In Ossining again – Shattemuc Yacht Club

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The Shattemuc Yacht Club describes itself as:

A family-oriented sail, boat, swim and social club located on the Hudson River. We feature a renowned sailing academy, outdoor pool, private beach and a clubhouse overlooking the scenic Hudson River.

With 125 boat slips and over 20 moorings, we accommodate boats of all sizes from kayaks to 40 foot cruisers. Our clubhouse on the Hudson is our crown jewel and our members use it year-round for social events, family picnics or just relaxing after a day of boating.

The well-known Boathouse Restaurant is located at the south end of our property and offers our members discounts to a delicious assortment of fine food.

A quite lengthy section on the history of the club begins:

Shattemuc Yacht Club’s roots can be traced to the old Sing Sing Yacht Club, which held its first regatta in 1858, over 156 years ago! Although that club became extinct, there was active canoe sailing in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s, and talk of organizing another club. What eventually became our club was first incorporated as the Sing Sing Yacht Club in 1888. Our history is rich with boat races dating back to the earliest days and continues even today.

For more on the club’s history see a brief history of the Shattemuc and Short Topics.

I often go to The Boathouse so the discount would be attractive. I also like the location. Although I don’t have a boat and don’t enjoy boating all that much, I might consider becoming a member.

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Taken with a Sony RX100 M7

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas

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December 21 was a snowy day in Briarcliff Manor. Now that was a surprise! I knew that we would have some snow, but the weather forecasts were predicting around one inch. It turned out that 3 inches was closer to the mark. Still, that’s not enough to cause much fuss around here. The 22nd brought maybe another inch of snow. Since it was cold and unlikely to get much warmer before Christmas, it looked likely that we’d have a White Christmas! This was, indeed, the case.

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Taken with a Sony A7IV and Viltrox AF 20mm f2.8 STM ASPH ED IF

Some of my favorite pictures of 2024 – Color

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Vermeeresque. Briarcliff Manor, February 17, 2024

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Creepy hot dog man. Ossining, February 24, 2024

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Benny Benack III at Django. NY, NY, August 8, 2024

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Black Vulture on my roof. Briarcliff Manor, September 22, 2024.

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Stone Bridge with Fall leaves. Briarcliff Manor, November 10, 2024

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Red-winged Blackbird. Briarcliff Manor, June 17, 2024.

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Rockefeller State Park. Pleasantville, NY, May 20, 2024.

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Ice cream eaters. Peekskill, NY, July 28, 2024.

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Pigeons. NY, NY, August 18, 2024

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Paper Bird in a bookstore. Ossining, NY. November 17, 2024.

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Clouds. Briarcliff Manor, NY. November 4, 2024.

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Juno. West Rutland, Vermont. August 26, 2024.

Taken with a variety of cameras and lenses

In Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow – Philipsburg Manor

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Historic Hudson Valley describes Philipsburg Manor as follows:

Find a New Perspective on Colonial New York.

Cross the millpond bridge to Philipsburg Manor, a mill and trading complex where an enslaved community lived and labored for generations.
Learn about the enslaved individuals who worked on the property in the year 1750, and whose family relationships and personal histories are revealed in primary documents.
Step into the gristmill and learn about the life of Caesar, the enslaved miller, whose unmatched expertise contributed to the wealth of the Philipse family but benefited him not at all.

Visit the dairy in the cellar of the Manor House, where a commercial butter production was operated by Dina, Massey and Sue, three of the women enslaved by the Philipses at the site.

Discover the many ways the enslaved community at Philipsburg Manor maintained family networks, shared their cultural heritage, and expressed their fundamental humanity in opposition to the inhumane system that bound them.

For more information on Philpsburg Manor see: A Visit to Philipsburg Manor.

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Taken with a Sony A7IV and Nikon Micro Nikkor 55mm f3.5

A Walk to Crawbuckie Preserve and Back – Sing Sing Kill Greenway

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Ossining’s Sing Sing Kill Greenway is a concrete walkway opened in 2016 that runs down the Sing Sing Kill gorge. It’s a unique experience walking down the gorge with steep hills on either side of you and the brook beneath you. You’re practically in the middle of Ossining’s Old Village, but in a different world.The “main” entrance is adjacent to the lower parking lot at the Ossining Community Center at 95 Broadway. The walkway runs about 1/3 of a mile down the gorge and ends up on Central Ave. If you parked at the community center then at that point you either turn around and go back up the gorge, or you can take the longer route up to Main St, take a left onto the Croton Aqueduct Trailway then head back down to the Community Center.

InOssining describes has a piece on the Greenway.

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Taken with a Sony RX10 IV.