Gomez Mill House

May 12, 2014 by Howard Dale Posted in Places Leave a comment

According to its web site “The Oldest Jewish Dwelling in North America”:

In 1714, Early American Jewish leader, Luis Moses Gomez, built a fieldstone blockhouse to conduct trade and maintain provisions on his 6500 acre property in the Mid-Hudson region as an extension of his successful enterprises in Colonial New York. From these roots and through nearly 300 years of American history, Gomez Mill House evolved as home to American Revolutionary patriot and Orange County leader, Wolfert Acker; 19th century gentleman farmer and conservationist, William Henry Armstrong; Arts and Crafts artisan and paper historian Dard Hunter; and 20th century social activist, Martha Gruening.

Our timing was wrong an we would have had to wait some time for the next house tour so unfortunately we weren’t able to do that. I’m sure it would have been interesting. The mill is very picturesque though.

Wreath

Tulips by the entrance

Front facade of the house

Bridge to the mill

Mill Pond and Mill

Waterwheel and cascade

On the lake

May 12, 2014 by Howard Dale Posted in Places, Things, Uncategorized Leave a comment

View from North Beach looking south.

A few more pictures taken while walking the dog around the lake.

Canoes at North Beach

New wooden bridge. Part of a project involving the new bridge, some gravel paths and a seating area with picnic table. Nicely done by the Eagle Scouts.

Dam and Cascade

May 6, 2014 by Howard Dale Posted in Landscapes, Places Leave a comment

Near the entrance to our lake is a small park, which the residents have started to call “Two bridges park” because of the two wooden bridges over small streams which pass through it. The garden club (including my wife) plants flowers there every year. In winter one of the fir trees is in the park is festooned with lights and becomes our Christmas Tree.

The park is also right next to the dam at the end of the lake. This dam features a valve to release water when the level of the lake is lowered and a spillway where excess water can run off the lake into a stream, which carries it away. We’ve had quite a lot of rain lately and so the water level in the lake is high – so high in fact that it’s spilling over the dam to form this cascade.

Small Ruin at Sunny Ridge Preserve

April 25, 2014 by Howard Dale Posted in Black & White, Places, Ruins Leave a comment

Just to show that my interest in ruins goes back a while these pictures were taken with my Panasonic Lumix LX3 in November 2010 while walking in the Sunny Ridge Preserve in New Castle, Westchester. They’re just off the trail and I have no idea what they once were. Perhaps a farm house?

Arden Point – Garrison

April 23, 2014 by Howard Dale Posted in Places, Ruins Leave a comment

Hudson River looking north from Arden Point

Nice, pretty easy walk starting right next to Garrison railway station. The full walk is actually two loops. That’s supposed to take two hours. We did the first loop, but it was hot and very humid so neither of us wanted to go any further. I’ll go back sometime to do the other half. There are some nice views of the Hudson.