Bird and beads at Soulshine Studio.

Benjamin Patterson Inn ~ one of my favorite places to take photos, particularly using Hipstamatic.

Beautiful garden at the Radisson...

Magnificent skies this late summer...

The beauty of a beehive. Be sure to click on this one for an enlargement. I'm including it because it is on the property where my apartment is located. Photo reprinted with permission from Deb Combs.

Firepower ~ look closely!

Part of a gaggle of geese, littering sidewalk.

Fly away. Fly away home, geese.

A sure sign of summer. Where are all the usual 'swimmers'?

Headed back to Pennsylvania...

The Patterson Bridge crosses the Chemung. A multi-million dollar renovation/repair project.

Turn around and there in the distance is the Centerway Walking Bridge ~ also currently being renovated ~ and just behind it, the Brisco Bridge.

The beginning and the ending of many of my walks.

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Early Monday Morning

I had a very early appointment Monday. I usually walk straight east, but this time--in spite of the early morning warmth--decided to take a bus to town then cross the Brisco Bridge, south to north.



I find there is always a good reason for my decisions and in this case, I got to see a beautiful sunrise and crews already at work on Centerway Bridge renovations.

History, Renovation and Beauty

Historical buildings in Corning NY, even those that have seen better days, have their own kind of beauty. Shown above is the Steuben County Courthouse, known to most locals now as the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) where you register vehicles and get drivers' licenses.

This cropped version of the same photo shows ornate pillars and windows. I don't know much about architecture, but wonder if those pieces above the two windows on the right are what is called keyholes. Notice, too, that the steps leading to the front entrance are in dire need of repair.

The World War Memorial Library on the corner of First and Pine Streets is no longer used but has a rich history.

From the corner of Denison Parkway and Cedar Street, you can see two of the stately old churches on Corning's First Street.

All the buildings have been torn down to make way for the new Transportation Center. In the background is the Rockwell Museum of Western Art and on the right is the alley, lined with construction equipment, and buildings that front on Market Street.

Framing the footers for the new Transportation Center between Market Street and Denison Parkway.

Work is underway on the Centerway Walking Bridge.

Riverfront Centennial Park from Brisco Bridge...

Parking lot improvements at the YMCA on Corning's northside...

Standing on the northside of the Chemung River, looking east to the Bridge Street bridge...

A memorial, resting garden near the corner of Pulteney and Bridge Streets, Corning's northside...

This little guy (or gal!) sat still for the longest time while I took photo after photo...

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On August 8, 2012, I included some photos in the alley between Denison Parkway and Market Street that showed murals drawn by local students. Here is a long shot featuring some of the murals.

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Just a reminder that you can click on any photo to see an enlarged version.

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"April is a promise that May is bound to keep"

Today's title is a quote by author Hal Borland.






I took the bus to the west end of Market Street then walked to the Southeast Steuben County Library, and then back to corner where I got off bus. On this return trip, I spotted this car and waited for it to pull up to the stop sign.



Walking east on Market Street, I took this photo of what used to be Subway (which is now located on the opposite side of the street about a block west of its old location), and is now going to be Evergreen Express - Chinese food. The Evergreen Express is moving because of the new transportation center.



Standing at the corner of the bridge over the Chemung River, looking east from the south side...



This is basically the same shot as the previous one, just a wider view. Corning East High School is on the left...


East High's stadium...



Look carefully in the next photo to see three bridges. I’ve written about each at one time or another. I’m facing west, so on my left is Corning’s Southside, including Market Street. The building you see on the left is part of Corning Inc. Headquarters. I’m standing on the east side of the Brisco bridge (Cedar Street on Southside and Centerway on Northside). Just east is Centerway Bridge, for walkers only. Further east, the green structure is the Bridge Street bridge. That’s the one between me and Wegmans, the bridge I walk the most, photograph the most and write about the most.



If you look at a Google map, you won’t see the walking bridge between Brisco and Bridge. It starts to the left of Centennial Park on the Southside and goes across the river to almost meet the Brisco Bridge on the Northside.

On the Northside of Brisco Bridge, looking left at the YMCA, then the Corning Museum of Glass, and finally Corning Inc. ...



Walking west on Museum Way, back toward Bridge Street, I see Little Joe Tower across the river...



Tulips and dandelions front tall evergreens near Corning Inc. buildings...



Another gorgeous April blooming tree, this one in front of the Days Inn...


The loop around town is completed and I’m headed home from this point.

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And Spring arose on the garden fair,

Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;

And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast

Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

~ Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant