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Chimney Hole is where the Esopus stops and the Ashokan Reservoir starts. It is a famous spot and is full of fish, although you wouldn’t know that from today’s futile and stupid outing.
Patrick L. Sullivan
Idea was to chuck big stuff into Chimney Hole to annoy smallmouth. Brilliant plan that did not work even a little bit.
Photo attached shows subtlety not on agenda.
Water temp hit the magic bug-out level of 68 by 8:45 a.m.
Plan for rest of day is frequent hydration while sitting in front of fan watching “Rasputin the Mad Monk” and eating salad because it’s too hot to cook anything.
The conditions called for big, heavy, and hairy flies. None of them worked but it was a good plan. Patrick L. Sullivan
Mariano Garay and Ellie Burck took a snack break from working at Clotsfoot Valley Farm.
Riley Klein
A couple of early birds scored first pick of strawberries from Ridgway Farm Stand. Mariano Garay and Ellie Burck, of New York City, were first in line.
The pair walked over to the market during a break from working as farmhands at Clotsfoot Valley Farm helping Tommy Eucalitto make cheese. They were pleased with the “delicious, juicy and sweet” fruit and, having been up since 4 a.m. on the farm, said they would be back when Cornwall Bridge Coffee’s stand was up and running.
Gordon Ridgway, farmer and first selectman, hands strawberries to the Hall family. Riley Klein
Gordon Ridgway, first selectman of Cornwall and owner of Ridgway Farm, handed out strawberry samples to the Hall family. The Halls moved to Sharon within the last year and were visiting the Cornwall Village farmer’s market for the first time.
Emily Hall said, “So far it’s nice. Everyone is so friendly, we love that.”
John Zeiser brews a batch of Cornwall Bridge Coffee.Riley Klein
John Zeiser of Cornwall Bridge Coffee was brewing locally roasted beans by 10 a.m. His coffee is also served at Cornwall Market, which is conveniently located across the street from his roasting facility.
“Delivery involves me putting coffee in a tote bag and carrying it over,” he said. “I think they appreciate the convenience. If they ever run out, they just text me.”
This season will be Zeiser’s first full summer as a weekly vendor at the Village market.
Riley Klein
Cornwall’s 10th annual Books and Blooms garden tours were in full swing Saturday with four private gardens open to the public. One of the four was the Trapp garden on River Road. It overlooks the Housatonic River in West Cornwall with multi-leveled terraces creating secluded coves that invoke a Tuscan charm atop the rocky, Cornwall landscape. Guests were greeted by tranquil scenes as they wandered along leafy, veiled paths that connected each level.
Riley Klein
