GRIST MILL - Philipsburg Grist Mill is a historic house, water mill and trading site located on US 9 in the village of Sleepy Hollow, New York. The manor dates from 1693 when Frederick Philipse of Yonkers was granted a charter for 52,000 acres along the Hudson River. By the mid 18th century, the Philipse family had one of the largest slave-holdings in the colonial north.

WINTER IN THE COUNTRY - Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives referred to their company as the "Grand Central Depot for cheap and popular prints." They began in 1835, years before photographs came along to compete with them. In the sixty or so years of their existence, they produced thousands of pictures, prints of urban and rural life in America. Photo was taken at the Dixon Homstead, Boonton Tws. N.J.

COMING OF WINTER - Snow flakes are like people it takes many to make a beautiful scene. Photo was taken in Delaware County, N.Y.

The doorway of life invites us to open. But, it's in that deceive moment as we pass through that we are nether leaving or entering the space. No matter our age, or gender, we all go through doorways on our way to meet our destiny. (Gigli 2009)

Veterans Day - Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

The Beaver Kill is a tributary of the East Branch of the Delaware River, approximately 44 miles long, located in the south central part of New York State. The Kill runs through the Catskill Mountains and has long been celebrated as one of the most famous trout streams in the United States.

THE GREAT FALLS - The Great Falls of the Passaic River are a prominent waterfall, 77 ft. high, in the city of Paterson N.J. Congress authorized its establishment as a National Historical Park in 2009. In 1778, Alexander Hamilton visited the falls and later as the nation's first Secretary of Treasury, selected the site of the nation's first planned industrial city. In 1791, Hamilton helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.). During high water the Great Falls becomes a spectacular sight, with tremendous amounts of water cascading over the falls.