Beartracks!...

Wednesday evening I attended a "Concert on the Bluff" at Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh. "Beartracks" performed. This band is extremely popular in the northeast and Canada. Junior Barber plays the resonator guitar, commonly called by many, a dobro. Junior is joined by his cousins, ...Julie Venne Hogan, who plays bass, and her brother Tom Venne, who plays guitar.



The crowd gathered, many brought picnic suppers and coolers of soft drinks. The weather was a warm evening, perfect for such an event.




The giant white pine trees looked down on the scene,...

All was well in my world on Wednesday evening!

On The River,...

Just arrived home this afternoon from six days camping on the St.Lawrence River...

The view ...
Watching the freighters as they ply the "Seaway"...
Priceless!...

Mellow Yellow,...

I don't often post pictures of flowers, but this morning while out wandering around enjoying the first light I enjoyed these lily blooms. Hope you like them,...

Another Season!...

The bluegrass festival season has started! Thursday I traveled about 4.5 hours west to Stone Mills, NY... or as the festival is called,... LaFargeville. It is sponsored by the 1000 Islands Bluegrass Preservation Society, of which I'm a member.

This is a group practicing at their camper prior to their performance on the stage.

Here's my rig, and a friend relaxing with a soft drink after wandering around visiting with other friends and enjoying the "field picking"... Life is good!

Another 24 hours and it will be homeward bound...

Where There Is Smoke,...

This morning my cat Jennifer was acting very strange, she was going back and forth to the window, jumping in my lap and really agitated. Not long after I began to smell smoke. What I thought was fog outside was really haze from the many forest fires north of here in Quebec. The usual view is hidden, no mountains to be seen.

This is what it usually looks like,... this shot taken just before the leaves came out.



I sure hope the rain that is expected in Canada takes care of this situation. My heart goes out to those displaced by the fire and those risking their lives to fight the more than 55 blazes.

Soldiers, Family and Community...

This weekend we remember the soldiers, men and women, who have given their lives for our country. Parades, gun salutes, wreaths, flags,... all a part of that. But Memorial Day Weekend always means more to me,... it means to remember family members and community people that have gone on... As I type this post I will dedicate it to every one of those people.


The fun part of the day on Saturday took me to our family cabin on this Adirondack pond.


One grandson was exploring in a little boat with a trolling motor...


The youngest grandson was playing in the water,...


Then my older son took his nephew out fishing,...

The neighbors were enjoying their kayaks,...


My daughter had a coffee pot keeping at the ready by the campfire...


The woodland flowers are blooming,...


The pine trees are putting out little seedlings,...


And "Panda," she watched over all of us!

May everyone have a safe holiday weekend as we remember why we have the picnics and parades!

Extended Vacation,...

To all my dear readers,...

My spring break from school was so nice, and combining that with the fact that I'm not finding as much to write about lately,... I have decided to extend my break until ??? I guess in every blogger's life there comes a time when there isn't anything more to say for a while. Perhaps as the summer season gears up I'll find my voice again,... until then,..... best wishes to you all!