Coffeen St Sunset Photo, Watertown, NY

Sunset Coffeen Street Hill, Watertown, NY   photo copyright Gary Walts May 2, 2025

 This photo shows sunset at Coffeen St and RT 81 in Watertown, NY. I snapped while on my way from the Orion Art Gallery on Mullin St. I was there for the mixed media artwork show opening for artist Taylor Soderquist. I took a number of other shots while standing outside the gallery.

Black River, Sewall's Island, Factory Square Photos

 

I snapped these photos of the Black River, Sewall's Island and Factory Square area in Watertown, NY  on Saturday April 19, 2025. I used a Sony a6000 camera with a Sony 18-105mm f4 zoom lens. I used a black & white mode and the Toy Camera mode, just to be a bit creative. All pic presented here were made with the Toy Camera mode. 

Photos First Snow of Winter 2024-2025 Watertown, New York

 

Lake effect snow hits Watertown, NY on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. photo copyright Gary Walts

I snapped these photos in Watertown, NY, yesterday which was the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday. The weather services have been predicting as much as 5 to 6 feet of lake effect snow could hit parts of Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties. 

Lake effect snow hits Watertown, NY on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. photo copyright Gary Walts

Lake effect snow hits Watertown, NY on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. photo copyright Gary Walts

Lake effect snow hits Watertown, NY on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. photo copyright Gary Walts

Lake effect snow hits Watertown, NY on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. photo copyright Gary Walts

Lake effect snow hits Watertown, NY on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. photo copyright Gary Walts

Great Photo of Me Playing Guitar at Watertown Farm Market May 22, 2024

 

Me playing at Watertown Farm Market, photo by Tom Murray

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 I played guitar on the opening day of the 2024 Watertown Farm and Craft Market. It was very warm, over 80 degrees and humid. There was a strong, steady breeze the mad the 2 hour gi was there. I asked him to snap a photo of me. He use Photoshop to change the background into a sunset and the result was fantastic. 

Here is photo after Murray replaced the background with Photoshop:

Me playing at Watertown Farm Market, background replaced with Photoshop.
photo by Tom Murray

Jan 19 2024 I Shovel Snow at Clay St Apartment

Back stairs and basement door at our 418 Clay St apartment house, Watertown.

We have had quite a lot of snow here in Northern NY. 18 to 24 inches fell in Watertown. I spent a couple hours this afternoon clearing a big portion of the driveway at our Clay St apartment as well as cleared it from the back stairs. I started at 1:00 and was finished by 3:00. It was pleasant work, outdoor temperature was about 10 degrees. As I write this it is 11:00PM and temperature here in Chaumont is 1 degree.

Back stairs and basement door at our 418 Clay St apartment house, Watertown.

Back stairs and basement door at our 418 Clay St apartment house, Watertown.

Back stairs and basement door at our 418 Clay St apartment house, Watertown.

I also changed the low beam bulb in our 2019 Kia Sorento today. Bulb cost $19.00 at Wal-Mart. 

Chatted with brother Mark in Florida. He gave some wild news. 

I Shovel Lake Effect Snow for 5 Days November 2022 (photos)

The first big snow storm for the 2022-2023 winter season started during the night of on November 17, 2022. I spent a good portion of Friday the 18th shoveling snow at our house in Chaumont.

418 Clay St, Watertown, NY, snowed in.

418 Clay St, Watertown, NY, snowed in.

Woke up Saturday morning, the 19th, to another 10 - 12 inches in Chaumont. I spent the morning shoveling that here in Chaumont. From there I went our Clay St apartment house in Watertown. There was close to four feet of snow there. Clay Street had not been plowed. I parked a block away and walked to our house and proceeded to shovel the sidewalk. I also dug out some of our tenant's car that was buried in the driveway. 

418 Clay St, Watertown, NY, snowed in.

418 Clay St, Watertown, NY, snowed in.

On Sunday the 20th I went back to Clay Street to check on things. The city had plowed the street. Not perfectly, but enough to drive on it. On this day I touched up the sidewalk and chopped through the snow and ice at the end of the driveway so our tenant would be able to get out in her car.

Monday the 21st I went to Clay to assess things. Did some minor snow removal. The balcony roof however was bothering me. Very heavy load of snow on it. No way to get to it without mu 32 foot ladder.

Shoveling lake effect snow at 418 Clay St, Watertown, NY.

 

  418 Clay St, Watertown, NY, snowed in.

Tuesday the 22nd my Celebrity Brother Al assisted me with loading the ladder on. the roof of my 2011 Kia Sedona van and followed me to Clay St. I shoveled the roof and he worked at removing the roof snow that fell on the sidewalk. It was much warmer, close to 40 degrees. I was sweating as if I were mowing the lawn in August. The sweat got in my eyes, soaked my shirt. The roof has a shallow pitch, but stressful being up there where slipping and falling off is a real threat. I exercise great caution in these situations. I kneel in the snow and push it off the edge where possible. Anyhow, we loaded the ladder at 10:00am and I was back home with it by 2:30pm, the job completed. 

  418 Clay St, Watertown, NY, snowed in.

  Lake effect snow removal at 418 Clay St, Watertown, NY.

 Lake effect snow removal at 418 Clay St, Watertown, NY.

 Lake effect snow removal at 418 Clay St, Watertown, NY.

 Lake effect snow removal at 418 Clay St, Watertown, NY.

 Lake effect snow removal at 418 Clay St, Watertown, NY.

Street Music, LL Bean Pop Up Shop, Downtown Watertown (Photos)

Me playing outside Holy Smokes Barbecue, Watertown, NY 

The weather here in the North Country was spectacular for this late in October. Sunny, breezy, 70 degrees. I had a small outdoor guitar gig in downtown Watertown today. The LL Bean company opened a pop up shop for the weekend. Other downtown merchants set up outdoor booths and there was live street music. I played a one hour set outside the Holy Smokes Barbecue.  I love the reflection in the window behind me in the above photo. 

Outdoor shopping at LL Bean popup shop, Watertown, NY

It was great weather and a festive atmosphere Saturday, Oct 22, in Watertown, NY

It was great weather and a festive atmosphere Saturday, Oct 22, in Watertown, NY

It was great weather and a festive atmosphere Saturday, Oct 22, in Watertown, NY

It was great weather and a festive atmosphere Saturday, Oct 22, in Watertown, NY

It was great weather and a festive atmosphere Saturday, Oct 22, in Watertown, NY

The LL Bean boot truck in Watertown, NY Saturday, Oct 22, 2022

WEATHER PHOTO: March 1986, Old fellow in doorway, Watertown, N.Y.

Weather Photo,

March 1986. Man standing in doorway of Book World, Watertown, N.Y. This was
a typical weather feature I would shoot for the Post-Standard newspaper.
photo copyright Gary Walts 2020

I took this photo in March of 1986. The man wouldn't tell me his name but was fine with publishing it in the Post-Standard. After it appeared in the paper Moe Hunt

I believe people thought the newspaper should just give them prints as a little compensation for appearing in it. After all, the newspaper made a lot of money and could afford it. However, I was a freelancer in those days and I had to make the prints myself, in my own darkroom. I wasn't compensated in any way by the paper for making those prints. This was during the "starving artist" period of my life.

This photo was made with a Minolta x700 35mm camera, 200mm lens, Alford HP5 film.

Huge lake effect snow storm in northern NY

Downtown Watertown during  near white out conditions from lake effect snow.  Unfortunately the camera sensor is very dirty which causes all the spots you see. Time to get it cleaned.

The Winter continues to be brutal.  A huge lake effect snow storm has hit the area from Mannsville to Gouvernuer. It began Monday evening. I was in Syracuse photographing a girls basketball game. By the time I got done Rt 81 from Brewerton to Watertown was closed. I was supposed to cover the storm the next day so rather than drive through the snow at 11:00 at night I spent the night at Brother D's house in Mattydale. Tuesday morning it was extremly cold and windy in Syracuse, but weather was clear. I started driving North on Rt 81 and it was clear all the way to Parish. There it was sunny, but the roads were wet. When I reached Mexico the snow started. At Pulaski the snow was heavy enough to make storm photos. I spent an hour or so there. The next stop was Mannsville and the snow was heavy with blowing winds. The village was desolate, reminiscent of a ghost town. From there I drove RT 11 and every mile north the snow and wind was stronger. Frequent white outs. By the time I got to Adams  the driving was some of the worst I have experienced. I snapped a coupl pictures in the village and then started for home. It was a good two hours+ getting there. I long line of cars and trucks, myself included, were like a caravan, moving slowly through the storm, bumper to bumper. Sometimes we stopped for five or ten minutes, Often we would move hundred feet or less, stop, move on, stop. It is six miles to Watertown and it took an hour to get there. From watertown to Chaumont was another rough stretch. Brownville was off and on white outs. When I got to Limerick it was like a switch was turned on. There was no snow, fairly bare roads and I was able to drive 60mph on those last five miles. What a relief to get home.

Pulaski, NY,  gary walts photo

Pulaski, NY  gary walts photo

Lacona, NY  gary walts photo

Pulaski NY,           Gary Walts photo

Mannsville, NY    gary walts photo

Adams, NY    gary walts photo

Adams Center, NY    gary walts photo

Mannsville, NY     gary walts photo

Mannsville NY Post Office   gary walts photo