Yesterday was balmy, sunny, beautiful! I took my camera and headed for Stewart Park but missed the turnoff, so just kept driving. ..

Up the east shore of Cayuga Lake, the highway sign said “Kings Ferry” so I thought it would lead to the shore, a dock and a fancy boat that I could maybe cross the water aboard. Well, Kings Ferry turned out to be a good-looking little town. I pulled off when I saw another sign in front of a small house and barn - Rural Museum - but it was closed.

I continued north toward the Cayuga Power Plant, those steaming stacks we can see up the lake from Ithaca. Following the road toward the plant I came to an entry gate, so turned around and tried another road. Not far along a sign read Paved road ends and oh, snap, I’m in a teeny railroad hamlet! A little village of rustic houses crowded together, practically built on the railroad. I drove through a short distance, weaving on and off people’s lawns. When I saw a POSTED PRIVATE PROPERTY sign I realized there was no way out. It’s probably not likely, but it did cross my mind, that a paranoid landowner might step to me with a shotgun and fire it in the air shouting “ARGH! Get off my property!” just to scare the shit out of me. Quickly I turned the car around, kicking up gravel as I sped outta there.

Back in Ithaca at Stewart Park (at the south end of the lake) a couple of hundred Canada geese cackled away on the water, enjoying the sunshine. I took several photos there - check out the updated Photo Album>

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