Fall in Upstate New York is bursting with color! The bright yellow, orange and red maple trees blend like a colorful sea along the gentle hills. It's just a great time to live here. Conversation at MWV-Sidney centers on the landscape: "Is this the peak weekend?" "Do you think today's rain will take the leaves off the trees?" "With all the rain this year, the colors won't be as bright, will they?"

So to bring the colors inside, we are sponsoring a photo contest. It's not really a contest, per se, but a chance for amateur photographers to submit their photos to be considered for display in one of the 20 or so poster-sized frames on the building's walls. The posters remind us what makes this area special - not everyone gets to enjoy the symphony of color that surrounds us in October.

For a calendar company, putting beautiful pictures on the wall is what we do. Whether the scenic calendars capture the cleansing spirit of a mountain stream, the vastness of the desert sands, or the escapism of a beach, scenic photos take us to different places, beyond the ordinary of our daily work area. And turning the page each month ... or week... or even every day (as in our desk calendars), allows us to begin the day dream all over again.