Category Archives: Rural Life

John Deere and Friends

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Derek

On our second trip to the Fair, we convinced Ariella to skip the paid rides and head over to the train exhibit.  Right next to the train was this beautiful sea of green.  I had fun with these pics…   … Continue reading →

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Around the neighborhood

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Derek

Decided to take a walk up the road tonight with my camera, knowing there were some huge hay bales that looked like they might be an interesting subject. Turns out, Ariella was the more interesting subject, but the hay bales … Continue reading →

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Yeah, it snowed

Posted on January 10, 2010 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 … Continue reading →

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Well, it IS close to Halloween

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Derek

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

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Red sky in morning

Posted on October 2, 2009 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!”

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Double Rainbow

Posted on July 26, 2009 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 … Continue reading →

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Town Line, Take 2

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Derek

Oh yeah, like this one MUCH better! (Original post)

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Yep. It’s where I live.

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Derek

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

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Why I stayed in Buffalo

Posted on August 25, 2008 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 … Continue reading →

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Leek hunting

Posted on April 25, 2008 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 … Continue reading →

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