November 2006

This is what the bridge actually looks like!

I chose to leave a little bit of color in this picture and to crop it a bit. I am fascinated by perspective.In this case, it’s one point perspective… everything pointing toward one little point, way out there in the distance.I don’t suppose that I’ve ever touched that point, where everything seems to be pointed…It’s

With the colors removed from the bridge, it becomes clear that there are cracks. The shapes of the cracks are interesting to see, especially since the bridge actually is structurally sound.

I was walking under the Grand Island Bridge on Saturday, this time on the Grand Island side. I was headed to Beaver Island State Park, where I visited the water and the now-empty boat slips. The trees have all lost their leaves, and it is obvious that winter is coming. But it was one of

This was near the end of my journey, a distance of some twelve miles or so. It was an interesting adventure to travel from downtown to this spot. The next time that I go on this adventure, I will start earlier in the day so that I can finish at the Gateway Park. This park

Interesting plaque… but the Erie Canal is no longer at that spot.

Deer and development aren’t a very good match. Deer-car crashes can be very devastating for both the animal and the people in the cars. Also, there is less and less space for the deer to find food.This deer apparently likes cameras.

By the time that I’d reached this colorful building, I had walked out of the City of Buffalo and had entered the Town of Tonawanda.

Here is one of a variety of bridges that I saw along my journey on the Riverwalk. I took a picture of it just because I liked the reflection in the water.

It is a big thrill to see that these flowers survived the “October Surprise” storm of 2006.