Photolearningism

The Missing Blog Post To recap for the last two weeks, my previous adventure covered a different direction on the Dutchess Rail Trail, at the Lake Walton Road access point. I meant to dig into what the trail was once upon a time, to confirm if it really was a "rail" road or if the name is simply a "pet" name of sorts. There are hints that something predated the trail as we know it, being that there are low hanging, retired power or com lines a long the stretch of it. I hoped to find out more and make a post much sooner than this week, and... well, life took me out of reach of making that post last Saturday. As a cop-out, please accept the following mysterious image as evidence of my desire for hunting the histories of the trail. My apologies for letting you down last week! In case you missed the photos from this adventure, please see the related Flickr album -  https://www.flickr.com/photos/129003675@N04/sets/72157648621526894/ Once a Farm Moving forward...

I missed my usual adventuring this past Saturday, as I had to be at work all day (8am to 9pm) on a time-sensitive, critical piece of our 18 month project. Sunday I felt out of my head, like none of my faculties could handle anything more interesting than feeding myself (Plus, my eyes kept forcing themselves closed, prompting me to sleep here and there). So today, my job is closed down for Presidents' Day and I took the opportunity to take just a few photos and keep active. My apologies for anyone who came expecting a post on Saturday! General safety counsel suggested minimizing exposure to the elements to fifteen minutes at a clip today, given the extreme cold temperatures with wind chill (-10 F for our area). Understanding this limitation and further noting that most things I normally like to explore are buried under three feet of total snow accumulation, I opted for another stroll around home. There was a lot of interesting contrast of stark objects with a clear, blu...

I went adventuring this morning with the intention of exploring some local attractions. One, was the Brinckerhoff house, belonging to Colonel John Brinckerhoff (1703 - 1785, Soldier in the Revolutionary War - Ref -  http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/2231878-the-patricians-colonel-john-brinckerhoff-1703---1785---revolutionary ). The link includes a modern picture of the home, which is still in good order and actually a residence (Hence, why I have no picture). I was fascinated to learn that George Washington was a frequent guest and close friend of John Brinckerhoff. Knowing that these men well trod upon the same ground which I traversed really connects me to them in a meaningful way. There's more history to uncover connected to this, which I believe stretches over into my present investigations. I'll be doing some other digging in the future. Not to be deterred by the inability to photograph today's initial pursuit, I took to a backup location off Lake Walton Roa...