Water falls & patches

     Went to the neatest little local park today, one I haven't visited since high school. I've never been here in the winter, and this may be my last chance to visit (again, moving across the country is beginning to feel a little unreal!).


One of our towns half-dozen churches

     The waterfall comes from a pond created to run a mill, under a road then through a gorge to Port Bay and then Lake Ontario. If all of the surrounding land were publically owned that would be one heck of an adventure.



Originally called Ganadsgo

In the summer, this is a 50 foot drop. It has never (to my knowledge) frozen completely. At the base the ice opens up in an icy slurry caldron.

     Now this is where it gets interesting. See that bright blue? No one knows what it is, although it looks like the dye used to color herbicides to me. Heard rumors the DEC is looking into it, it'll be good to figure out what it is before everything melts next week. It's supposed to get above freezing again!

     I would have loved to get closer but one of my legs went through a snow bank and I got stuck & didn't trust the ground any further. Had to dig my foot out and now have some really great little cuts on my hands. Definitely wish I had remembered my gloves...

     Lastly, I'm going to be putting up some more things in the shop early next week. Mostly patches, but probably a few sets of cards & possibly some bracelets from tooth patches (see above) that didn't turn out right; would hate to waste that nice fabric. So stay tuned. I'm also going to foray into doll making/ paper mache later next week, hoping to make a little bear puppet inspired by one of my favorite poems that makes my bones burn.