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Why We Garden by Sharry L. Whitney

Have you ever pondered—while standing in line at your favorite garden center with arms (or cart) heavy-laden with potted plants—why we garden? Why we fill our window boxes and skirt our homes with shrubs and flowers? When our ancestors transitioned from wandering nomads to stay-put farmers, gardening became a part of our lives. Though we don’t all need to garden for survival anymore, it’s in our DNA. Once we were no longer roaming, communities formed. With communities come neighborhoods and neighbors. Ten years ago, our neighborhood was mostly devoid of young families, but over the last ten years I’ve noticed (from the view from my office window) a growing procession of children in strollers, on roller blades, and on tricycles. My theory is that the Millennials have opted for community over country-living. I recently read that this trend is due to Covid isolation, but I noticed it long before the pandemic. I think, just like gardening, being part of a community is in our DNA. Though our own children have left the nest, we have scrapped our plans to move out of the village to the country. We’ve been eating our fresh-picked asparagus every day. The hostas in our yard (that came from my mother’s garden) come back every year to dance around my deck and trees. The ferns (that came from my childhood home and my father’s favorite) are now taller than I am. And I finally have my wisteria-covered arbor I dreamed of as a young woman. I would miss these things. On warm summer evenings we hear the neighborhood children playing in the woods. It reminds us that we are part of a growing community. Nomads no more. •

June 2022

PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITOR Shelley Malenowski CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Carol Higgins, Suzie Jones, Melinda Karastury, Rebecca McLain, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Gary VanRiper CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine and television show that explore the area’s arts, culture, and heritage. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the consent of Mohawk Valley Living, Inc.

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Shubael Storrs Utica ClockMaker by Ro Hall

Oneida County History Center Volunteer Utica was thriving in the first quarter of the 19th century. With a population approaching 3,000, the city boasted a multitude of shops offering products ranging from haberdashery to books, to medications and food, to tools, and more. By 1817, several Christian religious societies, and a number of physicians and apothecaries were addressing the spiritual and health concerns of the populace. Inns were busy as business travelers arrived daily, following a growing population that could be expected to increase substantially with the eventual completion of the Erie Canal. In a booming economy there was money to spare, so household items such as silver place settings and tall-case (grandfather) clocks, once seen as luxuries, were suddenly in demand. In 1817, Utica’s first directory advertised the presence in the city of three booksellers, a bonnet shop, a tallow chandler, eight wheelwrights, four banks, and four silversmiths. Among the latter was Shubael Storrs (1798 -1847), a gold- and silversmith prepared to meet prospective customers in his shop at Number 30, Genesee Street. Shubael, born in Mansfield, CT, was a member of an active entrepreneurial family that included at least one druggist and several merchants, all with active businesses in Utica. By 1828, he was also identified as a watchmaker. As did other silversmiths of the era, Shubael became interested in the manufacture of tall-case, or grandfather, clocks. (By 1832, according to that year’s city directory, he may have been facing plenty of competition, as the number of silversmiths and jewelers in the city now totaled twenty-eight.) Many early clockmakers, most of whom were from New England, apprenticed in their home states. They then followed the population as it shifted west through Pennsylvania, into New York along the Cherry Valley Turnpike, and eventually the Erie Canal, working with local jewelers wherever they relocated. Prior to settling in Utica, Shubael, a descendant of pilgrims Priscilla Mullins and John Alden on his mother’s side, served as an apprentice to well-known Springfield, MA silversmith and watchmaker Jacob Sergeant. He relocated to Utica to take advantage of the city’s booming economy and his business did well. He eventually added the manufacture of various mathematical and surveying instruments to his product line while continuing to repair gold and silver items and making various kinds of timepieces. Shubael was an astute businessman who took advantage of the vibrant and growing economy to augment his income through the manufacture of both grandfather clocks and the smaller grandmother clocks. Both clock types were typically housed in elaborately carved cases of mahogany and

Modern Tall-Case Clock, Circa 1987

St. Francis Annual Festival

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June 3rd, 4th, & 5th, 2022

Class held on Saturday, June 11 and 25 for $35.

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Fri., June 3rd, 7pm: FSCS Jazz Band & Chorus Sat., June 4th, 7-11pm: Soul Injection (bring your chairs) Fireworks at 10:30pm Sun., June 5th: Noon-5pm Chicken BBQ (until sold out)

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other costly woods manufactured not by those who, like Shubael, had been trained as silver- and goldsmiths and were responsible for the timepiece mechanisms, but by cabinet makers with a woodworking background. American tall case clocks of the day featured one of two movements: the “eight-day,” version having two single cable-supported weights that required winding weekly; and the “one day,” with a single weight, also cable-supported, that needed to be wound every day. Historically, such clocks, which can be traced back to 17th-century polymath Galileo Galilei who first placed a pendulum in a clock, were seen as the most accurate timekeepers of the period. Only the wealthiest citizens during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries could afford to purchase a tallcase clock, which could exceed seven feet in height, and only if they had homes with ceilings lofty enough to house them. Only two of Shubael’s tall case clocks are still known to exist in Oneida County. One is the property of Munson-Williams Proctor Arts Institute (MWPAI) and is eight feet tall with a thirteen-inch dial. Its case, maker unknown, is made of mahogany, cherry, eastern white pine, and satinwood, with inlays of various other woods. Shubael was responsible for making the time-keeping mechanism which is composed of brass, silvered brass, iron, and steel, mostly of English origin. MWPAI suggests that the clock was likely made “before the Jefferson Embargo Act and the War of 1812 temporarily halted the importation of English goods,” and dates the clock to 1805. Its original owner may have resided in “Washington Mills, Oneida County, NY,” according to an inscription on its door. A second tall case clock, manufactured during 1800-1810, was temporarily displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. This clock is attributed to Shubael’s first cousin once removed, Nathan Storrs (1768 – 1839), who had at one time relocated to Utica following his own apprenticeship with Jacob Sergeant. Shubael’s name appears alongside Nathan’s on the dial, although the part each man played in its manufacture is not known. The case, again produced by a now unidentified cabinet maker, is cherry. The clock runs on an eight-day cycle and has an overall height of 91 inches. Shubael’s obituary, which appeared in the July 23, 1847 issue of the Utica Gazette, described him as “...an old and respected resident of this city [who] died very suddenly on Sunday afternoon.” •

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Shubael Storrs clock, circa 1805

Oneida County History Center

1608 Genesee St, Utica (315) 735-3642

Open Tues.-Fri. 10-4, Sat 10-2 www.oneidacountyhistory.org

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Featuring Local Handmade Products from Natural Fibers

June 11th & 12th 10am-4pm Rain or Shine

Admission $6, Children under 12 Free

6893 US Route 20 Bouckville, NY

Over 100 vendors under cover with Yarn, Roving, Finished Fiber Products, Fiber Tools Children’s Activities, Fleece Sale, Sheep Shearing Workshops, Lectures, Wheel Corral, Weaving Competition

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Hike, Paddle, Bike Along the Fulton Chain of Lakes

Justin VanRiper paddling Moss Lake in the early morning. This is just one of 17 destinations in the Inlet Outdoor Family Challenge.

by Gary VanRiper

The Inlet Outdoor Family Challenge was launched in 2015 by a small group of us hailing full-time or part-time from Inlet and Eagle Bay. The idea was to establish an Adirondack quest that combined options varied enough that it could be successfully completed by multiple generations. We also hoped the quest would encourage families to explore the region together and even engage in some outdoor activities they had never tried before. The result was the production of a list requiring participants to visit at least 12 of 17 different locations along the Fulton Chain of Lakes, some of which could be tackled in a variety of ways. For example, participants are invited to visit Moss Lake to hike or bike the trail that encircles the lake, or venture out onto the water for a paddle. For those who cannot hike a mountain, there are twelve other hikes and some of those with the options to bike or paddle, making it possible to achieve the quest.

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Justin VanRiper on the Ferd’s Bog boardwalk.

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Destinations to date include the ever popular Bald (Rondaxe) Mountain, Bubb & Sis Lakes, Cascade Lake, Moss Lake, West Pond Falls, Ferd’s Bog, Shallow Lake, Rocky Mountain, Black Bear Mountain, Limekiln Lake, Old Dam Nature Trail, Mitchell Ponds, Beaver Lake, Cathedral Ponds, Bug Lake, the T.O.B.I.E. Trail, and a paddle on any one of the Fulton Chain of Lakes! I am going to see if the restored Stillwater Fire Tower might be able to be added to the list! Details on how to reach each location, complete Inlet Outdoor Family Challenge, and receive the unique patch can be found at: https://www.inletny. com/inlet/inlet-outdoor-family-challenge. For any questions, contact the Inlet Information Office at 315-357-5501. As of the close of 2021 there were 195 people added to the official roster for having finished the Inlet Outdoor Family Challenge. And as we had hoped, many have indeed been families who explored the region together. Perhaps before the close of 2022, some of those listed will be you! •

The Fulton Chain viewed from the summit of Bald Mountain.

Explore the terrain and discover the wildlife while engaged in the family-friendly Inlet Outdoor Family Challenge.

Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 19 children’s books with his son, Justin. Learn more at: www.adirondackkids.com

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Sheri’s

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Over 80 years serving the Mohawk Valley!

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219 N. Genesee St., Utica 1401 Oriskany Street W., Utica (315) 790-5353 • Open 7 Days a Week

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900 Culver Ave., Utica • 315-765-0271 • Open Wed-Sat 4:30-8pm

1717 Route 8, Cassville (315) 839-5000

All staff wearing masks, please wear yours until seated. Visit www.willowsofutica.com

Open 7 Days a Week • Open 7am-8pm or later • Serving Breakfast til Noon

We can’t wait to see you again!

Free Admission! Fun for Everyone!

Visit these participating dealers!

The Gallery Antiques at Pinebrick A multi-dealer shop specializing in advertising, petroliana, lamps, glass, furniture & quality smalls.

ANTIQUE GALLERY

6768 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7676 Open Apr-Oct: 10-5 daily; Nov-Dec: 10-4 daily January-March: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10-4 www.depotantiquegallery.com

Our lovely gallery offers a full range of antiques, fine furniture, and vintage collectibles!

Look for our 1960s Texaco sign! (315) 893-7752

6790 Rte 20, Bouckville

www.thegallerycoop.com

MADISON INN ANTIQUES FURNITURE • TOOLS BOOKS • COLLECTIBLES GLASS • PRIMITIVE Space Available Call: 315-335-1689

7417 St Rte 20 • Madison 315-893-7639 Open Thurs-Sun: 10-5

Victorian Rose

Painted and Repurposed Vintage & Antique Furniture

6831 Indian Opening Rd., Bouckville

Open Sat & Sun 10-4 (315) 893-7162

Vintage Antiques, Crafts & Collectibles Open Daily 10-5

315-893-1786 • 3371 Maple Ave., Bouckville www.victorianrosevintage.com

Whistle Post Antiques

Specializing in Lionel Trains We Buy & Sell! (315) 838-0144

Handcrafted signs & decor Custom orders available (315) 893-7604

6845 St. Rt. 20 Bouckville • Hours: Sat & Sun: 10-4 13

Celebrating 23 years in business!

Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet Pristine, Practical, and Priced Right! Specializing in estate sales, large and small.

Conducted with respect and dignity. Call for a consultation: (315) 736-9160

Consignment at its Finest! Clothing, Jewelry Household Items Furniture Winter Hours: Tues-Fri 11pm-5pm, Sat 10:30am-3pm, Closed Sun & Mon

Antiques & Art

7000 Sq. ft Multi Dealer Store! Furniture: Victorian to Mid-Century Lots of Art! Architectural Salvage Primitives Records, Books, & Collectibles

Westmoreland Formerly of Barneveld

New consignment by appt. only

22 Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville (315) 736-9160

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Open Wed- Fri 10-6, Sat & Sun 10-4

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Bear Path Antiques Spring is Here! Open Daily 10-5

A general line of quality, affordable antiques

Furniture, handmade felt wall hangings and pillows, silk wreaths & arrangements, Warm Glow candles and more!

including furniture, primitives, smalls, china, and antique accessories.

10242 Route 12N, Remsen

Open Thursday-Monday: Closed Tuesday & Wednesday

www.backofthebarnantiques.com

(315) 369-9970 • 13912 State Rte 28, Otter Lake

(315) 831-8644

A little bit country, a little bit primitive!

If coming from a long distance call to check hours

Broad St. Flea Market

14 East Main St. Earlville (315) 691-5721

Open Tues-Fri: 9-4, Sat: 9-2, Closed Sun & Mon

Always a Bull Market at Bull Farm!

601 Second St., Utica

(315) 941-0925 • Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 10-4, Closed Mon & Tues

Indoor & Open Year Round!

Large selection of vendors with an even larger variety of items!

New Handmade Soy Candles, Lucky Bamboo, CBD Products, Incense, Jewelry, Zippo Lighters, Craft Items, Furniture & Household Items! Like Us! Large selection of DVDs & CDs Inventory always changing so stop in often! Vendor applications always accepted.

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Early Antiques Primitive Wares Needfuls Purposeful Stuff Richfield Springs, NY ~Open Most Every Day: 10-5 315-858-0964 www.butternutbarnprimitives.com

Multi Dealer Antique Shop

Primitives • Furniture • Artwork Smalls • Antique Accessories Wed-Sat: 10-4, Sun: 11-3 • (315) 264-1755

4803 Rt. 31, Vernon

Dawn Marie’s Treasures Vintage & New Gifts

13 College St., Clinton

(315) 796-9099 • Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6

Summer is Here!

New treasures coming in all summer long! Keeping our Clinton and Johnny Appleseed shops fresh & interesting! Visit us during the Farmer’s Market to see our cool and unique items!

Little Falls

Antique Center Also the home of...

More than 50 vendors on 2 floors! Antiques • Art • Crafts Thruway Exit 29A 25 West Mill St., Little Falls Open Every Day 10-5 315-823-4309

Visit us during Third Thursday Art Walk on June 16th!

Handicapped-accessible

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All kinds of Unique Vendors under one roof. Artisans, Crafters, Antiques to Retro including Food Items.

Vendors 142 North Main St., Herkimer • 315-628-1506 Wanted Open Tues-Fri: 10-4:30, Sat: 10-4, Closed Sun & Mon www.mohawkvalleycommunitymarket.com • www.renewedandrescued.com

Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

Time for an “Antique Adventure” Discover our many unique treasures!

100 E. Main St., Mohawk (Thruway Exit 30)

(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com

MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL

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(973) 984-6900

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Mon, Wed-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11:30-4:30 Closed Tuesdays

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the marsh in june story and photos by Matt Perry In many ways June is the quintessential month for birds. It is the time when most species get down to the business of breeding. In fact, in June, nearly every bird you encounter in a given habitat will be in the process of breeding. They may be trying to hold territory and/or looking for a mate; they may be in the process of nest building, or incubating eggs; or they may be feeding young. I plunged into my notebook from 1996 to see what a day in mid-June was like at the Utica Marsh back then. At 6am when I first arrived at the old Barn’s Ave parking lot (no longer accessible to vehicles) and opened my car door, I immediately was hit with bird song from all directions. American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Northern Flicker, Gray Catbird, and Swamp Sparrow were responsible for the initial wall of sound. When I listened closer, I also heard Warbling Vireos, Yellow warblers, Marsh Wrens, Tree Swallows, and a Baltimore Oriole. I had little doubt that all those species were nesting in and around the marsh and/or in the trees bordering it. The first nest I encountered was one I already knew about, it was the nest of a Blue Gray Gnatcatcher, and it was the first one I had ever found in the marsh. It was in a large willow tree that was only a few yards down the trail from the parking area. The nest was about 20 feet high on top of a horizontal branch extending from the trunk. It was affixed to the branch by its base, and it looked just like a tree knot. The outside of the nest was liberally decorated with lichen, so it matched the branch

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perfectly and was virtually imperceptible. If I hadn’t seen the bird go to the nest, I wouldn’t have known it was there. As I watched, a parent arrived and began feeding nestlings. With the angle into the nest more from below than from the side, I could only see the heads of two small nestlings reaching out to take food, but there were probably more chicks inside. Proceeding up towards the observation tower, I heard the calls of two Green Herons from the ditch on the north side of the trail. I wasn’t sure if they were arguing among themselves or if it was my presence they took exception to. Green Herons are notoriously grumpy birds and, as if on cue, a disgruntled individual flew out of the ditch and gave a harsh call in my direction. At the same time, it unloaded a package of fecal material on the trail in front of me. If I were ten feet ahead of myself, I would have been wearing it! It was likely the Green Heron was nesting in a border tree, but their nests tend to be difficult to locate. Unlike their larger cousin, the Great Blue Heron, the Green doesn’t typically nest in colonies (called Heronries), nor do they place their nest very high up in trees. Their nests are of a smaller size, suitable for a crow-sized wading bird. They tend to be built in trees of lower stature and are much less visible. I didn’t hold out much hope of finding one of those. As for the Great Blue Herons, I was seeing them in the marsh pools on the south side of the trail, where no two were stationed very close together. Each was territorial about their favorite fishing places. At one point, when a new bird flew in and landed close to

one already in place and actively fishing, they were abruptly scolded with harsh squawking calls and then chased out. The Great Blue Herons were undoubtedly breeding and most probably had well-developed young waiting for them back in their heronry. The objective of the adults was to ingest several fish (and/ or frog) meals and then fly back to their respective nests. When home they would regurgitate their catch directly into the bills of their young. Of course, their heronry might be many miles away. I certainly didn’t know of one located close to the marsh. The only ones I knew of were quite distant but not beyond the ability for these superb fliers to commute to and from multiple times in a day. The heronries I knew of back then were difficult to visit due to their remote locations and due to the birds’ dislike of human company. There were many ducks swimming and feeding in the open water between the cattail beds and the lush rafts of tuckahoe. Interestingly, the only Mallards I was seeing were males that had already begun molting out of breeding plumage. The fact that they alone were being seen suggested that the female Mallards were nearby and on nests. However, I couldn’t locate any of them by scanning the marsh with my binoculars. Unlike the Canada Geese, whose nests were obvious on islands scattered throughout the habitat, female Mallards choose more secret sites. They are usually placed low and beneath cover of vegetation. The hatching of Mallard ducklings should have already been occurring by this time. Indeed, the hens are typically quite visible with trains

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of young ducklings following close behind. The only ducklings I saw were a group of thirteen Wood Duck ducklings. They looked to be about a week old. Their mother wasn’t with them although I suspected that she had taken cover behind a veil of cattails just as I got close. It was highly unlikely that one hen Wood Duck produced the entire clutch. Quite probably, one hen did all the incubating of the eggs, but didn’t do all the egg-laying. Most likely additional eggs had been contributed to her nest by another Wood Duck hen. Wood Duck hens are frequent victims of “egg dumping”. This is what it’s called when more than one hen deposits eggs into the same nest – often when the original nesting female is away feeding. This somewhat underhanded act happens most often in habitats where nesting places are hard to come by. At the marsh there are few nest cavities available, and they tend to become occupied quickly. What is a hen supposed to do? She is full of eggs that she needs to lay. Why not adopt them out to another hen? That way her eggs are not wasted, and her breeding season is also not a complete loss. Interestingly, since Wood Ducks are not the only cavity nesting duck that practices egg dumping, sometimes a clutch will be a multi-species affair, with Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers being raised together. Granted, I’ve only rarely seen this happen. Occasionally, from the cattail beds I was hearing the uneven clicking calls of Virginia Rails. I also heard some of their descending grunt-type calls – the type they give when they are not pleased about something. While female rails sit on their nests, the male patrols the surrounding habitat and investigates everything and everyone that comes through and hazards to make a noise. For a famously shy and retiring species (and often unseen), the rail will investigate any potential threat that comes into his sphere. There’s usually not much he can do about it, other than scold it with grunt calls, but he tries just the same, and should be awarded an “A” for effort. Often birders will lure rails into the open by playing recorded rail songs. Virginia Rails are suckers for this, and it brings them out almost every time. However, I caution people about using this method, particularly during the breeding season, since it may bring a female off her nest, thereby leaving her eggs or hatchlings vulnerable to ever-present nest predators. Sometimes it’s best to be content only hearing a marsh denizen, and not getting a visual at all costs. That June, the Utica Marsh was filled with birds and other creatures – nearly all in the process of breeding. I could go on to list and discuss a dozen other experiences with birds from that one long ago day in 1996, but I will save it for another time. Suffice to say, June is an excellent time to be in nature since virtually every habitat type is humming like a machine in heavy production mode – creating the next generation of flying, running, swimming, and hopping creatures. Best get out there and see what you can find! •

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The month of June provides a number of reasons to smile. Rising temperatures create ideal conditions to plant vegetable gardens, and soon we will proudly congratulate the graduating class of 2022. We can also look forward to June 21, the official start of summer. But for astronomers, this month also marks the end of a unique stargazing time of year – Galaxy Season! Our four seasons occur because of two factors: Earth is tilted 23.4 degrees on its axis, and our planet’s location in its orbit around our nearest star during the year. For example, the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun during summer and away from the Sun in winter. Before we look at Galaxy Season, let’s start with some information about galaxies. A galaxy is a collection of gases, dust and usually billions of stars held together by gravity. By some estimates, there are at least 100 billion galaxies in the universe and each one likely has a black hole at its center. There are three major types of galaxies: Spiral, Elliptical and Irregular. Spiral galaxies are the most common and look like a flat spinning disk with arms extending out from a bulging bright center. Filled with active star-forming regions, they resemble either a pinwheel or their central region is elongated and known

as a barred spiral galaxy. Our Milky Way galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy. Elliptical galaxies are spherical or have an oblong shape. They contain “Galaxies in Markarian’s Chain” older stars and less gas and dust needImage credit: MVAS member Charles Higgins ed to form new stars which usually makes them appear dimmer than spirals. Irregular galaxies do not have a NGC 4438 pulling material from the distinct recognizable shape. Although smaller galaxy, possibly starting with a Hanny’s Voorwerp. Credit: NASA,millions ESA, W. Keel,ofGalaxy Zoo Team small and composed of a loose colleccloseImage encounter years ago. tion of gas and dust, many contain stel- M86 and M84 are massive elliptical lar nurseries where new stars form. galaxies, good examples of the differNow, back to Galaxy Season which ences in shape (spherical and oblong). begins in March and winds down in NGC 4388 is a spiral galaxy that is June. During those months, our night actively creating new stars. Galaxy sky reveals a clear view of a region M87 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy containing several dense groups of that made worldwide news last month galaxies, offering excellent observing when the Event Horizon Telescope and photography opportunities for as- team released the first-ever image of a tronomers. One great example is the supermassive black hole located at its gigantic Virgo Cluster that is centered center. in constellation Virgo. So head outside and enjoy the dark Astronomers estimate over 2,000 night skies of the Mohawk Valley. And galaxies in this region of the sky speaking of galaxies, the large Anwhich is about 65 million light-years dromeda spiral galaxy will make its away. That means the light we see left way into our night sky in the fall. It is the region around the time an asteroid bright and only 2.5 million light-years hit Earth and caused dinosaurs to go away, a beautiful sight visible without extinct. The inset photo is a small sam- a telescope. When you see it or another ple of some of its residents, a partial galaxy, it is fun to stop and consider view of a visually interesting chain of this question: how many of its billions galaxies called the Markarian’s Chain. of stars are host to a solar system with At the top of the image are NGC 4435 planets like Earth? and NGC 4438, nicknamed the Eyes Wishing you clear skies! • galaxies. They are interacting with

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Did you know that in hot weather, the inside of a cucumber stays cooler than the air? Hence the idiom, “cool as a cucumber.” The expression first appeared in John Gay’s poem, “A New Song of New Similes”

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Swifty’s Restaurant &Pub in Utica I do not make my way to Utica as often as I used to. I understand I miss out on a lot of good stuff because of that, particularly some great restaurants. On a recent Saturday, I ventured down Genesee Street and was rewarded with a lovely lunch at Swifty’s Restaurant and Pub. I met some family members at the beautiful Stanley Theatre to watch my niece Camille in a dance competition. How I love the Stanley! What a gorgeous setting! But I was hungry, so we had some discussion over where to eat. There are so many good choices! We decided on Swifty’s because it was close and offers variety. “There’s something for everyone,” as my sister Diane put it. My husband, Steve, and I ducked out of watching the awards ceremony at the end of the competition to get a table. (I was afraid everybody at the competition would have the same idea we did.) We secured a table for six, ordered some glasses of wine, and admired the décor. My niece Jenna showed up--she had not been at the competition, but my sister Cheryl had texted her to join us. Our waiter was happy to get us another chair. We got tired of waiting for the others so ordered a plate of nachos. I rationalized that the others would be happy to see some food already on the table when they showed up. They were! Luckily, they showed up before I had eaten them all. They were delicious nachos: house-made chips with cheddar cheese and Applewood smoked bacon, served with salsa and sour cream. Yum! When it came time to order lunch, I had a hard time making up my mind but finally decided on the Wild Mushroom and Eggplant wrap, which featured grilled mushrooms, sautéed eggplant, goat cheese, caramelized onions, arugula, and roasted red peppers. I could have added a salad or fries, but it came with the house-made chips. “Are those the same chips they use in the nachos?” I asked. They were, so I said, “Yes, please!” It was so good I wanted to cry! Steve conservatively ordered French Onion Soup. We could have chosen burgers, club sandwiches, specialty pizzas, salads… I could list the entire menu. We were all very happy with our meals. I hope to return to Swifty’s soon, perhaps after attending another event at the Stanley. For one reason, I want to sit at the bar and order drinks and appetizers, one of my favorite things to do. Then again, there are so many items on the menu I want to order. So much food, so little time! •

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SHAWANGUNK by Peggy Spencer Behrendt

In 1974, Tim and Peggy Spencer Behrendt set off on an adventure. They began a new life in the woods of Cold Brook, NY, without modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures and also her childhood memories growing up in Westmoreland.

One year I was asked by a local American Legion to repair an ancient, treasured American flag that was only displayed on Memorial Day. I accepted the task with trepidation, not sure I could do justice to this precious artifact. Upon examination, I doubted if the fabric was strong enough to even hold my stitches. I darned some rips and started appliquing patches of new fabric over old, but soon realized that I was facing replacing the whole flag, bit by bit. (It made me remember an old story about a farmer’s beloved axe which had been handed down from his great-great-grandfather. The handle had been replaced several times, and the head, at least once. It wasn’t really the same axe.) I tried enveloping the deteriorated sections with a sheer fabric quilted over the top but regretfully concluded that it was beyond my abilities in our tiny cottage. The whole flag needed to be laid out and gently encased in sheer fabric. I offered to help a committee that might work on it spread out on tables,

but that never came to be. I felt like a failure returning it unfinished. There are countless untold stories that a flag like that represents, which most of us can only imagine, but sometimes, a skilled storyteller shines forth. Long ago, Tim and I were visiting with some dear friends and somehow, Tim got sculptor Paul Frazier, a teacher at Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute and Air Force Veteran to talk about his experiences during WWII. It was not something he often shared. We were both fascinated and moved. Tim encouraged him to write these memoirs. He did, and, with permission from his widow, Marjorie Frazier, I share with you some excerpts from the unpublished manuscript. It always brings tears to my eyes. ---------------------It was August 31st, 1944. At ten missions I had an oak leaf cluster for my Air Medal and was looking forward to R&R in Capri. But it was not to be. Mission eleven intervened and it sounded like an exciting change… I was flying wingman to a lanky, congenial Captain with a huge mustache that overflowed his oxygen mask. From most points of view, the mission was a big success…crediting us a Presiden-

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a direction to run, and there, just behind me was an officer with his pistol leveled at me and a tired look on his face. He seemed indifferent to the high drama I was living. I gingerly tossed my gun and he picked it up with the classic line [in a thick accent], “For you, the war is over.” It was corny but had a ring to it. The next morning, I was taken to a train and understood that the trip would take three days. I was given sardines and crackers and I fumed while my guards feasted on sausage, bread, melons, and margarine. The second day, as the train was chugging through a cornfield in the dark, I suddenly pushed up and out the window. The train stopped and people with guns got out, but they couldn’t see me. [He crossed a river, passed through villages attempting to head to Russian lines. Stopped at a porch, desperately thirsty, but all he found was a pumpkin which he broke and sucked some juice from. Finally revealing himself to some peasants, hoping they’d direct him to the Underground, he was re-captured, too exhausted to even stand up] The kindliness surprised me - including the laughing cook who, while he fed me said I was to be charged with stealing a gun and shooting back at my guards and that I would

be shot as a spy. I burst out laughing when he said that. He looked pleased and nothing more was said about it. I was packed on a train for Budapest with five German guards who treated me with great respect. They shared whatever food they had with me. The disturbing element was the train conductor who stood outside my window at every stop and gestured death threats at me. Across from us were a pretty woman and two children. She beckoned me over and, with my guard’s permission, I sat beside her like a guilty little boy while she, with angry tears, demanded to know why America was doing such terrible things to her country which had done nothing to us. What could I say? My guard took me back across the aisle. I was loaded on a bus full of men so scruffy, dirty, and unkempt that I didn’t recognize them at first as fellow downed flyers like myself. I hadn’t looked in a mirror for a while. I spent five lonely days in solitary confinement after that. For all we knew, we might spend the rest of the war in that lonely cell. The interrogation was anticlimactic. The officer was either bored or disheart-

ened. I knew more about our chain of command and disposition of forces after than I had before. We (53 men) were in the grip of a mounting helplessness and vulnerability that gnawed at us until liberation. This degrading of our viability and self-image was probably the most pernicious aspect of our lot. [Finally at the POW camp] we received, courtesy of the Red Cross, sheets, blankets, pillowcase, and a mattress sack to be filled with straw which gave it the savor of a haymow and the pneumatics of a rutted dirt road. It took days to break it into one’s

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body shape and favorite sleeping position. Woe unto the lout who dared sit or lie on another’s bunk. Next to us was the British North Compound where “the Great Escape” was made. It had happened the previous year but was still talked about. [The interesting, difficult, and dramatic events Paul wrote about while in the POW camp must be skipped for now and perhaps shared in a separate article. We move on to the time of liberation…] I was sitting on the pot the day I heard bullets zipping around me—it’s hard to duck sitting on the pot—the day the S.S. tried to fend off Patton. We knew that the S.S had threatened to slaughter us if Patton tried to take the camp. Our Vermacht guards, old men and adolescents mostly, tried to surrender, but the S.S. threatened to shoot them too. In the end, there were a few minutes of gunfire, then we were in American hands. I was at the compound gate when Patton came riding by standing in his Jeep, smiling and waving. We screamed, hollered, and waved, then sat down to wait for the goodies. We waited. An infantry kitchen unit came by and baked us a batch of white bread. It tasted like cake. Then someone clean and healthy-looking decided that we had been out of military control too long and had lost our discipline – so we were ordered to march

and do close ordered drill. We hadn’t been out of our clothes for four months and were still eating or not eating the same swill. [We were taken to] clean, bright barracks with soft mattresses, clean sheets, a PX, movies, beer, and showers. We scrubbed ourselves raw, then into brand new clothes from the skin out. When we ran out of things to do, we would shed, delouse, shower, and don new clothes again and again. We luxuriated in very simple, common, ordinary pleasures. An orgy of cleanliness. The movie showing was “Tall in the Saddle” with John Wayne. It was oddly affecting to sit there with our busted heroics watching Wayne, a non-combatant, being the perfect American hero. We were stuffed into the Queen Elizabeth…My broken jaw had healed, but my digestion was shot. I was condemned to boiled, unseasoned vegetables and milk for the next year or two. I was back in a society that, in many ways seemed stranger than the one I had just left. The Air Force had been my family and my finishing school. The society I now faced was unrecognizable. It belonged to other people. Where do we go from here Jack? Where do we go from here? ----------------------Like Paul, many manage to put together a life of meaning, value, and creativity,

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You were never particularly religious, but you must remember the mortal/venial theology. Mortal sins were the real bad ones - the felonies. Commit one and don’t confess it and die, it’s straight to hell. Where the warden never lets you out. Never. Venials are the misdemeanors. Commit one and don’t confess it and die, it’s parole, in a place called Purgatory. An important variation on the mortal/venial theory was the rule that you could not receive communion while you were in the state of mortal sin. If you did, that was a separate mortal sin, all its own. Back to item number one: “Did you intentionally conceal a mortal sin in your last confession?” “No, but in my next to last confession, I think I negligently concealed a mortal sin.” Ah, the early manifestations of my lawyerly proclivities. “Have you indulged in impure thoughts and desires? How often?” Keeping an accurate count made that one a real challenge. Thank God, there was only a week between confessions. Mine was always a ballpark estimate. “I had impure thoughts 30 or 40, maybe 75, times, give or take.” “Have you read dangerous books? How often?” Tough one. Does War and Peace count? All right. So I was a precocious child. You always knew that. “Have you gone to Protestant church services? How often?” How about Jewish services? I snuck into a synagogue last Saturday with my friend Sandra from the next-door flat. “Have you ever desired your parents’ death?” Whoever wrote that one had some serious problems. Have you caused them any considerable harm or uneasiness? How often?” Of course. That’s why we were born. Right? “Have you had any ‘willful doubts concerning the faith?’” Not yet. The weekend sins: “Did you eat meat on Fridays?”

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“Did you miss Mass on Sundays?” “Did you spend Sundays in ‘Idle or sinful amusements?’” The “Who your friends are” sins: “Did you frequent ‘the company of sinners?’” “Were you guilty of ‘indecorum in dress and behavior when alone or in the presence of others?’” “Have you told lies? How often?” Yes, Father. I lied with respect to question number one. Does that mean I have to start over? (Gets up from his knees) I always made it a point to live until the next week. (Gets back on his knees) Except one time. I was slated to serve Mass with a buddy of mine and you and mom were in one of the front pews. Saturday night had

been one of those high-volume “impure thoughts” nights. I knew that receiving communion in the state of mortal sin was out of the question. I also knew that mom would be cross-examining me when I got home if I didn’t go to communion. So, with minutes to go before the start of Mass, I asked the priest to hear my confession. Right there in the corner of the sacristy. (Whispering) “Bless me father, for I have sinned. It has been 18 hours since my last confession and I had impure thoughts 27 times.” For weeks, my buddy wouldn’t leave me alone as to what was so important that it had to be confessed before Mass that morning. To get him off my back, I told him I made it to second base with one of the sixth-grade girls, but that I couldn’t give her name because that would be the mortal sin of calumny. I confessed the lie on the next confessional go-around and that was that. •

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Most people believe that all deer look the same. However, when you spend time observing them, you start to pick out traits that are unique to individuals. General coloring, the presence or lack of eye-rings, and the shade of eye-rings vary between individuals. The presence and width of a deer’s white nose ring also help to distinguish individuals. It tends to be older deer that have wider and more obvious nose rings. Mature bucks have wide nose-rings. There is also the shape of the face, the size of the nose, and sometimes the ears, which vary from one deer to the other. Of course, during the year, a deer’s coat changes. They have a distinct winter coat and a very different one in the warmer months. The hair of their winter coat is thicker and generally grayer, while their summer coat is sleeker, and redder in appearance. Fortunately, most distinguishing markings carry over from their winter to their summer coats. My friend Natasha pointed my attention to the variability of deer tail patterns and told me how she uses them to help identify individuals. Natasha even keeps a tail chart to aid her in sorting out identities in her groups. Some deer have tails that are relatively short and thin compared to their body size. The thickness in the white margins of the upper side of their tails is also variable. Besides head and tail patterns, there are other regions on a deer’s body that can help identify individuals. The size and placement of small white spots on their lower legs, as well as the overall color of their legs, can provide distinguishing characteristics. Sometimes an individual has a wart or a scar or some other mark that makes it recognizable from its comrades. Some years ago, there was a doe frequenting the sanctuary that we called Beauty; she

had a black beauty mark on her cheek. Of course, with the males, the shape and size of their antlers, antler buds, or antler scars can be highly distinctive. Not all antler racks are the same, even if they have the same number of tines. The length of each tine and the spread of the rack can vary greatly from animal to animal. Indeed, given close inspection, often the right and left antlers are not so symmetrical. With White-tailed Deer, as with most animals, differences in temperament can help to distinguish individuals. Personality traits like timidity, boldness, or belligerence can be distinctive. There are also individual quirks and behavior patterns that are unique to individuals. Deer will maintain somewhat long-term relationships with other deer. Some involve deer related by blood, but associations also form between individuals that don’t share a kinship. Relationships between does in the same clique are reinforced by toleration, mutual grooming, and bedding down near each other. Although lower-ranked individuals may spend more time and effort grooming their seniors, deer of higher rank will also consent to groom their juniors. A fawn or a junior member of a group may lick the face and the mouth of a doe that has seniority. This manner of grooming is likely the lower-ranked individuals’ acknowledgment of its subservient position. There are special bonds that form between members of a clique. Relatively long-term associations exist between bucks as well. Most of us don’t think of deer as being vocal animals. When we see them in the countryside or our yards, we typically don’t hear any sound coming from them. Indeed, deer can never be accused of being chatty creatures. Certainly, vocal commu-

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their trails reflects their feeding habits since they often browse on greenery as they travel. Their wide range of food preferences has them veering one way and then the other to sample the foliage of favored plants, trees, or bushes. Most of us have never seen bucks engaged in combat and we tend to believe it to be a much more dramatic event than it is. We might imagine two contenders charging each other and banging their antlers together as rams do. In reality, their sparring matches are more considered affairs, and not carried out with wild abandon. Typically, two antler-wielding bucks approach each other, lower their heads, and somewhat gingerly engage antlers. Each contender then tries to push the other backward in a contest of strength. If the contenders are wellmatched in terms of antler size and body strength, the contest may last several minutes. However, most sparring matches end quickly, and injuries incurred during combat are not all that common. The winner of a jousting match will earn a higher position in the pecking order and that will afford him more opportunities to breed. I have on multiple occasions seen bucks with injuries on the top of their heads that I suspect were the result of sparring. Bucks locking antlers and remaining locked seems to be rarer still and I have yet to come across an example of it. Most conflicts between bucks are resolved without fighting. This is particularly true with mismatched combatants of different ages and unequal rack sizes. During the fall rut, high levels of testosterone in bucks coincide with their aggressive behavior towards each other. Yearling males with antler buds or spikes may engage in practice bouts with inanimate objects. I recall watching a first-fall male engage in a jousting match with a tree. He would bow his head, move forward, and engage his nonexistent antlers with the tree trunk. He would then dash off in a frolicking gallop only to return for a rematch with his bark-clad opponent. For me, the sight conjured up an image of a child having a sword fight with an imaginary foe. A large deer population can have an outsized effect on the land they inhabit. In a forest setting, they can inhibit understory growth critical for forest regeneration. By consuming most of the tree seedlings, there are then fewer able to take the place of mature trees that die. At our nature preserve, when we’ve fenced in an area in the forest and effectively excluded deer, the seedling survival rate within the enclosure significantly increased. As deer prefer to feed on certain seedlings, over time their selection process impacts the tree makeup of the habitat. Es-

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General Contractors B Squared Construction & Maintenance . . . . . . 28 Ed Smith Contractor and Handyman . . . . . . . 20 Gift Shops/Shopping The Artisans’ Corner, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . Between Us Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fusion Art Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . Shoppes at the Finish Line . . . . . . . . . Spring Creek Lavender . . . . . . . . . The Tepee . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Golf and Driving Ranges Brimfield Driving Range . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Woodgate Pines Golf Club . . . . . . . . 21 Grocery Stores, Co-ops, and Delis

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Hardware/Lumber/Farm & Home Lincoln Davies . . . . . . . . . . Morgan’s Hardware . . . . . . . . Turner Lumber . . . . . . . . . Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . .

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Health and Wellness Vitality Fitness and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . 30 Insurance HBE Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Turnbull Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Interior Design/Custom Window Treatments The Added Touch Drapery . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ironwork Raulli’s Iron Works . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Jewelry Alison’s Jewelry & Repair . . . . . . . . . 36 Fall Hill bead & Gem . . . . . . . . . . 20 Goldmine Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Lighting Mills Electrical Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Liquor Stores and Wine Ilion Wine & Spirits . Brimfield Farm Winery . Prospect Falls Winery . . Trenton Station Liquor &

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Maple Syrup (See Produce) Meats (See Delis) Media Weekly Adirondack . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Monuments & Memorials Yorkville Memorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Musical Instrument Sales, Rentals, Lessons Big Apple Music . . . . . . . .

Natural Food Stores Cooperstown Naturals . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Peter’s Cornucopia . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Optometrists Towpath Vision Care . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Paint and Painting Supplies Urbanik’s Paint & Wallpaper Co. . . . . . . . 42 Physical Therapy Achievement Therapy & Wellness . . . . . . . 43 Inertia PT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven . . . . . . . . . . 10 Primo Pizzeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Tony’s Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pools and Spas Swan Pools & Spas . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Primitives Between Us Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Butternut Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Produce, Local Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse . Grassy Cow Dairy . . . . Horn’s Family Farm . . . Jewett’s Cheese . . . . . . Shaw’s Maple Products . . . Stoltzfus Family Dairy . . . Tibbits Maple . . . . . . .

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Quilt and Yarn Shops/Services Tiger Lily Quilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Real Estate Agents Howard Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Restaurants and Cafés (See also Diners) Ann St. Deli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Black Stallion Restaurant . . . . . . . . . DiCastro’s Brick Oven . . . . . . . . . Gilligan’s Restaurant . . . . . . . . . Karam’s Middle East Bakery . . . . . Killabrew . . . . . . . . . . . Lafa Mediterranean by Zeina’s . . . . . . . Ohio Tavern . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoenician Restaurant . . . . . . . . . RoSo’s Cafe & Catering . . . . . . . . Route 69 Steakhouse . . . . . . . . . Sammy and Annie Foods . . . . . . . Voss’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willie’s The Original Bagel Cafe . . . . The Willows . . . . . . . . . . . . Septic Installation and Repairs Yanuk Excavating . . .

Sharpening (Tools and Blades) Ron’s Sharpening . . . .

Shoes Karaz Shoes . . . . . . Signs Whistle Post Creations . . . .

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Storage Sheds & Garages Pleasant View Structures . . . . . . . . Shafer & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . Tents and Awnings Brownie’s Tent and

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