Archive for the 'Rural Life' Category

Yeah, it snowed

January 10, 2010 at 1:07 pm by Derek

The amount of snow that’s fallen is pretty crazy. It’s the light, fluffy, kind where you can see distinct snowflakes, and when you walk on it, you sink to your knees. Thought I’d take the camera out for awhile yesterday and see what I could capture.

Well, it IS close to Halloween

October 17, 2009 at 9:03 pm by Derek

Took a ride through rural WNY today. Guess the kids are bored with cow tipping.

Red sky in morning

October 2, 2009 at 9:39 pm by Derek

Amanda was getting things in her car this morning when she came running back in saying, “This makes it worthwhile being up this early!”

Double Rainbow

July 26, 2009 at 8:26 pm by Derek

I was just finishing up hanging new blinds in Ariella’s room, when out the window I saw a complete semicircular double rainbow!

We have an excellent vantage point for these types of things. This is the second time since we moved here (not quite three years ago) that we’ve seen one of these. Hey [...]

Town Line, Take 2

June 21, 2009 at 10:10 pm by Derek

Oh yeah, like this one MUCH better!

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Yep. It’s where I live.

June 13, 2009 at 9:06 pm by Derek

The occasional hot air balloon flying over is just another benefit to living in the country.

Why I stayed in Buffalo

August 25, 2008 at 10:27 pm by Derek

BuffaloGeek posts today on a New York Magazine article about why people might leave New York City and move to Buffalo. He then asked:
Over the next couple of days, I’d like to discuss our collective reasons for staying, our reasons for leaving, and ask you to help me define the “Buffalo Experience” and tell [...]

Leek hunting

April 25, 2008 at 11:50 pm by Derek

A couple years ago, my father-in-law kept talking about going “leak hunting”. That sounded like what we do at the Terminal on rainy Saturdays to find drains that need to be repaired. What I didn’t realize was that he was talking about leeks, not leaks.
You may be familiar with leeks that you find [...]

Starry Night

February 20, 2008 at 10:34 pm by Derek

I had intended on going out to take photos of the eclipse, but instead found myself enthralled with the total view of the night sky. This, my friends, is why you move out to the country.

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Here’s the Eclipse, nearly full.

Where’s my plow guy?

January 23, 2008 at 6:49 pm by Derek

For those of you who don’t venture down into ski country, this is what it looked like in my driveway just minutes ago:

The WRX transforms into a snow plow as necessary.