Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
When I embarked upon this walk in Croton Gorge I didn’t have high expectations. I’d been there many times and thought that I must already have come across everything of interest. However, one of the great things about photography is that no matter how many times you’ve visited a place there’s always something new. It…
I’ve posted about this memorial a couple of times before. It’s in Croton Landing Park, a favorite spot for walking he dog: Croton Landing Park 9/11 Memorial at Croton Landing revisited The memorial seems to have been evolving. When I first went it was essentially just a twisted girder from the ruins of the World…
Reaching Lady Statue. I’ve been to Croton Landing many times. I’ve even taken some pictures of the 9/11 memorial. However, this was some time ago. Since the last time I was there a new item has been added to the memorial: a statue. Apparently it’s called “Reaching Lady” and it was created by Lauren Davis…
Sparta Cemetery, or the Presbyterian Burying Ground at Sparta, is a two-acre (0.81 ha) burying ground dating to 1764, making it the oldest cemetery in Westchester County. It is the only contributing property outside Briarcliff Manor; the Ossining Historical Society has maintained the cemetery since 1984. As of 1984, the cemetery is still owned by…
Another view of the Hudson River taken at the same time and place as the one in the earlier post (See: Hudson View 1) but this time facing in the opposite direction: North looking towards Croton Point (on the right) and Rockland Lake State Park and High Tor State Park (on the left). Taken with…