I was out on a story that didn't pan out this morning, but being out and about a little earlier than usual, I was struck how great the sky looked to the east, so I decided to drive out that way in search of photo opportunities. The better light was probably 30 or 45 minutes earlier before I got to any place worth taking pictures, but here are three photos from my short drive.
Above a group of barns on Britt Road near Warner Road.
I was struck by these two bare trees in an emerging cornfield.
Douglas Lake on Route 237.
where is Douglas Lake , never
where is Douglas Lake , never heard of it, is it a private lake ?
Small, private lake. Lovely,
Small, private lake. Lovely, though. Just a bit outside of Morganville on 237.
Nice looking photo's Howard.
Nice looking photo's Howard.
Howard, you take nice and
Howard, you take nice and sometimes very interesting photos.. We have some beautiful country in Gen. county and you capture it wonderfully..Good Job...
might be what we used to be
might be what we used to be calls pond
No, "Call's Pond" is on East
No, "Call's Pond" is on East Morganville Road. Secondly, the body of water in that picture is not a "lake". It's a pond at best and come summer it will barely be a puddle.
The one of the trees is on
The one of the trees is on Randell road, I stare at them every time i drive by.
They call it "Douglas Lake."
They call it "Douglas Lake." There's a sign there, so I'm not going to argue with the property owner about what they call their own property -- a lake or a pond.
Or you can just go to their
Or you can just go to their farm market on 33 near 237 and ask them why they call it a "lake"......
Howard, being a transplanted
Howard, being a transplanted Californian, you have an eye and appreciation of the natural beauty of WNY. Some times us natives are jaded to the wonders of Mother Nature and need to view it through your view point and camera lens to appreciate what we have here.
Howard, next time you're in
Howard, next time you're in Morganville, maybe you can take a couple pics of Morganville Falls. Do you know how to get there?
I don't. I didn't know about
I don't. I didn't know about them, Jerry.
Genesee Co. has three falls;
Genesee Co. has three falls; Buttermilk, Morganville, and Indian Falls.
http://www.nyfalls.com/waterfalls.html#Genesee_County
There's also falls off Mill
There's also falls off Mill Road in Linden. Also, private property.
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This stretch of Mill Road is also one of my favorite spots in the county.
What is the criteria for a
What is the criteria for a "falls" ? There are other places where water "falls" : Little Falls Rd, behind the new City Hall/Court bldg, and on the corner of N.Pembroke and Beckwith Rd where the mill used to be across from the Magador. Just wondering if there are certain criteria for naming something as a "falls" ?
IT IS Douglas Lake - Edith
IT IS Douglas Lake - Edith Douglas and her husband Bob own the property and it is their little retreat - they own Douglas Farm Market at 237/33 and sell ice cream cones in their homemade waffle cone. Very nice people....
Gabor, are those man made
Gabor, are those man made falls or natural falls?
Here's a pic of Morganville
Here's a pic of Morganville Falls: http://naturalhighs.net/waterfalls/falls/morgan_p1.htm
It's about a 40' fall. Off of private property but the owners will grant access.
Directions from Stafford: N on 237 1.5 miles to Morganville, diagonal left into Morganville, first right on E. Morganville Rd., owners house is just before bridge, left side.
Bea, I don't know about
Bea, I don't know about little falls but the other two are probably man made. I guess that answers my question !
It was just a guess. The
It was just a guess. The site that Jerry put up shows both, man made (Holley, for example, which is a beautiful falls) and natural.
But the site I posted mentions only three and all three are natural falls.
Bea - that link actually
Bea - that link actually lists 4 falls in Genesee County. You missed LeRoy Falls.
http://www.nyfalls.com/leroyfalls.html