Tag Archives: art

Taconic Sculpture Park

Posted on October 24, 2014 by julieovaltrades

It has been a long rainy week, but we needed it! The waterfall at Thacher was nonexistent last time I visited. I think this weekend is going to be perfect adventuring weather, so what better fun than visiting a quirky … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia County, Fun | Tagged art, chatham, Circle Museum, columbia county, Fun, giant head, nature, omi, park, sculpture park, sculptures, storm king art center, taconic, taconic sculpture park, thacher | Leave a comment

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze and the Keene Pumpkin Festival

Posted on October 18, 2014 by julieovaltrades

October calls for a good pumpkin festival. It is important to be joyful this time of year and over indulge a bit for hard times are ahead in the north. This year I visited The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond, Fun, Westchester County | Tagged art, artistic, autumn, bowling, carved, carving, croton-on-hudson, fall, festival, Fun, halloween, jack o'lantern, keene, keene pumpkin festival, new hampshire, october, pumpkins, the great jack o'lantern blaze, westchester | Leave a comment

Riverfront Park in Rensselaer

Posted on September 26, 2014 by julieovaltrades

I feel like I have to soak up all these warm days, because I’m not sure which one is going to be the last. I had a lovely sunset picnic at the Riverfront Park in Rennsalear. It’s right over the … Continue reading →

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Skidmore’s North Woods

Posted on September 8, 2014 by julieovaltrades

I took a hike in Skidmore’s North Woods in Saratoga Springs and enjoyed some beautiful nature and surprising art! If you walk the perimeter of the woods I would guess you get about 2 miles including some peaceful ups and downs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Saratoga County | Tagged art, birds, caterpillar, graffiti, hiking, nature, north woods, peaceful, pond, sauron, sculpture, skidmore, Skidmore’s North Woods, snail shell, trails, turtle, well, wildflowers | Leave a comment

Katonah Museum of Art in Westchester

Posted on August 26, 2014 by julieovaltrades

I visited the Katonah Museum of Art, a small but interesting place in Katonah. The exhibit was on Iceland and they included two galleries and a video. The galleries included art work of the flora in the land and topography … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Westchester County | Tagged art, art museum, aurora borealis, flowers, iceland, katonah, katonah museum of art, musuem, oil painting, rocks, sculpture, volacnoes, westchester | Leave a comment

Road Trip: Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Letchworth State Park

Posted on August 20, 2014 by julieovaltrades

I just got back from an amazing trip to Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Letchworth State Park. I’ll break it down day-by-day: Day One Saturday morning we left real early to make Toronto by lunchtime, which was had at the St. … Continue reading →

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Time in the Beautiful Berkshires

Posted on August 13, 2014 by julieovaltrades

August is always a mad scramble for me to enjoy every last moment of the summer season! This past weekend I had so much fun gallivanting about the Berkshires. On our way to MA, we stopped at Grafton Lake State … Continue reading →

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Finger Lakes Region Road Trip!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by julieovaltrades

This week I took a road trip to the Finger Lakes Region with my Mom! Day 1: We stayed in a little town called Horseheads, a central location to many of the areas we wanted to explore. We got into … Continue reading →

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Storm King Art Center + Mt Fuji Restaurant

Posted on July 6, 2014 by julieovaltrades

If you are up for taking a nice cruise down the thruway, I’ve got a place for you to visit. Storm King Art Center is a huge sculpture park with some pretty impressive pieces. This park is set in a … Continue reading →

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Sculpture park and hiking in Austerlitz

Posted on June 27, 2014 by julieovaltrades

I’m a sucker for a good sculpture park. The Circle Museum in Austerlitz has some pretty interesting work strewn about in a gorgeous country setting. Some are very abstract containing everything but the kitchen sink, some are more realistic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia County, Fun | Tagged art, Austerlitz, beebe hill, bird, caterpillar, Circle Museum, circles, country, daytrip, fire tower, Fun, harvey mountain, hiking, kitchen sink, nature, route 22, sculpture, sculpture park, trails, turkey | 1 Comment