Sights

Central New York is filled with many beautiful sights, not very far from home.  We went to see a couple of them today.   The first was Tinker Falls, a quarter of a mile hike off the road, back along the path.  The views along the pathway itself were worth the trip.  To actually get close to the falls, some of the hiking up rocks was a bit slippery and treacherous.   We were very cautious not to have any mishaps.  It was too remote for even a helicopter rescue. But the sights were certainly worth the effort, though not much water was running today.  I'm sure it would be much more impressive in the spring, with rushing waters.

                                                     

After that little journey, off we went to the Lavender Festival.  The place was packed with many sightseers.  We saw some folks we know from Cortland, and also from Syracuse.  The location is about halfway in between.  The "festival" runs for two days in July, when the farm is open to the public.   There is lavender cutting, cooking demonstrations, artisan vendors, and every lavender scented product for sale.   I was envisioning fields and fields of lavender growing, but actually the lavender beds were all pretty much in an extensive front yard.  Even so, it was quite lovely, and certainly smelled delightful.

I'm glad we are taking in some of the interesting things to see this summer.   This is much more our type of traveling than going to Africa or France.   We can be home in the afternoon in time for a good vigorous and competitive game of tennis!

We have other journeys planned for the next six weeks or so,   but many of those involve family and friends, more than sights and leisure.

It could not have been a more beautiful summer day than this one.  Blue skies, a slight breeze, sunshine---absolutely perfect!   How glorious is Thy creation in all the earth!