"For a time, I rest in the grace of the world, and am free." - Wendell Berry                     

Quintessential dairy farms, fall foliage, historic sites, varied landscapes, and woodland wildlife characterize the rural parts of North America that I call home.
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Great Blue Heron, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-1)
Great Blue Heron, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-1)
Mansfield, New York farm (Image GL-2)
Mansfield, New York farm (Image GL-2)
Bugling bull elk, Benezette, Pennsylvania (Image GL-3)
Bugling bull elk, Benezette, Pennsylvania (Image GL-3)
Young raccoons, Beaver Island State Park, New York (Image GL-4)
Young raccoons, Beaver Island State Park, New York (Image GL-4)
Country lane, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-5)
Country lane, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-5)
Gettysburg sunset, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Image GL-6)
Gettysburg sunset, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Image GL-6)
Cucumber Falls, Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania (Image GL-7)
Cucumber Falls, Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania (Image GL-7)
Moonrise over Buffalo Canoe Club, Bay Beach, Ontario (Image GL-8)
Moonrise over Buffalo Canoe Club, Bay Beach, Ontario (Image GL-8)
Cape May Warbler, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-9)
Cape May Warbler, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-9)
Wiscoy Falls, Allegany County, New York (Image GL-10)
Wiscoy Falls, Allegany County, New York (Image GL-10)
Red Headed Woodpecker, Point Abino, Ontario (Image GL-11)
Red Headed Woodpecker, Point Abino, Ontario (Image GL-11)
Yellow Rumped Warbler, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-12)
Yellow Rumped Warbler, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-12)
Snow Geese, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-13)
Snow Geese, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-13)
Snow Geese, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-14)
Snow Geese, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-14)
Snow Geese, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-15)
Snow Geese, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-15)
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-16)
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-16)
American Robin, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-17)
American Robin, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-17)
Amish boys mugging for the camera, Conewango Valley,  New York (Image GL-18)
Amish boys mugging for the camera, Conewango Valley, New York (Image GL-18)
Akron Falls, Akron,  New York (Image GL-19)
Akron Falls, Akron, New York (Image GL-19)
Barred Owl, Rochester,  New York (Image GL-20)
Barred Owl, Rochester, New York (Image GL-20)
Canada Geese at sunrise, Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-21)
Canada Geese at sunrise, Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-21)
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-22)
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-22)
Cape May Warbler, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-23)
Cape May Warbler, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-23)
Chestnut Sided Warbler, Amherst State Park, Amherst, New York (Image GL-24)
Chestnut Sided Warbler, Amherst State Park, Amherst, New York (Image GL-24)
Work horse, Conewango, New York (Image GL-25)
Work horse, Conewango, New York (Image GL-25)
Amish farm harvest, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-26)
Amish farm harvest, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-26)
Eastern Kingbird, Amherst State Park, Amherst, New York (Image GL-27)
Eastern Kingbird, Amherst State Park, Amherst, New York (Image GL-27)
Beaver Meadow fall, North Java, New York (Image GL-28)
Beaver Meadow fall, North Java, New York (Image GL-28)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania (Image GL-29)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania (Image GL-29)
Farm, East Otto, New York (Image GL-30)
Farm, East Otto, New York (Image GL-30)
Great Blue Heron, Beaver Island, New York (Image GL-31)
Great Blue Heron, Beaver Island, New York (Image GL-31)
Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Point Abino, Ontario (Image GL-32)
Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Point Abino, Ontario (Image GL-32)
Female Eastern Kingfisher, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-33)
Female Eastern Kingfisher, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-33)
Manure cart, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-34)
Manure cart, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-34)
Amish family, Conewango Valley, New York (Image GL-35)
Amish family, Conewango Valley, New York (Image GL-35)
Murder Creek, Akron, New York (Image GL-36)
Murder Creek, Akron, New York (Image GL-36)
Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Point Abino, Ontario (Image GL-37)
Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Point Abino, Ontario (Image GL-37)
Fall pond, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-38)
Fall pond, Mansfield, New York (Image GL-38)
Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-39)
Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York (Image GL-39)
Short Eared Owl, Avon, New York (Image GL-40)
Short Eared Owl, Avon, New York (Image GL-40)
Sunflower, Niagara County, New York (Image GL-41)
Sunflower, Niagara County, New York (Image GL-41)
Canada Geese at sunrise, Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-42)
Canada Geese at sunrise, Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, New York (Image GL-42)
Taughannock Falls, Ithaca, New York (Image GL-43)
Taughannock Falls, Ithaca, New York (Image GL-43)
The Road Not Taken, Eden, New York (Image GL-44)
The Road Not Taken, Eden, New York (Image GL-44)
Fall leaves, East Otto, New York (Image GL-45)
Fall leaves, East Otto, New York (Image GL-45)
Tundra Swans, Beaver Island State Park, New York (Image GL-46)
Tundra Swans, Beaver Island State Park, New York (Image GL-46)
Tundra Swans, Beaver Island State Park, New York (Image GL-47)
Tundra Swans, Beaver Island State Park, New York (Image GL-47)
Wheat harvest, Niagara County, New York (Image GL-48)
Wheat harvest, Niagara County, New York (Image GL-48)
Moonrise over Buffalo,  New York, shot from Fort Erie, Ontario (Image GL-49)
Moonrise over Buffalo, New York, shot from Fort Erie, Ontario (Image GL-49)