This
morning I drove to work with my camera in my hand. Carol took
some photo's Monday, but she is too concerned with how each one
looks. I know that I am not really making 'photographs' - just
snapshots.
No
squad meetings or calls tonight so I have a bit more energy. This
is the view from the kitchen window. Amazing that the violet keeps
blooming, eh?
Our
only filling station. Gas is not cheap here. It is a long way
from the oil well.
I
said that I was driving and my camera has no gyroscope - so what
you see is what you get. These are some of the homes along Broad
St.
You
can tell by all the electric meters that this home has been chopped
into apartments.
You
have to poke your nose into traffic to see past the snowbanks
at times.
The
Baptist Church.
Bay
windows are popular in the village. The shrubs have quite a load
of snow on them.
In
the summer the left side cools us with custard and ice cream -
on the right is a year round laundromat. If you have the energy
to do so you can wash your car while your clothes are washing
- the car wash is right out back.
These
old tractors really put you out in the elements. The house behind
the tractor is one of the oldest in the village. It is undergoing
some renovation.
Morris
hosts the Otsego County Fair even though the county seat is Cooperstown
- about 25 miles away.
Melody
Pines Studio - used to repair fancy recording equipment. I don't
know if they still do or not.
Two
views of the fair grand stand - nearly hidden in the trees and
on the far side of the 1/2 mile track. You are looking through
part of the cemetary and across the Butternut Creek. The creek
is not visible.
On
the road to the 'transfer station' - that used to be the dump
is the building on the right. Where you can complete the cycle
from ashes to ashes before being carried to your final resting
place if you so desire.
Formerly
the Carriage Inn - now a Legion Post watering hole and site of
ox roasts, chicken barbecues and horseshoe throwing contests.
A
state plow with the wing down finishing up with clearing off some
overnight snow. He has quite a line of traffic behind him.
Just
some views off to the side as we drive up Patrick Hill. The farm
in the picture just above is active. This time of year they keep
the milkers in all year so you don't see any.
These
evergreens were planted. When they get this size they can be an
effective wind break.