Photography By Rich Gigli

Maple Syrup Time

I LOVE N.Y. – Maple sugaring season set to begin in New York State.   With its unique climate, soil and forests, New York State is naturally perfect for producing maple syrup, and is the third largest producer of maple syrup in the United States.

The Native Americans of the United States and Canada seem to be the first creators of maple syrup, taking the liquid from maple trees and removing the excess fluids by boiling. It take approximately 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.

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View From a Window

Counting the days – SPRING EQUINOX – March 20, 7:21 P.M. EDT

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Field Of Dreams

Carl Jung  “He who looks outside, dreams; he who looks within, awakens.”

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Lavender Crocus Flower

Spring is a time of growth, and renewal of life. The Crocus flowers are among the first signs of Spring, often emerging long before the danger of snow and freezing weather has passed. Once the bud is mature, their blooms open up when it’s sunny, then pucker up when the sunlight retreats.

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Bayville, N.J.

Bayville N.J., a pristine area is located at the northernmost section of the Pine Barrens along the shore. The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. Supposedly the Jersey Devil lurks in this area, and is home to its very own Bayville Beast according to legend. The Jersey Devil has worked its way into the pop culture of the area, even lending its name to New Jersey’s team in the National Hockey League.

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Daytona Beach, Florida

The Fastest Beach on Earth.

In 1903 marked the first official organized car racing event along the sandy beach at Daytona Beach, Florida, with Winton setting a new beach record for the measured mile of 68.198mph. However, it was only a year later in 1904, that the first Daytona record appears in the record books. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt in his Mercedes took the record away from Henry Ford with a 39 second measured mile at 92.30mph on  January 27th. Racing continued on the beach-road course until 1958.  Bill France built the Daytona International Speedway in 1958. This is a 2.5 mile course used today for the famous Daytona 500 NASCAR race, and where lap records are in excess of 200mph.

The NASCAR racing season begins February 20th, with forty-three of the best stock car drivers in the world. The drivers will compete in the most prestigious  racing event ,“The Great American Race”.

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I Have A Dream

A distraught mother with three children, failing to pay the monthly rent, were evicted along with all their possessions. The scene was in the mid-sixties, Paterson, N.J.

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Portland Head Light

The rocky ledge runs far out into the sea
And on its outer point, some miles away,
The lighthouse lifts its massive masonry,
A pillar of fire by night, of cloud by day.

– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Lighthouse”

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Great Falls, Paterson N.J.

Fire and Ice –
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great, and would suffice.
Robert Frost

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Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland – “When it snows, ain’t it thrilling,Though your nose gets a chilling, We’ll frolic and play, the Eskimo way, Walking in a winter wonderland.”  – Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith, (1934).