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Walking on the wild side at the Rockefeller Preserve – Fall Foliage in Sleepy Hollow

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605

Autumn in lower Westchester NY is a very colorful event.

There is something about the color of the leaves and how it lights up the sky that I find very compelling.  Forget leaf peeping in Vermont – our season peaks later, but the foliage is just as amazing.  At this time of year, people flock to parks in Westchester NY for the foliage and crisp weather.

This week had been particularly stressful – so Friday afternoon I escaped to the Rockefeller Preserve in Sleepy Hollow to regenerate.  Among the many things to do in Westchester, this is among my favorite places to decompress and get back in touch with what it is all about.  Although the leaves were more than half gone, the color of the sky and the sunlight caused the remaining leaves light up the sky with a full fall fire.  Jade and Tundra – my faithful Huskies accompanied me and enjoyed the blustery cold air.  We also ran into a friend from my brokerage – Monique another avid walker, arrived just as I was leaving.

Here are a couple of the photos I snapped along the way.    As a nature Preserve, you get to see the beauty of nature’s wild side.

Rockefeller Preserve - Sleepy Hollow NY

Rockefeller Preserve - Sleepy Hollow NY

 

The  video was created from still shots that I have collected during the fall of 2009 with a few from 2008 thrown in for good measure.  To view the still photos go to my Flickr Feed.

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I am always happy to answer your questions and you can speak to me directly on my moble phone: 914-374-5529.

 

© 2009 Ruthmarie G. Hicks – http://thewestchesterview.com

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Walking on the wild side at the Rockefeller Preserve – Fall Foliage in Sleepy Hollow

Brian Schulman
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lancaster PA - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster County PA RealEstate Expert 717-951-5552

Ruthmarie, I actually preferred the beautiful still photos, because they give you time to appreciate them.  Is the Tudor building in the video Scarsdale's Harwood Building?

Nov 08, 2009 11:46 PM
Ruthmarie Hicks
Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605 - White Plains, NY

Hi Brian,

I'm setting up Flickr with the stills from the video - so you will be able to see them shortly.  I have to tag them etc....

Yes, that is the Harwood building.  I took that shot because the trees were so vivid against the grey clouds.  I was running to grab keys from a real estate office.

 

Nov 09, 2009 03:49 AM
Gene Allen
Fathom Realty - Cary, NC
Realty Consultant for Cary Real Estate

Nice color against the gray background.  Nice place to sit and think.

Nov 09, 2009 12:05 PM
Ruthmarie Hicks
Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605 - White Plains, NY

Hi Gene,

The hiking trails are great.  You just can't beat them for a nice walk.  Very varried.  There is farmland, woods, lake views and meadows.

Nov 09, 2009 02:06 PM
Marney Kirk
Cummings & Co. Realtors - Towson, MD
Towson, Maryland Real Estate

Ruthmarie, these are SPECTACULAR!!!! The colors amazing, the clouds in the sky perfect -- you are a very talented photographer!!!

Nov 10, 2009 10:58 AM
Ruthmarie Hicks
Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605 - White Plains, NY

Thank you Marney,

Actually, with subject matter like that, there isn't much that I could do wrong!

Nov 11, 2009 07:18 AM
Dan Edwards 425-276-7008
Keller Williams Realty - Bellevue - Bellevue, WA

Great photos.  I especially like the video... What software did you use to creat that video?

Nov 11, 2009 10:35 AM
Ruthmarie Hicks
Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605 - White Plains, NY

Hi Dan,
Thanks for stopping by...I used animoto - I pay a relatively small fee a year for the service.  Go to http://animoto.com/ - its worth it.  I haven't bought the big package for real estate professionals though.

Nov 11, 2009 11:44 AM