Landscape Paintings by Tom Gardner
If you ask Tom Gardner what inspires his beautiful oil and watercolor paintings, you’re not going to get a specific answer. He paints whatever…
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It’s All Uphill From Here
The road out of Ithaca, heading west, goes steeply uphill for two miles, and I had just climbed it on my saddlebag-laden bicycle. I…
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Drink What You Like… and don’t apologize for it!
As I was checking out the shelves at my local liquor store, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation in the next aisle. “So…
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Renting: Lots of Choices, No Hassles
You may have dreamed about owning a luxurious home on the lake where you and your friends can lounge on the spacious deck during…
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Planting Trees and Shrubs
If you follow a few simple rules when installing trees and shrubs at your home, you will be rewarded with a healthy and thriving…
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Wetlands and Waterfowl
You’ve probably passed through it dozens of times on the New York State Thruway: that flat, marshy stretch of land near Waterloo. You may…
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Spring Receives a Warm Welcome
Most years, its arrival has little to do with the date on the calendar proclaiming it is the first day of this season. Regardless…
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Coming Home to Paint
Bill has been traveling around and painting the Finger Lakes area for about 3 years, yet he feels like the surface has barely been…
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The Ladies of the Lakes
In Arthurian legend, The Lady of the Lake arises, presenting the king with sword and scabbard. The Finger Lakes region, with its surrounding wooded…
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The Grand Canyon of the East
Letchworth State Park, located in the Genesee Valley, is an area rich in history. The Seneca Indians, the Keepers of the Western Door of…
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