Albany County

Albany County (/ˈɔːlbəniː/ awl-bə-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland). As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204.[1] As originally established, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has only 530 square miles (1,400 km2) as of March 3, 1888. The county seat is Albany, the state capital.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_County,_New_York

Crosses

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These where taken along Hang Glider Cliff. They make one pause and wonder why they are hear. A Suicide? An Accident on Sloping Cliff? A Terrible Hang Gliding Accident? Somebody's Favorite Place? Something Else? Pause and think.

Taken on Sunday May 3, 2009 at John Boyd Thacher State Park.

How Most New Yorkers View State Government

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I think this picture says enough about it. Let's hope the upper floors of this building don't fall in time for me to take this picture. We know the plaza is largely made of disposable materials of the 1960s, intended to be discarded no later then 1975.

Taken on Friday April 29, 2011 at Albany, NY.