Beauty found in my drive to and from school

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing

anything that is beautiful;

for beauty is God's handwriting --

a wayside sacrament.

Welcome it in every fair face,

in every fair sky, in every fair flower,

and thank God for it as

a cup of blessing."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are several sections of Seneca Lake

that have been isolated by roads and bridges

built to grant access to beautiful land that would otherwise

only be reached by boat.

Seneca Lake is a man-made lake

that despite good planning

left parts of original farms inaccessible.

So now with the bridges, there are areas of the lake

that big boats can't reach.

However, I doubt that the folks living in those areas mind.

Below is an area I pass every day to and from work.

I enjoy observing the seasonal changes of this particular spot

with its abundance of lily pads.

I zoomed in for the next shot.

I apologize for the haziness of parts of these photos;

I'm still learning with this camera.

"The question is not what man can scorn,

or disparage,

or find fault with,

but what he can love,

and value,

and appreciate."

John Ruskin