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Photos: Late afternoon in Bergen and Stafford

By Howard B. Owens

On an overcast day, I drove past this farmfield on Route 262 in Bergen and thought on a bright, blue-sky afternoon it might make a good picture. Yesterday, with a little available time and the sun heading west with a clear sky, I drove out the same location to make this picture.

Kevin Scroger was mowing the grass on the shoulder with his granddaughter Leyna Perkins, age 3 1/2. He told me the field was soybeans, near time for harvest. He's also pictured with his grandson, Carter Perkins, age 1. You may remember Kevin from the piece we did on the Hawleys' barley harvest.

The bottom picture is of Marty McDonald's barn and silos in Stafford.

Carol Foster

Hi, Howard. The photos you posted are absolutely magnificent! Have you thought of posting any to FaceBook? I would like to see the one of the silos at sun(set?) that you took so that others may see it also! It is unbelievably STUNNING!!! I believe it tops any I've seen even on The Weather Channel! (You might want to send Jim Cantore a copy to show how beautiful WNY can be, even in the autumn! Thanks for all you do for this site!

Sep 18, 2013, 2:52pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Marty, I'll send you a link

Thanks, all, for all the compliments.

Carol, actually more people will see it on The Batavian than would see it on Facebook given the way FB works. I'm glad you like the photo and enjoy what we do.

Sep 18, 2013, 4:37pm Permalink

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