Albany Before The Rain
I always enjoy this agricultural view of Albany from Staats Island Road.
Taken on Thursday May 7, 2020 at Nature.I always enjoy this agricultural view of Albany from Staats Island Road.
Taken on Thursday May 7, 2020 at Nature.Spent several hours sitting by the river, enjoying the breeze, finishing up a couple different e-books about building a cabin and homestead.
Taken on Saturday May 11, 2024 at Henry Hudson Park.It's a pretty good climb heading up Cedar Hill, especially Beaver Dam Rd and then up through South Bethlehem and Spawn Hollow to the Hollyhock Preserve but it made for a delightful day riding and exploring the woods without using any gasoline.
I decided once again not to do any driving on Saturday and stay closer to home, as the weather looked uncertain for the weekend. I decided instead to ride down to the Henry Hudson Town Park and it by the river for a while reading some e-Books then ride over to Hollyhock Preserve outside of South Bethlehem. It was a bit of a hill but not too bad as my mountain bike has low gears, and it was a blast riding down Collenbeck Hill and the way back home. Spent a lot of time observing wildflowers at Hollyhock and doing a bit more reading. Left a little after 11 AM and got home at about 6:45 PM.
A look at the high school today and in years past when I attended it. False color infrared imagery.
1995 - LEFT
2017 - RIGHT