This weekend I did a little exploring of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario areas. The water levels have been rising in the Great Lakes, and I was curious to see the flooding in Olcott, NY. Krull Park, always a favorite of mine, is shut down for the summer due to the flooding. The beach is almost non-existent. The gates to the beach were closed, but you could still look down and see only about a foot or two of exposed rocks. On a good day, Lake Ontario looks almost like the Atlantic Ocean, but now it’s waters are a muddy brown for at least two miles out from the shore.

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Hello everyone! I am back after a long, and unplanned blogging hiatus. I have spent the last month planning new content, adventures, and working on my mental health. Now that Spring has finally sprung in Buffalo, my little waterlust heart is getting back out to some of my favorite spots.

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When you spend almost every day of the week out with the whales of Stellwagen Bank, you come to recognize them not only from their fluke ID, but their personality as well. This is a photo I took of one of my favorite Humpback whales named Etch-a-Sketch.

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One of the biggest things I miss about living in Boston is being a block away from the harbor, or any body of water for that matter. Chuck and I would often walk to the park by our old apartment at dusk during the warmer months (if I didn’t fall asleep after dinner.)

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