Face the Sun

Sunflowers...aren't they fun? They are such happy flowers, growing tall and facing the sun!

Cone Flowers

I just love purple cone flowers, otherwise known as Echinacea. The way they bend and sway as they face the sun in very appealing. Their visual appearance is almost as healing as their herbal powers!

Almost a Flower

The shadow of a faded bloom on an old weathered fence.

Armenia Mountain Windmills

The Armenia Mountain Wind Farm starts in Armenia Township in Bradford County and travels to Tioga County. It has 67 wind turbines that began spinning in January 2010.  The Armenia Mountain Wind Farm produces enough electicity for 40,000 homes. But it does not deliver electicity to Bradford County. Instead it is sold to power companies in Virginia and the Delmarva Power and Light Company. Each windmill is approximately 252 feet high. The elevation range of Armenia Mountain is 2440 - 2460 ft. It is the highest point in Bradford County.

Watkins Glen, New York

The Watkins Glen State Park is the oldest and most renowned state park in the Fingerlakes Region of New York. These photos were taken at the lower end of the gorge, picturing one of 19 waterfalls in the park. The bridge in the photos is Sentry Bridge, a CCC-era bridge that crosses Entrance Cascade. The centerpiece of the park is a 400-foot-deep (120 m) narrow gorge cut through rock by a stream – Glen Creek – that was left hanging when glaciers of the Ice Age deepened the Seneca Valley.

Nothing But Blue Skies

A couple of shots from the archives that show what a beautiful shade of blue the sky turns here in Bradford County. We don't have a lot of pollution or smog in the air. I love it when the sky is this perfect shade of blue! It sure does make a couple of weeds look pretty!