The last couple of days have been rich with meeting new people, establishing new friendships, and learning a little something about the human landscape in southwestern New York. Today it was all about the scenery.
Random fire hydrant in a field of wildflowers
Spring has really started to take hold, and the sun shined on us of the majority of our trek today. The warmth of that golden orb was a much needed change from the dreary wetness that’s been characteristic of the rest of the week.
Not everything has embrace spring, but those that have are spectacular
The area to the southeast of Lake Erie is a grape growing region of New York. Not too many vineyards are producing wine varieties. The area around us are producing the Concord and other varieties that wind up in the grape juice bottle on your grocery store shelves.
The cool spring has slowed the grape growing cycle, and the vines are just beginning to show buds. The lack of foliage has given an opportunity for wildflowers to spring up among the rows of vines. Apparently, there is always opportunity in adversity.
Wildflowers making the most of a late budding vineyard
There was one human related event. After stumbling upon the Walleye Association a cople of days ago, I thought I could no longer be surprised by the fraternal organizations related to animals. After all, there are moose, elk, eagles, and walleyes to name just a few. Today, we were welcomed to Fredonia, by a club celebrating mammals.
Welcome to Fredonia, NY
It made me laugh, and I just had to snap a quick photo.
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