A couple of photos

We went to my sister and brother in laws house for Easter. They live in Cazenovia NY in a very rural area. Not as rural as my brother in Wisconsin, but rural enough. We had a great time and the boys did not want to go home. I only barely wanted to. Here are some pictures of the place. It is a great spot for astronomy as it is nice and dark with fairly unobstructed views all the way around. I did not take my telescope because the cloud cover forecast was not looking good for Saturday night. Oh well, I will get there one of these days with it. All of these shots are looking out from their back yard.

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