Merlin Dailey, Artist
“The world is an amazing circumstance that we are born into,” Merlin Dailey asserts. “When I revisit works that I have created over a…
Read MoreSpring 2004
Set Your Sights for Spring on the Canandaigua Wine Trail
The sight of unfolding blossoms dappled along a garden path is a reminder that another season is on display. Apart from being a welcome…
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First Light in the Finger Lakes
Morning is a fragile time of day. Its sensitive nature can mirror one’s mood, as morning sometimes brings with it the hopes and excitement…
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The Aurora Renaissance
During the mid 19th century, Aurora was a bustling village nestled along the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. It had become a major stop…
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Photography for the Soule
Roger Soule was born and raised in the Midwest. From 1973 to 1994, he lived in New England and for the next nine years…
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Anyone for Tewaraathon?
It’s early January and my family is waiting for lacrosse season to start. Not that we ever really get away from what is considered…
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Generations of Growth
Shaping a Vision Imagine planting an arboretum, a showcase for tree collections, from scratch. That was the daunting task facing landscape designer and horticulturist…
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A Hole in the Ground
About 50 feet south of the Harold Harland residence on the Lester Road, just outside the village of Phelps, is a small depression in…
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Deer-Resistant Planting
One of the most iconic of wildlife native to the Finger Lakes region, the whitetail deer is as revered for its rustic beauty as…
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Road Candy of the ’40s
A cool $25 bought me my first car in 1947. In February 1946 I’d just returned to an East Bloomfield home my mom had…
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