'm speaking, and because of the weather, I budgeted two hours. Everything went smoothly, especially once I was past Syracuse, so I got to Albany around 4:00pm, when I was speaking at 6:00pm. I'd...