Oneida County, NY

Oneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, an Iroquoian tribe that lives in the region.

Oneida County is in the central portion of New York State, east of Syracuse, and west of Albany. Oneida Lake is on the northwestern corner of the county, and the Adirondack Park is on the northeast. Part of the Tug Hill Plateau is in the northern part of the county. Interestingly, Oneida County’s highest point does not lie on either the plateau nor in the Adirondack Park, but in the county’s southern extremity. The peak’s name is Tassel Hill. It is located slightly southeast of Hardscrabble Road (Tassel Hill Road), between the villages of Waterville and Cassville.

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

Chittning Pond

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Bright blue skies, hoar frost on the trees, made for a perfect back drop over Chittning Pond this Martin Luther King Day. Warm temperature meant that ice was too thin for ice fishing, but still provided a colorful backdrop to the deep blue skies.

Taken on Monday January 16, 2023 at Alfred J Woodford State Forest.

Hoar Frost on Tassell Hill

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With Martin Luther King's day beautiful bright blue skies, the hoar frost covering the trees and bushes on made for a brilliant contrast, looking down at the browns of the farm fields below.

Taken on Monday January 16, 2023 at Alfred J Woodford State Forest.