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Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard

Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Videos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard part 23

Hello and welcome back everyone. Today we wanted to share a video that features the many folks behind the scenes of the Rochester Maplewood Rose Festival that make it happen.  One of the main individuals is Paul who for the past 30 years has been the horticulturist working year-round to make the gardens ready to […]

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Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Photos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard part 22

Hello and welcome back everyone. Today we wanted to share with you Rochester’s celebration of its 27th annual Maplewood Rose Festival.  The Rose Garden contains over 5,000 roses and 300 varieties and we attempted to smell each one. We hope you have enjoyed seeing the photos and look forward to your next visit.  Until then […]

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Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Videos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard part 21

Hello and welcome back to Rochester, NY our back yard.  A couple days ago we shared some photos from our day at the Fairport Canal Days Festival.  Today  we thought you might like to see a video of that afternoon. We hope you have enjoyed this moment in time and hope to see you back […]

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Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Photos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard part 20

Hello and welcome back to Rochester, NY our back yard.  Today we would like to share with you our day enjoying the annual Fairport Canal Days Festival.  This annual event is one of the many festivals here in Rochester and celebrates this town on the Erie Canal which extends  from Albany to Buffalo. If you […]

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Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Videos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard part 19.

Hello everyone and Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there.  Welcome to part 19 of “Rochester, NY – Our Back Yard” our continuing journey of getting to know new people and places around our home town. Today, we are so excited to share this experience we unexpectedly encountered while we were on a […]

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Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard Part 18 ~ Digital Painting By Gabe ~

Hello everyone and welcome to part 18 of “Rochester, NY – Our Back Yard” in our continuing exploration around our home town.

Today is special because …

“Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard Part 18 ~ Digital Painting By Gabe ~”
Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Videos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard Part 17 ~ Snapping Turtle Anniversary ~

Hello everyone and welcome to part 17 of “Rochester, NY – Our Back Yard” in our continuing exploration around our home town. Today marks the 1 year anniversary of a miracle of nature we happened to stumble upon while on one of our evening walks and wanted to share that very special moment with you […]

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Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Photos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard Part 16

Hello everyone and welcome to part 16 of “Rochester, NY – Our Back Yard” in our continuing exploration around our home town. Today while out and about we visited Highland Park.  Some of you may have heard of this place which is part of the Frederick Law Olmsted  park system of which countless parks across […]

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Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Videos

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard part 15.

Hello everyone and welcome to part 15 of “Rochester, NY – Our Back Yard” in an ongoing continuation of people, places and things around our home town. The other day we were out and about and stopped at the Seneca Park Zoo.  It is a well maintained little habitat where those of us unable to […]

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Rochester, NY - Our Back-Yard, Stories In Writing

Rochester, NY – Our Back-Yard – 14 of 14

Hello everyone and welcome to part 14.  There are so many places to see in Rochester, NY as you have gleaned from our series on this great region.   Some additional places you may want to check out include:  The sword in the stone across from the E-Z Industrial Park self-storage facility on Howard Road.  It’s […]

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