East Koy Four Corners - My Home Town

Yes, those're cows crossing the road and at times I'm forced to wait 'till all cross before venturing on to Pike, a small village five miles away, which has grocery store, post office and hardware. East Koy Four Corners is uniquely rich in people who live here, dairy farming and natural beauty. When you stop at the corners, you'll see a sign, East Koy, Population Uncertain. Believe it or not more cows than people populate Wyoming County. It's the largest dairy producer in the state.
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Traffic Jams! Interestingly, population swells in two seasons - first days of fishing and hunting. See why people flock here to fish in East Koy Creek, an outstanding trout stream? The Creek's located a few hundred yards from the Corners.

Deer Nothing beats the wonder of observing a deer when hiking! Deer are plentiful... so much so that I'm on the alert any time I drive. Our son-in-law's an avid deer hunter so we see a lot of our daughter and grandson in the fall while he's sitting in his tree stand waiting! Many neighbors love the adventure of the hunt. Hunters do not hunt merely for fun, but they make use of the meat. My neighbor, Anne, cans venison in old fashioned quart glass canning jars. And often when we go to visit our daughter, Mike cooks venison on the grill or gives us tasty venison sausages with eggs in the morning.

Ducks Hatch in Foam Ice Chest! My husband and I chose to live in the country because of the beauty and because we wanted to give our children a country environment free of kids hanging out on street corners. As a result our kids made their own games. I can remember raising ducks from fertilized eggs purchased from Mennonite farmers at a farm auction that's held weekly in Springville. We fixed foam ice chests according to directions from a 4H pamphlet and we had to keep turning the eggs. Amazingly, they hatched and we had four mallards who chose to spend their days in a tiny stream at the edge of our yard.

Udderly Resistant! Once my hubby decided to raise some Holsteins himself. He figured we could get our milk that way. So our cow calved. Carl came running in the house to tell me he could not get milk from the cow and he wanted help. I thought the woman's touch would do it, but alas, I didn't have it either. He tried again and managed to get a bit, but the moment he felt any pride Bossie put her foot in the pail. So he fetched the farmer next door who came over and gave a demo. The milk came pouring forth as if from a spigot! We never reached our neighbor's skill level so resorted to getting a second calf for our cow because she had so much milk! She and the calves thrived. The cow experience's only one of many adventures and shows kindness of our neighbors. Truthfully, our neighborhood is like walking back to the 50's and 60's. Would you like to escape the stress of the city?

Pied Piper of Guinea Pigs! Our daughter loved to raise guinea pigs and they were fruitful! One day she took all eight to our side yard and because each had imprinted her as "mother." All eight followed her as she circled the yard! Unbelievable!

13 Piglets Our youngest son decided to raise pigs. Since he was about 13 I thought that would be a wonderful project. Soon the mother gave birth to 13 piglets. The smell, the grunting for food and the squeals go with the territory. But, for a 13-year old boy who eventually sold the pigs he raised to earn money, it was a wonderful experience and worth the work!

Jumping Fences! Jenny loved life here at East Koy. My daughter purchased her the first year she was in college so she could minor in Equestrian Studies along with her Business Major. Jenny, a gray Appaloosa with red flashings loved our daughter and she lived to jump and gallop. Jenny and Kris were one as they sailed over fences in Hunter Class. This synergy yielded red and blue ribbons. To be truthful, I vicariously enjoyed every minute of it 'cause I wanted a horse when I was young.

Wyoming County Fair Pike, about five miles from the Four Corners, is home of the County Fair. The road by our home is a virtual speedway for entire week as folks pass through in a hurry. Many farmers in our neighborhood compete in the tractor pulls. And the sound of the engines roar here, even five miles away! Cotton candy and ferris wheels entice the kids. My children competed in 4H projects and a neighbor down the street enters hooked rugs she dyes from plants. In addition she does tole painting, an art from pioneer times and she gives weekly lessons in these crafts. Farmers strut into the ring with prime cows, hoping to win a blue ribbon.

Neighborhood 4th of July Picnic Everyone comes to the East Koy 4th neighborhood picnic - even extended family and friends. We bring a dish to pass and one neighbor roasts chickens on an outside pit. With music, gossip, hayrides and a firework finale, this event's a winner! Everyone asks me to bring my homemade cherry cheesecake and I think this year's was my very best!

Retreat and Reflect After a busy work week, my home at East Koy's like slipping on a pair of comfortable sneakers. I love my work with Dr. Ellen Weber at the MITA Brain Based Center in Rochester. Nothing's more exhilarating than stretching your brain past any boundaries you may have set. Agree? But, the brain needs spaces to rest and retreat, too, and that's when the Four Corners beckons over the weekends. I feel lucky because I enjoy the best of both worlds! Do you have a similar experience?

Home Town Meme Bob Hruzek named me as one of the folks to describe her home town for a meme he launched. He listed me as living in Rochester, NY, which is true for part of the week since I began work with the MITA International Brain Based Center. Bob, though I thoroughly enjoy Rochester, I don't want to double up... Maybe a Rochester area reader would like to showcase it. In my mind it's a great city!

Think our little Four Corner's fascinating?..

Along with me Bob named

William Tully (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Robyn McMaster (Rochester, New York, USA)
Joanna Young (Edinburg, Scotland)
markk (Melbourne, Australia)
Karin H (Kent, U.K.)

Bob's question: What, in your opinion, is or are the most amazing, unusual, strange or just plain weird things about where you live?

Write a post answering the above question, then tag a few folks (choose your own number).

Don’t limit yourself to just one thing, either – in fact, the more, the merrier. PLEASE include photos as appropriate (to amaze us all, and, you know, prove you’re not kidding – we all know what a picture is worth, right?), but remember – the more memorable, the better!

Since Bob says he has a personal interest in everyone’s answers, link back to the person who tagged you, please (make that, “Oh, please, please, please!”) also link to this post as well so Bob can read it, too. And, include the list of posts included thus far in the meme.

Bob's plan (he said gleefully, chuckling maniacally to himself) is to eventually collect them all into one grand post.

Also please note; this is not a contest or a competition, according to Bob, (a sort of “My place is weirder than YOUR place” kind of thing, because that would be, uh, weird). No, it’s an opportunity to share, talk about, and yes, celebrate the grand diversity that makes up this wonderful ol’ world we live in.

Are you game?

C.B. Whittemore - New York City
Cord Silverstein - North Carolina
Dave Olson - British Colombia, Canada
Gavan Heaton - Sydney, Australia
Tony D. Clark - Home Based Enterpreneur ( You'll have to tell us where!)
Danica R - Belgrade
Galba Bright - Jamaica

And if you'd like to join, please do! Everyone's welcome.