#188 3 little duckies...

And finally they can swin again and don't have to lie on the cold ice and walk all the time. The algae below the water surface for sure hold a lot of food for them.

#187 Riddle #3

So what is this? (Much easier than last time.)

#186 Lemon Tree

I wonder how, I wonder why

Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky

And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see

Is just a yellow lemon-tree

#185 Mirror world

Summer in his eyes!

#184 Ithaca beach

When posting this picture it came to my attention that if you look from far, it looks like palm fronds. Nice illusion!

#183 Summer at the lake

Finally it is getting summer here in Ithaca and everyone is enjoying the sun. People are grilling and playing ultimate frisbee!

Yeha!

#182 No parking

Ithaca is cleaning its streets.

#181 Ithaca Bus Network

An artist's rendition of the Ithaca bus network. It is chaotic. But luckily there is an awesome route planner for Ithaca.

#180 the Clock Tower (once again)

Everyone loves taking photos of the clock tower. So do we. Here is another one. Notice the bright blue night sky, a clear sign that summer is coming.

#179 The solution

And here is the solution to our recent quiz.

#178 Ithaca's churches 2

Combining new and old against the blue sky.

#177 Clocktower - don't go there?

Just can't think of anything to write. Simply enjoy.

#176 Ithaca's churches 1

While you are trying to solve yesterday's puzzle, we will show you some of Ithaca's churches. They really make an effort to keep there gardens colorful and walls white.
Great impressions during spring!

#175 What is this? (very hard)

A new "thing" for you to guess. This time it is very hard, since we added some blur. So start guessing!

#174 Many pots still wait for plants

The sun is out a lot these days and the temperatures are well clear of freezing, but not all pots are ready for spring time!

Hope that they will have beautiful flowers soon.

#173 Colors of Spring

It's springtime in Ithaca!

#172 Don't even think of parking here!

Recently found this somewhere in the Fall Creek neighborhood.

#171 What is this bird?

Hallo Opa!

Ich habe jetzt die ganze Woche keine Amseln in Ithaca gesehen (vielleicht gibt's die hier wirklich nicht), dafür aber ziemlich viele von denen hier. Weißt du, was das ist?

Grüße,
Jonas

For our English speaking readers:
Hi Grandpa,

I haven't seen any blackbirds in Ithaca all week long (maybe they just don't exist here). Instead I spotted a lot of these ones. Do you know what species they are?

Jonas

#170 Squirrels...scary when you see them close

Since this one was so brave, as mentioned 2 days ago, we could very close, and I have to admit, it lookes a little scary! You want to know another secret? : They are not so cute anymore if you see hundreds of them every day runnning aroung.

#169 Ithaca is colorful

Even the pols in the parking lot, which are supposed to prevent cars from driving into pedestrian walkways, are high-end design products. The striking red color makes a beautiful match with the bright yellow stripes. So Ithaca is colorful, not only by nature, but also by design. ;-)

#168 Squirrels... so cute...

And it is spring and they keep coming from everywhere! This one was particularly brave and seemed to be observing us, rather than the other way aroung. Anyways, very cute from the distance!

#167 Ithaca Falls

And here they are, the impressive Ithaca Falls. Look out for the greenish house in the top left of the picture. That's Edgecliff and it overlooks the Falls and Ithaca, and we were thinking about living there...

#166 Beauty at Ithaca Falls

On a beautiful spring day the Ithaca Falls rushed down and a rainbow was visible. Apart from a being a nice place to take a walk, fishing is very prominent in this area. Email us if you catch one!

#165 Recession

Not everyone is hit by recession.

#164 They will rip open our street

This was in our letter box this week. We are looking forward to weeks upon weeks of waking up to the joyful sounds of busy workers digging up our street. Luckily the power lines are above ground here in America so the digger drivers will have less chances to cut our power supply. They might hit water though. Or oil.

#163 Rules of the Road @ Cornell

I have to confess something. I rode my bike on the sidewalk. I also parked on campus (in a parking lot that is) at 3am in December (to hand in a prelim).

#162 Hughes Hall @ Cornell

Hughes Hall is a residence building on Cornell campus that allows law school students to get to school without ever getting close to the fresh air.

#161 Bull Riding

Are you a local? Prove your knowledge of the Ithaca streetscape by hazarding a guess where this graffiti can be found in Ithaca.

#160 Evening Colors

Evening light on Cornell Campus. Red on the left from Kimball Hall, yellow in the middle from Upson Hall and red on the right again from the nuclear plants.

#159 Frat House

We are a little boring. We are not making an April fool out of you. We just give you a picture of this nice frat house near Stewart Avenue.