What Caught My Eye: Tree, Lake, River, Gazebo Cape Vincent

This past Friday (February 23, 2024) I awoke to a sunny, cool 7 degrees Fahrenheit. I went to Clay St apartments and loaded up a bunch of trash to take to the Jefferson County Transfer Station. Mostly it was construction debris from some ongoing projects at the building. 

Late afternoon the Better Half wanted to go for a drive so we headed to Wilson's Bay in Cape Vincent which is one of our favorite swimming places. As we approached the shore there was a distinct haze or mist in the air that gave the light a nice character. Thus it was the two following photos caught my eye.

Winter tree on Wilson's Bay, Lake Ontario, Cape Vincent NY. It's what caught my eye.

Gazebo on the St. Lawrence River in Cape Vincent NY.  It's what caught my eye.

Cement Face With Snow Cap; Cabbage and Sausage

 Photo presented here was taken on Thursday, January 18, 2024. It is a cement face that I created some time last year I believe. It hangs on the fence at our Chaumont house. It is wearing a cap of snow. 

Cement face wearing a snow cap, Chaumont, NY

Today is Monday the 22nd. Got up at 6:30 AM. did some guitar practice. Made a Dutch Baby for breakfast. It looked like it was burnt, but was OK. 

We took our Christmas Tree down today. 

We went to the grocery store in Clayton. 

For dinner I made some cabbage with bacon and Johnsonville cheddar smoked sausages.

This evenings dinner:  Johnsonville cheddar smokes sausages with cabbage 

Morning Moon Photo, Christmas Tree Down, & Notes

 

Moon at 7:30am, Chaumont, NY, sonny a6600 camera, Minolta 200mm f2.8 auto focus lens.

We took our Christmas tree down today. I should say I took it down. The Better Half watched me as she has limited mobility with her broken leg. 

Photo of the moon at 7:30 this morning, Sunday January 8, 2023, as seen from our backyard, Chaumont, NY. Temperature this morning was 14 degrees. The coldest night & morning we have had in more than 2 weeks. Most days we have had temps in the 30's and low 40's. The wood stove has been doing a great job, limiting how much heating oil we have been using. Price of home heating oil has been above $5.00 a gallon, and I have heard as high as $6.75 a gallon. That is insane. It was $2.00 a gallon in 2020 when President Joe Biden took office.

etter Half gets better every day as she heals from the broken femur. She as her low points of despair and frustration each day, but that's to be expected. 

Siblings a A & S dropped n this evening for about an hour. They arrived from Arizona after a 4 day road trip. S has new job in Utica, NY, starting in a few days.

Breakfast this morning was Italian sausage, fried eggs & toast.

This evening we had a variety cheeses & crackers, variety of stuffed olives, Croghan Bologna, sliced carrots. 

We Get A Christmas Tree - 2022

    

Our Christmas Tree 2022

 Yesterday The Better Half & I, along with her daughter H, son in law D went together in our 2011 Kia Sedona van to buy Christmas trees.We first went to Martin's Greenhouse in Philadelphia. Unimpressed with their selection we then went to a place in the Town of Pamela, near Longways Diner. This used to be called Sonny's. I already forgot the current name. Anyhow, their selection too was not impressive. We did buy a nice tree though, for $60.00. It is called a Canadian Fir.  As for weather, it was rainy and miserable. After that the four of us had a late lunch / early dinner at Tully's in Watertown. 

Today we git the red ut of the van and into the house. The Better Half strung up the lights. I had a couple of guitar lessons at the Copley House while she did that. Tomorrow we will finish decorating the tree.

Our Christmas Tree 2022

Our Christmas Tree 2022

Our Christmas Tree 2022. I needed to put some shims the tree stand.