NIAGARA RIVER

While the inverse is not necessarily the case, it is inevitable that living out in the country will occasionally necessitate a visit to the city. In this case that city is Buffalo, NY, one of the grand old cities whose glory days have long since passed but whose hidden grandeur lives on in many ways and in many forms. Once the seventh most populous city in America and boasting more millionaires than any city of its size, Buffalo has long been in steady decline.

Nonetheless, a drive down Delaware Avenue in Buffalo one can still see block-after-block of the mansions that are left behind. Most of these homes are astounding in size and stature, many approaching 20,000-square feet of living space and even in today's economy could not be built by all but a very few and in nowhere near the numbers that exist on Delaware Avenue.

This photo is of the mighty Niagara River which feeds the famous Niagara Falls. The photo was taken near downtown Buffalo and offers a wonderful spot to spend some time. The Niagara River is a powerful force of nature which of course is what leads to the spectacular spill over the Niagara Falls.