Deers

 This Doe and Fawn stopped on the path and looked around for a couple minutes before Grenville was off like a shot toward them.  They finally decided it might be time to move on.

 

As I continued on, I was thinking that the Doe was not going to make it to Thanksgiving.    When I looked to my left this Doe was standing looking at us from about 15 ft away.  Another that will not see Thanksgiving.

The local mall pond

 The Cormorant enjoying the pond.

Then the neighborhood goes bad.

 A Red Tail Hawk look in for lunch.  It just amazes me the way she turns her completely around.   Reminds of a movie scene involving split pea soup and a young girl.

The Monarchs were flying around like they were preping for the long flight south.  Earlier in the year the would flutter around, but today they would flutter a bit then just float on the wind.

First day of Fall

It is the 1st day of Fall so ... A fall foliage pic.  The foliage has just started to change more so down here in the valley at the end of the lake.

Fort Hill

 A new chair has been added.  Not the normal New York State style.  Very cool!

 This map shows where we are at Fort Hill.  Also located are the 5 local Seneca Indian villages.

The woods

Flowers in the woods after the rainy morning

Bare Hill

 Canandaigua Lake looking west from Bare Hill Unique Area. No lie that is what the DEC calls it.

A Monarch in the late summer flowers.

Cobwebs on my mind

 Cobwebs in the morning dew

Friday

 The Wooley Bear has a wide strip so we will have winter.

Two tree stumps on a great day at Boughton Park.

Ganondagan

 A small puff ball

The cascade in Ganondagan. (However you spell it.)

The tunnel

The road at the end of the tunnel is 1 mi. away.  Rails-to-Trails is a great concept, but unfortunately leads to a lot of sections like this.  It still is a pleasant walk.

Clarks Gully

 Compared to Flint Creek, there is not much water running over the cascade.

However, it was probably dry for the past month.

Flint Creek Cascade

 We have not had the flooding rain that southern NY has had, but we have had enough to fill the creek

Flowers in the rain

 Rain today

 Orange JewelWeed

Right next Yellow JewelWeed

In the meadow

 The yellow  flower in a sea of green

A common dragonfly

Hawks and Yellow flowers

 Two Redtailed Hawks sit in a tree full of Starlings

Hope you don't have allergies in this sea of Yellow Ragweed.