"Red Sky In The Morning, Sailor Take Warning..."

Beautiful early morning fog rises over the Mohawk River as Ma Nature displays her red-sky warning of the coming storms... and we really need the rains.  Area maps dated in the 1770s list the river as Mohawk's River... a historical fact to remember... our current lands belonged to the Iroquois Nation "Guardians of the East" -- the Mohawk Indian people.  

And Here The Words Evidently From An Early Meteorologist:  “When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: For the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather today; for the sky is red and lowering.” -- Jesus (Matthew XVI: 2-3).      

  

Image shot: 0510, 20 July 2018, from the west deck of our home, one mile south of Fort Herkimer, German Flatts, Herkimer County, NY, USA. 

Uninvited Guests Show Up For Dinner...

Tossed out some old bread yesterday for our Great American Crows to enjoy... but these guests showed up and "wolfed-down" those old scraps.  The presumed Grey Fox couple lives somewhere near our home... we see them afar from time-to-time... along with a good variety of several local wild animals.  The image of these "doggies" -- an apparent couple perhaps with a young family -- was shot through the mirrored one-way window in our walkout basement door.  Interesting animals to watch for sure -- the smaller presumed female (vixen) seems to be in charge of this late afternoon dinner, where the larger presumed male (dog) seemingly knows his place and eventually takes a mouthful of old bread and runs off to the woods to take pleasure in eating his prize untethered by permission from his dominant female better half.  We hope to see the pups if she chooses someday to let her family follow.

 

Multiple DNA Ethnicity Analysis

The directly below image was prepared for sharing on July 15, 2018, by AncestryDNA at www.Ancestry.com.  Not much has changed since their original estimate was calculated in 2012/2013.  DNA doesn't change, but AncestryDNA claims their analysis techniques frequently change and update as DNA technology and science advances.  These updates seem to have little impact in our original case. 

Note: the above ethnicity estimate tracks fairly close to our paper genealogical research.  We are as close to 100% European as statistically probable -- and must say -- very proud to be among the largest American minority group -- a true European-American! 

18 September 2018

UPDATE... Newer Ethnicity Estimates, where percentage change by AncestryDNA alleged due to better DNA scientific analysis. 

23andMe DNA results on left, new AncestryDNA on right:

Establishes again that my likely ethnicity remains close -- very close -- to 100% European origin, a true "European American."

26 September 2018

The Latest and Last Update:  Received a marketing email from MyHeritage DNA a couple of days ago announcing the firm's improved ability to accept uploaded 23andMe-DNA raw data (genotyping chip--version 5) for ethnicity evaluation under MyHeritage analysis methodology.

Presented here are the MyHeritage DNA Ethnicity Estimates:

       

An individual's DNA clearly does not change. 😏But raw data evaluation methods seem significantly variable.  The 26 Sep 2018 analysis of my 23andMe raw DNA data done by MyHeritage shows some strong variation relative to other DNA analysis firms, in particular with my estimated personal French and UK ancestry previously suggested under both AncestryDNA and 23andMe-DNA methodologies.