Corning NY ~ May 15 and 16, 2013

It’s always windy on the bridges crossing the Chemung River. On this particular day, May 15, I was crossing the bridge on my walk home following a hair cut. No, this is not the style my hair dresser gave me!



Elders exercising at the Corning Senior Center. The Chemung River is just the other side of the view out the windows.



The new transportation center is coming together nicely and should be open sometime this summer, I assume. Local busses and others that travel to nearby communities will now assemble here between Wall and Cedar Streets, along Dennison Parkway, to load and unload riders.


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Photos for Corning NY Step by Step are taken with two cameras -- a Nikon and a Canon. Today I added a third camera to the set. The first three photos (hair, Senior Center, transportation center) were taken with the camera on my new iPad Mini, a Mother’s Day gift from my children.


I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. (John Burroughs)


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A tree’s offshoots have been cut back.



This bush’s attraction was in the late afternoon light shining on it.


(Each photo can be enlarged by clicking on it.)



Flowers carpet a garden in a front lawn on Pulteney Street.



The appeal in this shot was the lighting and the flowers losing their color as they make way for the formation of ornamental fruits.



In Wegmans’ parking lot, the driver of a tour bus from Vermont cleans off the windows. Look closely at the trees to see the effects of the gusting winds.


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Coming soon to Corning NY ~



GlassFest 2013 ~ May 23-26 ~ “The fourth annual GlassFest is a celebration of glass and the fire arts in America’s Crystal City


* Glass Fest 2011 (May 25, 2011)





* A celebration of glass (May 27, 2011)


* Glass Fest 2011 ~ The final day (May 30, 2011)

Corning firemen, plus one son, man The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle in Centerway Square.


A northside Christmas tree, near the Corning Senior Center.

“Marble” at Home Again & Closet Treasures on Market Street.

At The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes on Market Street.

Flag at half mast for Sandy Hook Elementary School victims.

If you’re in Bath, New York during the holidays, drive out Haverling Street (which becomes Mitchellsville Road) and look for the most decorated, most lit-up house on the road. No one (in Bath) has more Christmas decorations than Kris Goodrich.

Merry Christmas

A Typical Walk

I know that when I view other people’s blogs, I try to picture the writer/photographer as they move through the moments they give words and pictures to.

So, in case you’ve wondered about the trivialities of my walks through Corning (you haven’t really wondered, have you?!), I’m going to share one walk in detail.


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August 6, 2012 ~ I left home at 10:45 A.M. and walked to the nearby Senior Center where I stood out front, waiting for a bus.

Wait a minute! A bus? What about the walk? Be patient, my friends. Sometimes I take a bus to another point in Corning and walk back home.

So, whenever I stand waiting at the Senior Center, I stare at -- the parking lot, the sky, cars, people. Mostly the sky. And, I take lots of photos. Once I’m back home and on my computer, I delete, crop, enhance, whatever it takes to get a photo to look its best (at least in my opinion).

Then came the 10:51 A.M. bus, on time! A swing through Wegmans’ parking lot with several passengers disembarking. Back to Bridge Street, quickly followed by a left turn onto Market Street. I rode all the way to the end of the street.

Oh, another reason I sometimes ride the bus is because I’ll have my hands full. This time I’m carrying gluten-free cookies, a check and library books. The cookies were for Donna at Pip’s Boutique. She’s eating gluten-free and white-sugar free these days and this gave me a chance to hear about why and how it’s improved her health and energy.

Next, a stop at Corning Credit Union to deposit a check.

Back to the east end of the street where I peeked around the corner and took a photo of the demolition and clean-up going on for the planned transportation center.

At the Southeast Steuben County Library, I returned one book and picked up two more they had on hold for me:

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt
You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life by Eleanor Roosevelt


The Social Security Administration building is right next door to the library.

Back at the alley behind the Southside businesses on Market Street, I took more photos of the Transportation Center cleanup project.

This building has asbestos warning signs plastered all over...

At the end of the block, still in the alley, I couldn’t resist taking pictures of this fellow making a delivery to Van Heusen.

Alley Art Mural Project...

Sometimes the alleys are just as interesting as the fronts of the streets.

Notice the vines (real) in the bottom right hand corner of the next photo...

The ARTS...

Moving back to the front of Market Street, I popped into The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. This chair (created, I was told by a passer-by, by Noel Sylvester, was in the front window and caught my eye.

It was 1:12 P.M. by the time I finally reach home. Because...

I stopped for lunch (Couldn’t resist. So many wonderful culinary aromas up and down the street).

I sauntered.

I strolled. (Oh, wait, that’s basically the same as ‘sauntered’, isn’t it.)

Anyway, I took my time and totally enjoyed my walk.

Artist Gary Myers and a Fine Kind of Flattery

Every five to six weeks, Corning’s West End Gallery opens a new art exhibit and several weeks later, the featured artist(s) presents a Noon Gallery Talk.

G. C. (Gary) Myers recently addressed an enthusiastic group of listeners descibing his life as an artist and the creation and meanings of his works.

Many artists take numerous photographs of the people, places or objects that they want to paint. That’s not Gary’s style. Instead he paints in layers, scraping away portions of each layer to uncover what is meant to be, not immediately knowing what it will be.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.


Nellie Telehany, a Corning resident and a regular visitor to the Corning Senior Center, has used some of G. C. Myers’ art as the foundation for several of her Marquetry creations.

Wood identification chart showing various veneers used to provide color and texture in Marquetry.

A member of the Senior Center's dwindling Marquetry group (she explained that some are away for the summer and a few have died), Nellie and other participants are always ready to provide guidance and support to those who are interested in learning the art and to welcome seniors already experienced in Marquetry.

Personally, I also like to see any one of G. C. Myers’ paintings
translated into a colorful quilt.

Race Fever 2012

Coming up this Thursday, August 9 ~ on Bridge Street
Corning NY’s 27th Annual Race Fever
5:00 - 9:00 P.M.

More details in the Corning Leader.

(If you plan to be in town and attend, please note that Bridge Street and the bridge itself will be closed to vehicular traffic.)

Local Scenes and Local Folks in Black and White

Nothing in the world draws people’s attention like photos of other people. That’s why I'm beginning with Donna and friend sitting in front of Donna’s Restaurant on Market Street.

Are you a fan of black and white photos? I love them and truly believe certain photos in black and white are better than they are in color. With B&W photos, you can focus on the detail of what is in the picture - lines, shapes, contrasts - and not be distracted by color.

I can never have too many photos of the river, bridges, Corning Inc. Headquarters and the Little Joe Tower. Put them all together and you have an amazing view, even in black and white. Here I’m standing between Tioga Ave and the Chemung River on Corning’s Southside.


Just off Denison Parkway in Corning NY I spotted this sweet, busy little porch, all decked out with flowers, flag, chairs and grill, just waiting for someone to enjoy it.

Corning’s Southside on East Second Street...

Corning Hospital, at its current location...

Looking down on the Corning Senior Center on the Northside. If I turn around, I’ll be looking down on the Chemung River.

An early morning picture of a delivery to the Corning Museum of Glass...

Tuesdays and Saturdays are the biggest tourist days at CMOG, according to these two “gatekeepers” who guide cars and busses to where they want to be. Approximately forty busses - sixty people to each bus - on each of those two days day. That’s about 2,400 visitors each Tuesday and Saturday, plus those who arrive in their private vehicles.

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