Arches with climbers.
August 28, 2015 7:00 am
In March, I figured Thornden Park was the right Syracuse location for my Photography 101 lesson in landscapes.
In addition to bringing you some stirring snow scenes, I promised a return to the location that sits high on Syracuse’s overall terrain for a handful of summer shots for comparison.
It’s moving toward the end of August.
Arches with climbers.
The arches surely look different with life amongst them.
Same pines, different feel.
The pines feel less barren.
Leading the way.
Steps to beauty, they are.
No man, no dog.
And, go figure, nobody was out walking on this beautiful summer day as they were during March.
The glorious sky.
And a bonus shot because I dig the sky so much.
Do you have a favorite four-season place to visit where you live, and if so, where and why? Where is your favorite summer spot to visit, and why? Which is your favorite photo, and why?
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The blue is mesmerizing….. I love mountainy and hikey type places in the summer but love them even more in the fall and winter. Autumn is THE best time of all!!!!! 🙂
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By Chatter Master on August 29, 2015 at 2:36 pm
I will be happy for your wonderful bking and hiking time come autumn, MBC. 🙂
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 3:29 pm
Thanks MBM! I’m looking forward to it! 😉
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By Chatter Master on August 30, 2015 at 6:41 pm
These amazing photos will be fun to “revisit” in November when it’s cold and snowy! 🙂
I like the 3rd pic the best…the combo of the sky, clouds, trees and steps is perfect…a very peaceful setting! 🙂
My fav season is Autumn…I like everything about it…colors, smells, temps, food, holidays, etc.! 🙂 I am fortunate to live in a place that has four seasons. In summer I love to be near water…doesn’t matter…lake, ocean, river, waterfall, pool, wading pool, bucket, mud puddle… 😉 😛
HUGS!!! 🙂
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By doesitevenmatter3 on August 29, 2015 at 1:25 am
Autumn is awesome here as well, Carolyn, for all the elements you mention. And add: College football starts Friday, and we have season tickets to Syracuse in the Carrier Dome and truly enjoy making an event of it beforehand up on the campus hill. Come leave-color time, I will return to Thornden Park and take more photos to post, my friend. ❤
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:26 am
Oh! I can’t wait to see your Fall leaf photos, Mark! 🙂
And Yay! and Rah! and ‘Touchdown!’ for football starting up! My oldest kid has always been a sports “nut” and his favorite is college football and basketball. 🙂
HUGS for a Sat-Day!!! 🙂
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By doesitevenmatter3 on August 29, 2015 at 5:46 pm
Happy Sunday morning, Carolyn! It feels like summer again.
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By markbialczak on August 30, 2015 at 7:41 am
Oh, bro Mark, my fave among these photos is the arches covered with roses. I can see lots of sky here at home, but I never get enough of roses. I’m so allergic to them I can only look at the photos and remember the bouquet of their smell, but can’t get close or I’ll sneeze for hours. On the farm there were so many places to walk I could choose a different one each day. And for one of my favorite places when I was driving, check out http://dixiebox.wordpress.com/it's not exactly rocket science//not-an-angel-today for a photo of one from Panther Creek Park. Probably more to the addy than that, but I’m too tired to check right now.
Six days, seven and one half hours now, and counting down.
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By Kentucky Angel on August 28, 2015 at 7:23 pm
Stay away from the real thing, sis Angie. And keep counting down. I’m going to click over now.
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:11 am
Ah, sis, WordPress tells me you deleted the site you linked above.
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:12 am
Yeah, it wasn’t going any place. About ;6 posts and only one person clicked on it, so no sense wasting time there bro Mark.
4 days 11 hours, 15 minutes to go. But who’s counting?
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By Kentucky Angel on August 30, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Count it down, sis Angie. About that other blog. Sometimes it takes longer than that. Especially this time of year. My WP stats as reported this month are down 20 percent from last month. And last year at this time, too, for that matter.
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By markbialczak on August 31, 2015 at 9:07 am
Beautiful! Look how blue the skies are! 💗
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By Silver Threading on August 28, 2015 at 6:46 pm
I am imagining the blue and big skies you are about to return to in Colorado, Colleen! ❤
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:10 am
I hope it is soon. We have an open house tomorrow so I hope someone says they love our house and wants it! We are really excited so it is hard to wait. 😉
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By Silver Threading on August 29, 2015 at 12:35 pm
Open house success, knock on wood, Colleen! ❤
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 3:35 pm
Keep your fingers crossed, Mark. It has been a flurry of activity here. Cleaning, yard work, etc. Thanks for all the good vibes. ❤
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By Silver Threading on August 29, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Great luck today, Colleen. ❤ I have a feeling the place looks fantastic. Somebody is going to fall in love with the whole inside and the horse hole outside, too.
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By markbialczak on August 30, 2015 at 7:39 am
Thanks so much, Mark! I really appreciate your good thoughts! 💗
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By Silver Threading on August 30, 2015 at 8:35 am
There is nothing like great sky!!!
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By Cate Franklyn on August 28, 2015 at 6:15 pm
I know, Cate. I love your sky-over-the-water shots from down there. 🙂
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:09 am
The steps! Just like Paul said–a metaphor.
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By kerbey on August 28, 2015 at 2:56 pm
Agreed, Kerbey. Looking up, they are from my vantage point. I did take a shot looking down, too, but kept it in my portfolio this time. Maybe I’ll shoot that one again there come fall. Seems appropriate to me.
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:09 am
you were right to go back, and i love the archway the best. my fav place here in ann arbor is the arboretum, a giant park right in the middle of town. you feel like you are in the country right away.
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By ksbeth on August 28, 2015 at 12:53 pm
You’re fortunate to have an Arobretum, Beth. We have one of those, too. It’s called Pass Arboretum, a nice park on Tipperary Hill, the west side of the city, across from the Burnet Park nine-hole par-three golf course run by the city and the Zoo. I don’t know what they call yours, but I like the sound and feel of Ann Arbor Arboretum. 🙂
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:02 am
You photos a wonderful, Mark. If only with our skies were that blue right now. We are more in line with BBQ evergreens served with a side of smoked citizens until the rains start sometime this fall.
I especially love the trellis with the roses. I want to walk down that path. 🙂
Thanks for the sky shots!
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By Fannie Cranium on August 28, 2015 at 12:35 pm
It is a lovely path, indeed, Tracy. I wish you the rain you need to put the life back into your western world. 🙂
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 8:59 am
Rain is falling from the sky. Your wishes worked, I know not why. Thank you!
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By Fannie Cranium on August 30, 2015 at 7:32 pm
Markie Mojo, Tracy. 🙂
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By markbialczak on August 31, 2015 at 9:03 am
I’ll take it!
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By Fannie Cranium on August 31, 2015 at 11:13 am
Great pics Terp! Storm brewing out at Sea. Yes, we are prepared it’ll probably just rain! Have a great weekend. Gatorette.
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By Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser on August 28, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Batten down the hatches, Gatorette. I always wanted to say that. Please be careful, my friend, as the Hurricane comes to shore in Florida. We’re thinking of your family up here in Syracuse.
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 8:57 am
Thanks Terp-just some rain we can handle that! It is still a tropical storm at Sea we’ll monitor each day but it’ll probably land on the Southwest Coast (opposite) us. Time will tell. No I am not worried all precautions have been taken and our Emergency Mgmt. Team County wide are on alert as every County in the State is. Thanks for concern. Gatorette
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By Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser on August 29, 2015 at 9:40 am
I’m glad to hear you are on higher alert, Gatorette. I know you are ready for whatever it may bring.
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By markbialczak on August 29, 2015 at 9:42 am
What a beautiful place- I love the arch with the roses. In winter it all looked so bleak- so sad- now vibrant and full of life! And what a sky!
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By DailyMusings on August 28, 2015 at 11:18 am
Thanks, Lisa. I’m so glad I go up there a few times a month to get my fill of the beauty.
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 11:21 am
Love the arbor with the climbing flowers! Stunning!!
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By Kirt D Tisdale on August 28, 2015 at 10:29 am
Thanks, Kirt. I was fascinated how they all stopped at the same spot halfway along the center of the arch.
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 10:42 am
I noticed that also…..interesting!
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By Kirt D Tisdale on August 28, 2015 at 10:48 am
Beautiful shots, Mark, and a great spot for all seasons. I have a few places like that, but the best is Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa. on the DuPont family grounds near the border of Delaware. It’s been a go-to place for family photos for generations. ☺
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By vanbytheriver on August 28, 2015 at 10:21 am
That’s a comfortable feeling, having a go-to spot of beauty for family photos, Van. Nice!
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 10:41 am
Beautiful photos’s, my friend. The last one catches my eye. I love cloud gazing. ☁️⛅️☀️
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By amandalyle1986 on August 28, 2015 at 9:24 am
Thanks, Amanda. How is the sky in your Great
Britain today?
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 9:25 am
Surprisingly clear and blue! It makes a difference from the usual greyness!
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By amandalyle1986 on August 28, 2015 at 9:26 am
Hooray for blues skies to prep for the weekend, Amanda!
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 9:26 am
Oh, but its forecast to rain tomorrow! We can’t have it all…I guess! This is Britain, after all. 😁
I hope you a great weekend, Mark!
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By amandalyle1986 on August 28, 2015 at 9:29 am
Mmmmm – I think my favorite picture is the one with the arches because I wish I had arches like that in my garden, and flower beds that were so tidy. My boarding school in Australia had arches covered in Wisteria and when the Wisteria was in bloom it was the most amazing site, with all those large blossoms hanging down. We would pretend it was a castle and the blooms were chandeliers, lighting the way along the path. It’s funny how memories are triggered. Actually I love all the photos, but wonder why there are no people out there enjoying what looks to be a most beautiful day.
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By SD Gates on August 28, 2015 at 8:51 am
This is a time of year where the college students are returning in that immediate area, SD, and too busy scurrying about to establish their routines to enjoy the space. And the increased traffic from that, in turn, keeps some of the “town” folk away, until the sense of balance and harmony returns.
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 9:23 am
Ahh – I see!!!!
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By SD Gates on August 28, 2015 at 10:33 am
There’s that CNY sky! Making me pine for my childhood again.
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By snoozing on the sofa on August 28, 2015 at 8:42 am
Not the same in Michigan, I guess, Scott. But you have your three boys and the Spartans to keep you from missing this too much. 🙂
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 9:21 am
It’s pretty similar. I just miss being a kid.
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By snoozing on the sofa on August 28, 2015 at 9:22 am
This time of year is good for that, Scott. Back to school …
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 9:25 am
Love all those photos, Mark, but the first one especially. What I love about NYS is its moisture and, yes, those four very distinct seasons. Here, we have Big Bear and any mountain town as the only places to see a real autumn and winter. But I grew up in that environment you are in and I truly miss it. You are so lucky!
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By bethbyrnes on August 28, 2015 at 8:17 am
Yes, Beth, you have to travel for autumn, and I merely have to look out my window. I know I’m fortunate about that. And you realize what you’re missing because you’re a native of Central New York. Come winter, though, I’ll be envious of your LA warmth, you know.
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 9:19 am
I like the photo with the stone stairs best Mark. The composition and the metaphorical possibilities are neat. I’m thinking about getting a smart phone – my phone contract is up and my carrier is offering free smart phones to sign a new contract. I have a question – how do you get the pictures from the phone to your computer? – is there a cable or a storage device or do you have to e-mail them?
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By Paul on August 28, 2015 at 7:45 am
Might as well take advantage of the free phone with the new contract, Paul. My photos go to where I need them via my WiFi and the cloud. When I had all of that backed up, I emailed them. I’m not sure if it can be done with a cable, still, because I don’t use a laptop, just my iPad, keeping it all in the Apple wireless family. But you could ask your carrier about that, I’m sure.
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 8:00 am
Thanks so much Mark.
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By Paul on August 29, 2015 at 2:13 am
Amazing pics Mark, what a beautiful place☺
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By wafflemethis on August 28, 2015 at 7:38 am
Thank you, waffles. It’s a nice city place high up, I think.
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 7:56 am
You sure do get some great shots with that I phone don’t you. I love the sky as well. Didn’t the sky seem bigger out west. Almost makes you giddy. That is why my fav is the second picture,with the bent tree. It has the biggest shot of blue.Does anyone ever play on the field with the goal posts.
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By Benson on August 28, 2015 at 7:29 am
Yes, my sky here in Syracuse seems penned in compared to that sky I saw out west, Benson! And yes, Pop Warner teams play on that field in Thornden Park.
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By markbialczak on August 28, 2015 at 7:56 am
Cool. Nothing sadder than an empty football field during football season.
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By Benson on August 28, 2015 at 8:01 am