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The Watchman, Goff Road, Canandaigua, NY (2024)

12/11/2017

My kinda winter. The only time it doesn't snow is when it's physically, atmospherically too cold to snow.

11/22/2017

And so it begins...
Yesterday we cut the grass for the last time, removed the mower deck from the tractor, put it away, and finished filling our kindling wood rack.

11/06/2017

Finally, it looks like Winter is arriving Thursday night. It's about time. Now we just need to of the white stuff.

10/13/2017

I saw this little fellow on my hood today. He looked like he'd had a rough night, breathing deeply, head down, arms and legs spread so he wouldn't fall over.

10/12/2017

We interrupt this Summer for one day of Winter followed by one day of Spring, and then return to our regular programming.

08/28/2017

We may need to turn the heat off, or down, on Sunday. These dog days of August are ruff.

08/04/2017

It's been a hot start to August, over 80, but hopefully that's all behind us. Tomorrow looks absolutely beautiful.

07/15/2017

Ugh, looks like the dog days of summer are here. It's almost time to turn the heat off.

07/04/2017

Do bears p**p in the woods? Nope. They p**p in the orchard in our back yard. I've been disillusioned all these years.

06/30/2017

Ugh, the dogs days of Summer have come early. It's gonna be well into the 70's this week. Time to turn on the a/c.

06/25/2017

An absolutely beautiful day in the Finger Lakes. This is why we moved here almost 15 years ago.

05/22/2017

So, I'm in a shopping center parking checking texts. I hear someone yelling at someone to get in the car. By the colorfulness and volume of their speech it's obvious they are losing their temper. I get out of the truck and look around, not seeing anyone. Then I spot an elderly man walking away from a huge Newfoundland telling the dog that he was done. I walked over and the two of us got the 170 lbs puppy into the back of the SUV. At least I got to pet the big doggy before they left.

05/17/2017

Just a dash of Summer and then back to our regularly scheduled programming.

05/04/2017

I saw this plane this morning. The contrail looks like a corkscrew. I swear that the plane appeared to be constantly changing direction. It was surreal.

05/01/2017

This little gray tree frog was posing for a picture. I love the markings.

04/26/2017

I ran across a six-spotted tiger beetle today. They are an amazing-looking specimen.

04/21/2017

So, I'm at the Mall for a quick stop. As I'm walking passed Sears I see three kids, maybe 8-10 yrs old hanging out. I looked around but didn't see any adults that appeared to be with them so I figured they were waiting for their Mom to finish in a store. A few minutes later, as I'm walking back through the area I notice the two girls are gone and it's just a little boy who looks pretty upset. I walked over and asked if his Mom or Dad were around. Fighting to hold his composure he says, "I can't find my Mom." I told him when I was little I used to lose my Mom a lot and always seemed to find her. We went into a nearby store and had the associate call Security for him. After she placed the call we went back out into the Mall so he'd be more visible to a searching parent and so we'd be able to see more of the Mall. He said his name was Joey and that he was here with his Mom and older sister. He's 6 yrs old. After a few minutes he sees his Mom come out of the Gap frantically calling him. He burst into tears and ran to his Mom. I asked the Mom to stay there because Security was on their way and she could let them know that everything's ok. I left, noticing the people around us that seemed oblivious to Joey's traumatic experience. As I approached the doors to leave I see a young Mom with a double stroller with two little girls in it. I hurried to get the door for her. She thanked me. As I exited the Mall I notice two Mall employees standing outside, on break I assume, who couldn't have been bothered to open the door for the Mom with the double stroller. The purpose of this post is not to seek praise but to draw attention to the opportunities we overlook everyday to do something nice for someone. How many of the bystanders were busy reacting to a post on Facebook instead of engaging a real, live person?

04/21/2017

19% increase in dog attacks sounds like a lot, but they now are working Sundays. The USPS delivers for Amazon on Sundays, and if you take the additional workday into account the dog incident rate really hasn't changed.

04/21/2017

Mason bees are very common, but very misunderstood.

04/07/2017

Spring, an old Germanic term for "days of less snow more mud."

03/31/2017

Well it looks like Spring has arrived in the Finger Lakes. Or is at least making a valiant attempt.

03/26/2017

Spring-like weather has reached the Finger Lakes, again. With a forecast of mild temps and lots of moisture there is the increased risk of driveway and beach erosion caused by runoff, and uprooted trees due to overly saturated soil. Have The Watchman inspect your property to provide you with the peace of mind that all is well, that you deserve. Thank you to weather.com for their forecast

03/26/2017

Spring-like weather has reached the Finger Lakes, again. With a forecast of mild temps and lots of moisture there is the increased risk of driveway and beach erosion caused by runoff, and uprooted trees due to overly saturated soil. Have The Watchman inspect your property to provide you with the peace of mind that all is well, that you deserve. Thank you to weather.com for their forecast