Tonight's Sunset Colors

Went out to enjoy the freezing sunset earlier tonight. Thanks to h2o and ATT and their lack of terrible customer service [IF that's what they want to call it] with NO reply from h2o or ATT in over a week to unlock my Galaxy a50, I was forced to buy a new phone. Thank goodness it's as I thought it would be, putting my old Mint Mobile sim in the new phone, and all is functioning as it should now. h20 and ATT should be ashamed of their policy to LOCK clients' smartphones even if that phone is UNlocked, so I hope you all rot in techno hell. This unexpected need to buy a new phone was expensive, so I know you won't mind my sending you a bill for my new phone. 

Now, back to the sunset!

Frozen in Time and Ice

We went out as the sun was setting [the only color we saw was all grey from our location]. With tripods and despite the chilling cold, we decided to stay a bit longer to snap the floating river ice moving north towards the waterfalls of Niagara Falls New York and of Niagara Falls Ontario Canada which are the buildings visible in this freezing shot.color? Anyone interested in seeing this same scene in color? But booooy, we were freezing out there!

Clouds over the upper Niagara River of WNY

Not recent BUT am just STiLL looking back over the 10000s of image files I've been looking through lately, and it never ends. But one great thing about looking through these hard drives: reLiving the fabulous scenes, clouds, Nature and journeys, and it just never stops!

Another Sunny Day with Blue Skies, plus other thoughts!

BUT those blue skies were just patches of blue, though that sun did feel good, but there was little heat from the sun as the winds were blowing so the windchill was an average of 10 degrees BELoW freezing!!

I delighted in seeing the Canada Geese flying as usual but then a flock of swans flew by to their favorite destination about a mile up the river. 

How's the wildlife where you are? 

With Valentine's Day coming up, I've been wondering about the various places and eateries struggling to get our attention and business. What I want to know is WHY after all the hype, the medical reviews and suggestions given, do restaurants and other eateries still offer their clientele foods that will most likely either kill them soon, give them medical problems within a short time, or worst: make them so unhealthy, that even walking will with difficulty, if at all! 

Why does the american foods business care only serving unhealthy foods that will promote a lot of business in a few years, to the medical system? Does the restaurant and food service industry even care about my and your health? I guess that is a resounding NO, but it seems their message to the clients is to continue coming in to keep us in business before you start to get sick and die! When I go out to eat, I always look through the fatty and junk food listed in the menu, and it seems these days the only alternative for me at my not-young age, is to eat seafood, and most of the time it's fried! So, it's salmon again! Have you also noticed that IF vegetables are served, it's a tiny amount - so small that even a squirrel would be starving! Vegetables are so minimal in cost, it should be the food item on their menu that has the bigger font type and size, not to mention when served, it should be a huge amount!

Icy but Populated Upper Niagara River

Yesterday we were blessed with a fairly decent day with even visible splashes of blue sky! BUT the clouds were gooorgeous! How were the clouds in your area? Just mouse-over with your cursor over the image to see which image was snapped with my phone or the camera!

Today the upper Niagara River of western New York was still whitish with a lot of ice passing through, along with those ice donuts I enjoy seeing! Lots of Canada Geese in the area above and below, along with Common Mergansers and more in the river during these cold winter months!

Upper Niagara River Sunsets

 Are sometimes just the best and most colorful!! Don't believe me? Is this not a wonderfully golden and unique sunset?

WNY = Sandfly Center

Just back from the river and the sunset, and the sandflies were in the millions. Of course though we went for the sunset, I seriously thought there were so many sandflies in our pictures that the sunset was more secondary than being the main focus point!! To avoid having the sandflies even more evident in my images, I snapped at the fastest largest aperture possible, so the insects wouldn't appear darker or more sharper than I wanted them to be!

Can you see the dark spots? Those are sandflies!!

It's kind of sad when this happens, but sandflies actually provide a very important role in their hatching around this time of year -- birds need to eat too, and that human filth and slop that makes US fat and heavier, is actually bad for the birds. These insects on the other hand, are a perfect snack and protein meal for the feathered ones, so feast on, oh little ones!!!

Second and Final day of Thunder on the Niagara 2019

What a day it was! I was alone as Sheila accompanied visiting family from Michigan. I went late to the races due to the blowing winds, which kept me thinking the races weren't started. I did walk to the river for a looksee, and could actually hear the big engines, then see the sprouting water splashing behind the racers as they piloted their big boats around their watery tracks.

Once at the race, I decided to walk around between heats, hoping for a different perspective. With a monster of a lens, most of my scenes of the boat races look quite similar, and even walking about - now that I think about it - the images still look very much the same!

This was the final day of the races, and hope you'll enjoy these pictures. The power those huge engines on the sometimes choppy water due to winds, can pick up the bow of these winged boats and literally send them flying. Today there were two boats flipping over, luckily with no serious injuries.

Enjoy the pictures!!!

Buildings of Niagara Falls can be seen from the race course

The huge Seneca Casino/Hotel rises above the racing boats

These Wood Ducks weren't fazed by the people, boats or noise!

The terns were busy between heats searching for tidbits

NOT flying through the air!

First day of Thunder on the Niagara

The park was packed and so was the Niagara also. The noise of the racing boats reminded me of motorcycle races, and that I forgot to bring and use my earplugs to protect my already lousy hearing!! 

Now YOU get to enjoy the race and you won't have to cover your ears! ! More pictures will be posted Monday of Sunday's final race!

Included here are a few pictures of the fireworks which went off at dusk. These were photographed from about two miles away, so enjoy!